Summer Figure Drawing Intensive

by Jane Morris Pack

The 2014 figure drawing intensive is underway at the Aegean Center.  After five days we are at the same point which we normally reach after the fourth or fifth week in a regular session. The students know most of the names of the bones, we have built a clay hand and foot, clay head and features, and a paper construction of the rib cage and pelvis. Our model comes in the mornings and we work on anatomy and drawing solutions in the afternoons.

We concentrate  furiously but the atmosphere is joyful.  Unfortunately the weather has been very hot here so we have the fans going continuously. We have a boat trip coming up if the winds stay down and a few more chances to eat together.  As the students are all at a high level I feel sure we will get through an entire semesters worth of work in our 12 day seminar.