I am currently offering a few art weekend workshops and another ART MARATHON in March. Below are the descriptions.
Note: There is still room, and time, to sign up for "PORTRAIT PAINTING in the Manner of ALICE NEEL", February 11 & 12 (Sat/Sun).
TO REGISTER, please email me. Thanks and hope to see you at a workshop or marathon!
FEB 11-12: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Class fee: $235 / TIME: 10-5 pm, SAT/SUN
PORTRAIT PAINTING in the Manner of ALICE NEEL
Alice Neel painted portraits of friends, fellow artists, art collectors and more, with expressive lines and
colors that translated their personalities in an intimate and direct way. This Portrait workshop explores painting in the manner of Alice Neel’s “brushstrokes and color” to learn more about the use of such expressive and bold lines with vivid color shapes, and thick to thin texture. Some painting or drawing experience recommended. Oil or Acrylic paint. (Image: Alice Neel)
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MARCH 24-25: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Fee: $110 both days; $60 one day / Time: 10am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
(PAINTING) ART MARATHON —Paint, Draw, Sculpt—it’s your choice.
This is a great opportunity to study from live figure models in extended poses (NO INSTRUCTION). There will be two poses by two different models. Both models will pose for three hours each day, repeating their pose from Saturday to Sunday surrounded by a colorful backdrop. And there will be a table full of yummy snacks to keep you happily fueled while making art throughout the weekend. I will be there painting and timing the models. Take both days or one. Come join in an inspiring weekend of art making—painting, drawing, sculpting...it’s your choice. (Images: Keven, Jon & Oskar; Joanne, Liv & Jon during January 2012 drawing marathon)
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!!! NOTICE: DATE CHANGE !!!
MARCH 9,10,11: Friday night, all day Sat & Sun—All Levels
Time: one hour yoga on Friday evening & 10am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
Workshop held on GUEMES ISLAND, WA
Mixed Media FIGURE DRAWING & YOGA
Fee: $300 (includes yoga & drawing instruction, 2 buffet breakfasts)
Barbara Fugate, Drawing Instructor; Tammie Winter, Yoga Instructor
Held on the beautiful Guemes Island (near Anacortes WA), this retreat combines yoga and drawing to strengthen our physical and mental connection within ourselves and our art. Barbara teaches drawing with yoga instructor Tammie Winter from San Francisco, CA.
Tammie leads a yoga practice before and after the drawing sessions to energize, balance, and stretch out any tensions. Barbara guides you through drawing exercises that explore gesture, line, shadow shapes, and movement from a live model. Charcoal, ink wash and limited soft pastel colors will be used. On Friday night Tammie begins our retreat with one hour calming and centering yoga. Saturday morning begins again with one hour of yoga followed by a breakfast buffet. 5 hours of drawing follows afterwards with Barbara. Yoga ends the day with more stretching, balance and breathing practice for an hour. A similar schedule follows on Sunday. There is a one hour lunch break each day and a buffet breakfast both days. All levels in yoga and drawing are welcomed and accommodated. Email Barbara soon for assistance with lodging on Guemes Island. (Images: Class Photo, Drawing/Yoga class on Guemes 2010)
Please visit the album to right of this page, "01/2012 Drawings" (or click on this link) to view figure drawings I made this month.
Thanks for visiting!
All are available for purchase--email me with any inquiries.
Take an Art Workshop! To Register, simply EMAIL ME and I'll send further instructions. Thank you!
JAN 21-22: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Fee: $110 both days; $60 one day / Time: 10am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
DRAWING MARATHON -- Begin the new year drawing!
This weekend art marathon is a great way to kick off the year doing what you love—drawing from figure models! Two days, 6 hours each day, making drawings with others working intensely and enthusiastically from the live model. The pose lengths will progress from one minute gestures up to 2 or 3 hour poses (we’ll take a group vote). There will be a table full of yummy snacks to keep you happily fueled for drawing the day through. Colorful backdrops, as well. I’ll be there drawing and timing the model. No Instruction. Some folks sculpt, paint, or draw—your choice!
JAN 24-FEB 28: Woodland Pk. Zoo & Volunteer Pk. Conservatory
Six Consecutive Tuesdays > Class fee: $195 / TIME: 1-4 pm
SIX SESSIONS SKETCHBOOK, MIXED MEDIA DRAWING
Draw in sketchbooks from fascinating animals and plants while exploring issues of color, texture, space, line, form, and composition. It’s a joy to be outside of the traditional studio investigating drawing concepts inspired by “models” at the zoo and conservatory. A variety of colored drawing media will be used, both wet and dry media. Classes are held at Woodland Park Zoo and Volunteer Park’s Conservatory. All levels are welcomed. Zoo entrance fee is not included.
