Drawing from Life
Workshop | Available
The nude is the most enduring subject in art. When we draw the human form, we reflect on ourselves. In this workshop students will learn how beautiful figure drawings are created. Over the course of several days, students will work with both short and long poses: diving into gesture, proportion, and form. Studio sessions will start with a daily demonstration and discussion before drawing from the model. Aristides will alternate critiques and ongoing drawings so that students can see how finished drawings from the model develop. The most engaging drawings combine technique and expression. Students will have the opportunity to develop both aspects of drawing throughout the workshop as we explore the beauty of the human form. www.aristidesarts.com
Juliette Aristides
Juliette Aristides is a Seattle-based painter who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. Actively dedicated to rebuilding a traditional arts education in the United States, Aristides founded the first Atelier in the NW the Aristides Atelier at the Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle, WA in 2000. The co-founder of the DaVinci Initiative promoting skill based art instruction to public school teachers. She teaches workshops both nationally and internationally. Author of The Classical Drawing Atelier, The Classical Painting Atelier, Lessons in Classical Drawing, and Lessons in Classical Painting with Watson-Guptill, NY.
Aristides exhibits in numerous one person and group shows nationally and her work has been featured in Gulf Connoisseur Magazine, Artists and Illustrators UK, Artist’s Magazine, American Arts Quarterly, Fine Art Connoisseur, American Art Collector and American Artist. Aristides has a Solo museum exhibition Observations 2013 in Reading, PA.