Introduction to Figure Drawing in Graphite and White Chalk Pencils on Toned Paper with Tony Ryder (Monday through Friday)

Days begin with a two-hour demonstration, during which Tony talks about what and how he’s drawing and how he’s thinking while he draws. Students draw from the model for the remainder of the day while Tony works with each in turn, offering individualized advice. Participants learn a refined, articulate, "long pose" drawing style, working on a single drawing for the week, and focusing on patience, craft and observation. 

The traditional art of figure drawing, from the Renaissance until the present day, incorporates two major areas of study, one outward, visible and practical, having to do with how to draw, and the other inward and theoretical, having to do with what we draw: our awareness of visual experience. The quality and grace of a draftsman’s work are based on these two factors. 

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Anthony Ryder is an able and energetic instructor with forty years of experience as a teacher of drawing and oil painting from life. His unique instructional style combines careful personal attention to each student with in-depth class demonstrations. He studied for six years in New York and France with the renowned oil painter Ted Seth Jacobs. He has taught at the Art Students League of New York, New York Academy of Art, Ecole Albert Defois, Studio Escalier, Gage Academy, BACAA, and numerous other schools. He is the owner and principal instructor of The Ryder Studio school (theryderstudio.com) in Santa Fe, NM, and the author of The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, published by Watson-Guptill in 2000.