Peter Paul Rubens, (1577-1640), Study for Abraham and Melchizedek.
Hello Everyone, Ah, anatomy! All those bumps and hollows. What are they? Why do they move around so much?
The old masters knew. Such was their dedication to understanding the way in which the body works, that they dissected corpses to find out. Luckily, they wrote books about their discoveries, so we don’t have to go that far. But a knowledge of anatomy is still indispensable to contemporary artists and illustrators.
For these special holiday sessions of Open Studio, Kat Willmore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Western Ontario, with the help of our model Andre will take us on a tour of the structures of the body. In an informal question and answer format, Kat will tell us about the origins and insertions of muscles and Andre will demonstrate their actions. Your questions are welcome.
These special holiday sessions will run from 8:00 until 10:00 on: FRIDAY DECEMBER 27 and SATURDAY DECEMBER 28. Odd times to run a class, I know, but in a year with Christmas and New Year’s Day both falling on Wednesdays, I did not want to go two weeks without drawing. The fee will be $10 for each of the evenings.
Our Friday evening session will be on the muscles of the body. This will be helpful, not just to those interested in life drawing and figure painting, but to students of illustration and animation as well.
Spiderman, Marvel Enterprises; Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520)
The Saturday evening session will be on the muscles of the head and neck. This evening will be especially helpful for anyone interested in making portraits. This is a chance to learn about anatomy with the help of a highly respected expert in the field and an excellent model.
Opportunities like this do not come along often, even at art college. So why not bring a sketch book and questions and kick off the New Year with some anatomy lessons?
The special anatomy sessions:
Friday, December 27, 8:00 – 10:00
Fee: $10.00
Saturday, December 28, 8:00 – 10:00
Fee: $10.00
p.s. Our model will be in posing trunks, so these evenings are appropriate for all ages.
~ Ken Nutt, Artist
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