Picturing the Figure - Instructor Scott Noel

Saturday September 14th and Sunday September 15th from 10am - 4pm At Graham Painting Studio - 25 N Walnut St West Chester PA

Graham Painting Studio is thrilled to have the masterful artist Scott Noel teach two day workshop. Don’t hesitate to take advantage of this opportunity to absorb Scott’s artistic wisdom and improve your own artistic skills.

The workshop will explore drawing and painting ideas awakened by the figure. The first day will consider drawing concerns that focus on the core of the figure’s presence, emphasizing gesture and mass—and asking if a commitment to contour and silhouette can be delayed or distilled to questions of location rather than outline.

The second day will explore painterly concerns with color and shape while asking how drawing can inform a painter’s interest in color, tonality and the integration of the figure with the space. Both days are fairly open in media. Oil and acrylic, along with pastel and charcoal, are possible choices for both experiences.

The workshop will be held at Graham Painting Studio from 10am - 4pm both September 14th and 15th.  Graham Painting Studio is located in the heart of West Chester Pa.  The address is 25 N Walnut St West Chester.  The studio is located on the second floor and there is no handicap access. Students will need to pay for parking in West Chester.  There are plenty of places within a short walk to the studio.  More details will be provided upon registration.

Cancellation Policy: If you have already registered for one of our workshops, and you are no longer able to attend, our cancellation policy is as follows:

• Full refund minus a $50 admin fee up to 30 days out of your scheduled training

• 50% refund after that up to two weeks out from the scheduled date

• No refund within 72 hours of workshop

Please email Randall with any questions.

Randy@GrahamArtAndDesign.com

Supply List: Feel free to bring what supplies you are typically comfortable using and substitute specific brands. Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions about supplies.

For experienced painters and draftsmen here is a detailed supply list:

Day 1:

1. 18 x 24 inch drawing pad

2. 2 or 3 pieces of 22 x 30 inch Rives BFK paper for an extended

drawing

3. Vine and compressed charcoal and a couple of sticks of

Rembrandt white pastel

4. Black and white acrylic paint with a couple of 2-inch chip brushes

5. A surface to mix on: a sheet of glass, a plate, or palette paper

Day 2:

1. 2 or 3 painting supports: gessoed canvas, primed linen,

shellacked museum board, or prepared paper that could receive

oil or acrylic paint. 16 x 20 inch would be the smallest I would

recommend, but feel free to work up to 30 x 44 inches.

2. Oil, acrylic, or pastel are each possible media for this workshop

experience. I’ll show you some tricks with alcohol and shellac for

advancing a drawing/painting. (I will provide the alcohol and

shellac).

3. Also needed: a few brushes, a palette knife, a clean mixing surface

(palette paper, glass, or plate), palette cups, and a tin for your

paint solvent.

4. Recommended colors: Titanium white, ivory black, yellow ochre,

alizarin crimson, cobalt blue, viridian, jaune brilliant, cadmium

yellow light, cadmium red light, and raw umber.

Please Note that there will be a lunch break. Students can bring their own food and eat in the studio. Or there are plenty of places to eat with in walking distance to the studio.