Figures in Rhythm:
Gesture Drawing with Musicians
Drawing
Marathon
A weekend long workshop immersion
A collaboration between
River Gallery School & The Drawing Studio
Saturday & Sunday, February 1 & 2
This drawing workshop will focus on rendering the human figure in relation to music and music making, exploring both accurate and expressive representation of the figure. We will take a deep dive into gesture drawing, and participants will also practice sighting - learning how to quickly see relationships, angles and proportions of parts of the figure in relation to each other. There will be an emphasis on mark making (especially in relation to music) and on using our drawing materials to their best advantage.
As part of the drawing process, opportunities will be offered to practice mindfulness meditation as an integral part of the creative process and to assist us getting out of our own way through becoming aware of and working with our inner judgemental voices.
The workshop will culminate in drawing sessions with a live musician as we explore visual representations of both the player and the music.
Saturday, February 1, 9 am - 5 pm
Teachers: Scott Kessel (with Jason Alden, Kimberly Carmody, Hanna Moors)
Times:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Gesture Drawing from nude model - At RGS
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Gesture Drawing from clothed musicians playing - At Drawing Studio
Sunday, February 2, 10 am - 3 pm
Teachers: Scott Kessel (with Jason Alden, Kimberly Carmody, Hanna Moors)
Times:
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Critique of work done in the day - At RGS
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm -3:00 pm Opt in Open Studio with musicians playing - At RGS
Bio Scott Kessel
Scott Kessel has been a visual artist and musician his entire life. (In his portraits of musicians, one of Scott’s goals is to create images that allow the physical representations of the musician to appear through the visualization of their music.)
He is currently a Visiting Professor of Art, teaching drawing, as well as private drum lessons, and mindfulness meditation at Wesleyan University, in Middletown, CT. He has been the Artist in Residence at Kidcity Children’s Museum, also in Middletown, for the last 25 years.
When not teaching or designing and building new exhibits, he is the drummer for Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, one of New England’s most beloved string bands.
You can find some of his work on instagram @kesselarts and music at www.raniarbo.com
Prices
Regular: $200
Drawing Studio Members*: $175
*More info on membership can be found here.
Materials
Please bring the following materials. They are available at Zephyrs on Main Street in Brattleboro or you can order online.
Pad of 18”x 24” Newsprint and/or Brown Kraft Paper
Vine Charcoal
Compressed Charcoal - alphakole, or conte
White charcoal or pastel, or conte
Kneadable erasers
White plastic eraser or equivalent (Staedtler Mars)
Locations
The Drawing Studio
28 Williams Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301
Contact or contact Jason at jasonnoalden@gmail.com
www.drawingstudio.org
River Gallery School of Art
32 Main Street, Suite 201, Brattleboro, VT 05301
office@rivergalleryschool.org (802-257-1577)
www.rivergalleryschool.org
Policies
River Gallery School