Independent Class: Figure Drawing

Every Monday 6:30 - 9:30 pm, Artisans Asylum - 96 Holton St Allston

Link to: EventBrite registration for the next session of Link to: Figure Drawing signup

Link to: 1999 Edition Betty Edwards Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Link to: OSERB Open-Source Exercises for the Right Brain

Instructor: Jim Bredt

Class Description

This is a weekly open studio class where people of all artistic levels are invited to explore the human form through drawing and painting from a live nude model. It's a great way to sharpen up skills that have become rusty during the pandemic or to practice something new. The instructor is there to offer advice or to give more detailed instructions if you want them.

Each session starts out with fast "gesture" poses up to the first break, and then the poses get longer so you can focus on the details. There is no set progression from one class to the next. You can jump in any time.

Life drawing from a model

Regular drawing practice in a happy supportive community

Bring any media you want

We are always recruiting new models

We are always interested in trying new things

Focus on activating the right hemisphere

Open-Source Exercises

Through the past six months the class has evolved from its original structure of simple drawing practice from the model, with instruction. A number of exercises have been included to enhance the quality of instruction. These are designed to stimulate the students' ability by enlisting the right hemisphere in a way pioneered by Bettw Edwards in her book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

A key difference between this program and the Edwards program is the use of a nude model for nearly all of the exercises. Descriptions and analysis of these exercises can be accessed through the [[:Category:OSERB | "OSERB"] category page, which stands for Open-Source Exercises for the Right Brain.