Past Events

I will again be teaching a figure drawing class in the galleries of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, from September 21 - October 12.

Explore the human figure in front of the museum’s greatest painted and sculpted works. This class for all skill levels gives students the opportunity to learn and discuss realistic figure drawing concepts and techniques. Class time will be divided between demos and discussions in the classroom and practice with instructor input in the museum’s galleries. All supplies are provided and all skill levels are welcome.

There will be 4 sessions of 2 hours each Saturday from September 21 - October 12.

Class times: 1:30PM- 3:30PM

Prices: $200 Public | $160 Members

To register: https://cart.nelson-atkins.org/44227/47332

If you are an artist in the Kansas City area and would like me to help you work on a drawing from the museum's collection, please meet me at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of art on Saturdays, 11:00-2:00. I will be happy to help you pick an artwork to draw from, get started with your composition and layout, teach you about light and anatomy and mark-making, and help you move your drawing along.

For the month of February (that's February 3, 10, 17, & 24), I will offer this instruction for FREE. Starting in March, I will be charging $25 for 15-30 minutes of individual support. If enough artists join, we will start with a short lecture-demo, then I will offer personalized feedback after everyone gets started on their drawings.

If this interests you, contact me to let me know you are coming. Starting in March, I will have an online method to sign up.

Figure drawing with live model.

4 hours of teaching and drawing exercises on Saturday.

4 hours of personal drawing with instructor feedback on Sunday.

Model fee included.

$120 for both days 

Please call 2010 Gallery to register and pay.

(816) 283-3374

Fridays, 1:00-3:30

$180

Explore portraiture in front of the museum’s greatest painted and sculpted works.

This class for all skill levels gives students the opportunity to learn and discuss realistic portrait drawing concepts and techniques. Class time will be divided between demos and discussion in the learning center and practice with instructor input in the museum’s galleries.

Students can expect to create several portrait drawings each week and at least one longer final project. All materials are provided.

Topics will include the following:

• composition
• the envelope and block-in
• proportions and construction of the facial features and skull
• the effects of light and how to shade the drawing
• mark-making
• expressive drawing
• art history notes about artists and artworks

Emphasis will be given on simplifying the start to ensure a successful result.

Time at the beginning of class will be given for demos, discussion, and practice of fundamental concepts. After class discussion and demo, students will create their own portrait drawings with instructor feedback in the museum galleries.

The final 2 classes will be given to one or more long-pose projects.

To register, or for more information, click the image below:

Class dates are 8 Saturdays, January to March. (Class details will follow when they become available from the museum.)

Explore the human figure in front of the museum’s greatest painted and sculpted works.

This class for all skill levels gives students the opportunity to learn and discuss realistic figure drawing concepts and techniques. Class time will be divided between demos and discussion in the learning center, and practice with instructor input in the museum’s galleries.

Students can expect to create several figure drawings each week and at least one longer final project. All materials provided.

Topics will include the following:

• composition
• gesture
• the envelope and block-in
• proportions and construction of the body
• the effects of light and how to shade the drawing
• mark-making
• expressive drawing
• incidental art history notes about artists and artworks

Emphasis will be given on simplifying the start to ensure a successful result.

Time at the beginning of class will be given for demos, discussion, and practice of fundamental concepts. After class discussion and demo, students will create their own figure drawings with instructor feedback in the museum galleries.

The final class will be given over to a single long-pose project.

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching my 2nd class at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City: Figures from History: Drawing the Human Body.

The class is 8 weeks, meeting on Saturdays (I believe 1:00-4:30, but official details of the class haven't been announced on the Nelson's website yet) from January to March 2020. The class will be a combination of classroom drawing, discussion, and demos and drawing from the Nelson's incredible collection of painted and sculpted artworks.

This is the class description as I have submitted it:

Explore the figure in front of the Nelson-Atkins’ greatest painted and sculpted works.  This class for all skill levels gives students the opportunity to learn and discuss realistic figure drawing concepts and techniques.  Class time will be divided between demonstrations, discussion, and drawing practice with instructor input in the museum galleries.  Discussion topics will include: proportions of the body, understanding how the body is constructed and how to represent it in a drawing, the effects of light, and how to use mark-making to  indicate form.  All materials provided.