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FEB 11-12: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Class fee: $235 / TIME: 10-5 pm, SAT/SUN
PORTRAIT PAINTING in the manner of ALICE NEEL
Alice Neel painted portraits of friends, fellow artists, art collectors and more, with expressive lines and
colors that translated their personalities in an intimate and direct way. This Portrait workshop explores painting in the manner of Alice Neel’s “brushstrokes and color” to learn more about the use of such
expressive and bold lines with vivid color shapes, and thick to thin texture. Some painting or drawing
experience recommended. Oil or Acrylic paint.
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MARCH 9,10,11: Friday night, all day Sat & Sun—All Levels
Workshop held on Guemes Island, WA
MIXED MEDIA FIGURE DRAWING & YOGA
Fee: $300 (includes yoga & drawing instruction, 2 buffet breakfasts)
Barbara Fugate, Drawing Instructor; Tammie Winter, Yoga Instructor
Held on the beautiful Guemes Island (near Anacortes WA), this retreat combines yoga and drawing to strengthen our physical and mental connection within ourselves and our art. Barbara teaches drawing with yoga instructor Tammie Winter from San Francisco, CA.
Tammie leads a yoga practice before and after the drawing sessions to energize, balance, and stretch out any tensions. Barbara guides you through drawing exercises that explore gesture, line, shadow shapes, and movement from a live model. Charcoal, ink wash and limited soft pastel colors will be used. On Friday night Tammie begins our retreat with one hour calming and centering yoga. Saturday morning begins again with one hour of yoga followed by a breakfast buffet. 5 hours of drawing follows afterwards with Barbara. Yoga ends the day with more stretching, balance and breathing practice for an hour. A similar schedule follows on Sunday. There is a one hour lunch break each day and a buffet breakfast both days. All levels in yoga and drawing are welcomed and accommodated. Email Barbara soon for assistance with lodging on Guemes Island.
Here is another portrait drawing I completed this week. It is on white Rosapina Fabriano paper, 20" x 16", sepia chalk and watercolor washes. Madeleine had not sat for an artist before--and as she said, the experience of sitting for the drawing was as much of a treasure as she feels her portrait to be. Drawings and paintings, that take time to create, is perhaps becoming more and more unusual for most people to imagine--not happening instantly with a push of a button.
Thank you for visiting my blog. Click on image for a larger version.
Portrait of Madeleine, 2011, by Barbara Fugate
Take an Art Workshop! To Register, simply EMAIL ME and I'll send further instructions. Thank you!
JAN 21-22: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Fee: $110 both days; $60 one day / Time: 10am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
DRAWING MARATHON -- Begin the new year drawing!
This weekend art marathon is a great way to kick off the year doing what you love—drawing from figure models! Two days, 6 hours each day, making drawings with others working intensely and enthusiastically from the live model. The pose lengths will progress from one minute gestures up to 2 or 3 hour poses (we’ll take a group vote). There will be a table full of yummy snacks to keep you happily fueled for drawing the day through. Colorful backdrops, as well. I’ll be there drawing and timing the model. No Instruction. Some folks sculpt, paint, or draw—your choice!
JAN 24-FEB 28: Woodland Pk. Zoo & Volunteer Pk. Conservatory
Six Consecutive Tuesdays > Class fee: $195 / TIME: 1-4 pm
SIX SESSIONS SKETCHBOOK, MIXED MEDIA DRAWING
Draw in sketchbooks from fascinating animals and plants while exploring issues of color, texture, space, line, form, and composition. It’s a joy to be outside of the traditional studio investigating drawing concepts inspired by “models” at the zoo and conservatory. A variety of colored drawing media will be used, both wet and dry media. Classes are held at Woodland Park Zoo and Volunteer Park’s Conservatory. All levels are welcomed. Zoo entrance fee is not included.
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FEB 11-12: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Class fee: $235 / TIME: 10-5 pm, SAT/SUN
PORTRAIT PAINTING in the manner of ALICE NEEL
Alice Neel painted portraits of friends, fellow artists, art collectors and more, with expressive lines and
colors that translated their personalities in an intimate and direct way. This Portrait workshop explores painting in the manner of Alice Neel’s “brushstrokes and color” to learn more about the use of such
expressive and bold lines with vivid color shapes, and thick to thin texture. Some painting or drawing
experience recommended. Oil or Acrylic paint.
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MARCH 9,10,11: Friday night, all day Sat & Sun—All Levels
Workshop held on Guemes Island, WA
MIXED MEDIA FIGURE DRAWING & YOGA
Fee: $300 (includes yoga & drawing instruction, 2 buffet breakfasts)
Barbara Fugate, Drawing Instructor; Tammie Winter, Yoga Instructor
Held on the beautiful Guemes Island (near Anacortes WA), this retreat combines yoga and drawing to strengthen our physical and mental connection within ourselves and our art. Barbara teaches drawing with yoga instructor Tammie Winter from San Francisco, CA.
