Simplifying the Figurative Subject

Simplifying the Figurative Subject

Adult Online Art | Available

All Levels
5/12/2025-5/26/2025
10:00 AM-1:00 PM on Mon
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$300.00

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Simplifying the Figurative Subject

Adult Online Art | Available

Online on Zoom | 3 Mondays May 12, 19, 26 2025 10am - 1pm Arizona Time (MST) | recording will be available after the class for two months 

Painting and drawing the figurative subject from life is a challenging and rewarding practice.  Thru lecture and demonstration, I will share principle, concepts and suggestions regarding procedure when painting or drawing from life. While my demonstrations will be painted in oil, the information applies to all mediums.

DAY ONE - SHAPE AND TONE VALUES  

I will share a simplified concept of figurative anatomy, with its emphasis on proportion and gesture. Considerations regarding the organization of tonal values and shadow edge relationships will be addressed. I will also share my enthusiasm for gesture drawing and discuss its value when working from life. I will be working from photographic references of the standing nude figure.  

 DAY TWO - COLOR

I will discuss these topics; palette organization, color mixing, how to control chroma, and the importance of understanding the color, direction and strength of the light source.  I will be working from photographic references of colorfully dressed standing figures.

 DAY THREE - DESIGN

I will share useful concepts of pictorial design, including placement, predominance of tone and predominance of color. I will be working from photographic references when illustrating these concepts.

Lemler, Robert
Robert Lemler

Robert Lemler is a respected and dedicated artist and teacher educated at Northern Arizona University. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited in fine art galleries throughout the country and are included in numerous corporate and private collections. Robert's many honors include Gold Medals at the national exhibitions for Oil Painters of America and Pastel Society of America. In 1996, Robert won the prestigious Grumbacher Hall of Fame Award. More recently, Robert was named the grand prize winner in the Fifth Annual Ray Mar Art Contest and has been a three-time "best of show" winner of the Boldbrush Competition. 2012 was marked by election to membership in the Northwest Rendezvous Group and in 2014, Robert was named as a signature member of the Plein Air Painters of America. Lemler's work has been exhibited with distinction at such venues as the Pastel Society of America, Laguna Plein Air Invitational, Maui Plein Air Invitational, Maynard Dixon Country Invitational, Coors Western Art Sale and Exhibit, American Masters Exhibition and at the annual Northwest Rendezvous Group's show. For more than two decades he has taught painting and drawing classes in oil, pastel and charcoal. Artist Statement " The character of my work has been forged painting from life. As a painter, I seek a simplification of the visual characteristics of the motifs I chose to paint and hope the viewer finds a resonance of truth and honesty in my interpretation " Robert Lemler also has a one bedroom guest house within a few miles of the school available for rent. For more details visit http://robertlemler.com/page/9491/guesthouse-rental