Tammie leads a yoga practice before and after the drawing sessions to energize, balance, and stretch out any tensions. Barbara guides you through drawing exercises that explore gesture, line, shadow shapes, and movement from a live model. Charcoal, ink wash and limited soft pastel colors will be used. On Friday night Tammie begins our retreat with one hour calming and centering yoga. Saturday morning begins again with one hour of yoga followed by a breakfast buffet. 5 hours of drawing follows afterwards with Barbara. Yoga ends the day with more stretching, balance and breathing practice for an hour. A similar schedule follows on Sunday. There is a one hour lunch break each day and a buffet breakfast both days. All levels in yoga and drawing are welcomed and accommodated. Email Barbara soon for assistance with lodging on Guemes Island.
These past few weeks I've turned back to portrait drawing--enjoying drawing from folks in my studio again and visiting with them too. This is the fourth one this month.
Here is the most recent portrait drawing, made just today of Ari. I've been drawing Ari since she was very young. I last drew her on the walls of a gallery as a part of an installation I made called "Making Our Way" in 2008. It was a pleasure drawing from her again.
This drawing is made on gray Twinrocker Printmaking paper (25" x 19") with chalk and watercolor.
Click on images for larger versions.
Sept 20–Oct 26: Woodland Pk. Zoo & Volunteer Pk. Conservatory
Six Consecutive Tuesdays > Class fee: $195 / TIME: 1-4 pm
SIX SESSIONS SKETCHBOOK, MIXED MEDIA DRAWING
Draw in sketchbooks from fascinating animals and plants while exploring issues of color, texture, space, line, form, and composition. It’s a joy to be outside of the traditional studio investigating drawing concepts inspired by “models” at the zoo and conservatory. A variety of colored drawing media will be used, both wet and dry media. Classes are held at Woodland Park Zoo and Volunteer Park’s Conservatory.
All levels are welcomed. Zoo entrance fee is not included.
Image: Sketchbook students drawing at Woodland Park Zoo, Spring 2011.
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Sept 24 & 25: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Both Days: $110 — One Day: $60 (incl. model fee)
Time: 10 am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
DRAWING TO PAINTING MARATHON—NO INSTRUCTION
Here is an opportunity to paint and/or draw from the live model all weekend long! There’s no instruction. Barbara will be there also making art and timing the model posed in a colorful tableau. Snacks are also provided for all. Come join in the fun and creative momentum built by a room filled with folks making art together from the same model. There will be different models each day. Saturday poses will range from gestures to a longer study of approximately 3 hours—perfect for drawing. Sunday is one pose all day, great for a quick painting. Whether you draw and/or paint, this is a great opportunity to experiment and study from the live model. All levels are welcome. Arrive with your own supplies and the room, model and space will be ready for you.
Image: Participants of 2010 Drawing Marathon
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Oct 15 & 16: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Class Fee: $230 / Time: 10am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
DRAWING DANCERS: Capturing Action, Rhythm, & Speed
In this weekend workshop you will draw from models who are also dancers (from ballet to modern dance), learning ways to capture movement and speed. Degas and Rodin’s drawings of dancers will be discussed along with many drawing exercises that center your focus on making marks that move, strengthen your power of recall, and sensitize and quicken your response to how dancers activate space. You will work mostly on 24x36” paper with charcoal as well as mixed media. Some drawing experience recommended.
Image: Barbara Fugate drawing from a PNB ballet dancer. conte on paper.
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Nov. 12 & 13: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
Class Fee: $225 / Time: 10am - 5 pm Sat/Sun
FIGURE PAINTING: IN THE MANNER OF MATISSE
This weekend workshop studies Matisse’s figure painting—namely his use of color, compositional balance, pattern, and line. Over the weekend you will make one painting and several short painting sketches, practicing various arrangements of color and shapes in the manner of Matisse. You will work directly from the model, with specific painting goals. This is a great opportunity to further your understanding and appreciation of Matisse’s art and learn how to assimilate it into your own work. Either oil or acrylic paint. Some painting experience is recommended.
Image: Henri Matisse
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TO REGISTER FOR ANY CLASS, EMAIL ME for further instructions. Thank you!
It was good to be at Woodland Park Zoo drawing today. There were the typical summer crowds to weave through--but I found some good, relatively quiet spots, to stand and draw from the animals. As it turned out, I ended up drawing birds mostly. I started with a peregrine falcon that was being held by her raptor keeper. I drew her while she was eating some pieces of quail. It was interesting to hear her keeper answer visitor questions and give facts about falcons. Being the fastest animal on the planet that can fly 200 miles an hour, everyone was obviously impressed! An amazing and beautiful animal--and serious predator.
The following drawings were all made with charcoal on 9x12" paper.
The drawings are of a Peregrine Falcon, a dozing Blyth's Tragopan, preening Crane, Flamingo, a grazing Hippo, and an almost napping Cinnamon Teal Duck.
All drawings are available for purchase. Email me with inquiries. Thanks for visiting! Click on images for larger versions.
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APRIL 16 & 17: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
GESTURE FIGURE DRAWING: BE BOLD, BRAVE, & QUICK
Class fee: $225: 10-5 PM Sat & Sun
Gesture drawing is naturally raw, direct, bold, and exciting! It is a way of participating fully in the experience—the act—of drawing while you capture a sense of “how the model is,” not what they look like. You are guided through a plethora of gesture drawings in charcoal and color, aiming to make you a more compassionate observer and enthusiastic participant in your drawings. The weekend begins in charcoal and then continues with colored pastel and ink washes. All levels are welcomed. Some previous experience in Gesture Drawing preferred but not required. Drawings are made on 24”x36” paper.
Image at left: Barbara Fugate Gesture Drawing, 24x36"
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APRIL 12 - MAY 17: Woodland Pk. Zoo & Volunteer Pk. Conservatory
SKETCHBOOK DRAWING WITH MIXED MEDIA
Class fee: $195: 1-4 PM, Six Consecutive Tuesday Afternoons
Draw in sketchbooks from ever fascinating animals and plants exploring issues including color, texture, space, line, form, and composition. It’s a joy to be outside of the traditional studio setting, investigating drawing concepts inspired by our models at the zoo and conservatory. A variety of drawing media will be used including colored pencils, chalks, water-soluble crayons, conte crayons, watercolors, colored inks, and/or tempera cakes. Classes are held at Woodland Park Zoo and Volunteer Park’s Conservatory. All levels are welcomed. Zoo entrance fee not included.
Image at Left: Gloria drawing during Winter Sketchbook class 2011 in the Conservatory.
APRIL 16 & 17: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
GESTURE FIGURE DRAWING: be bold, brave, & quick
Class fee: $225: 10-5 PM Sat & Sun (Two spots left! Register today.)
Gesture drawing is naturally raw, direct, bold, and exciting! It is a way of
participating fully in the experience—the act—of drawing while you capture a sense of “how the model is,” not what they look like. You are guided through a plethora of gesture drawings in charcoal and color, aiming to make you a more compassionate observer and enthusiastic participant in your drawings. The weekend begins in charcoal and then continues with colored pastel and ink washes. All levels are welcomed. Some previous experience in Gesture Drawing preferred but not required. Drawings are made on 24”x36” paper.
APRIL 12 - MAY 17: Woodland Pk. Zoo & Volunteer Pk. Conservatory
SKETCHBOOK DRAWING with mixed media
Class fee: $195: 1-4 PM, Six Consecutive Tuesday Afternoons
Draw in sketchbooks from ever fascinating animals and plants exploring issues including color, texture, space, line, form, and composition. It’s a joy to be outside of the traditional studio setting, investigating drawing
concepts inspired by our models at the zoo and conservatory. A variety of drawing media will be used including colored pencils, chalks, water-soluble crayons, conte crayons, watercolors, colored inks, and/or tempera cakes. Classes are held at Woodland Park Zoo and Volunteer Park’s
Conservatory. All levels are welcomed. Zoo entrance fee not included.
APRIL 16 & 17: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
GESTURE FIGURE DRAWING: BE BOLD, BRAVE, & QUICK
Class fee: $225: 10-5 PM Sat/Sun
Gesture drawing is naturally raw, direct, bold, and exciting! It is a way of participating fully in the experience—the act—of drawing while you capture a sense of “how the model is,” not what they look like. You are guided through a plethora of gesture drawings in charcoal and color, aiming to make you a more compassionate observer and enthusiastic participant in your drawings. The weekend begins in charcoal and then continues with colored pastel and ink washes. All levels are welcomed. Some previous experience in Gesture Drawing preferred but not required. Drawings are made on 24”x36” paper.
To REGISTER please EMAIL ME for instructions. Thank you.
Gesture drawings by Barbara Fugate, 24"x36"
APRIL 16 & 17: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, West Seattle
GESTURE FIGURE DRAWING: be bold, brave, & quick
Class fee: $225: 10-5 PM Sat/Sun
Gesture drawing is naturally raw, direct, bold, and exciting! It is a way of
participating fully in the experience—the act—of drawing while you capture a sense of “how the model is,” not what they look like. You are guided through a plethora of gesture drawings in charcoal and color, aiming to make you a more compassionate observer and enthusiastic participant in your drawings. The weekend begins in charcoal and then continues with colored pastel and ink washes. All levels are welcomed. Some previous experience in Gesture Drawing preferred but not required. Drawings are made on 24”x36” paper.
