IN-HOUSE: Andrew Sookrah: Colour on Form: Drawing and Painting the Female Form

Medium: Acrylic (some guidance for oil or watercolour – DEMO will be in Acrylic)

Levels: All

Registration:

– Members: $140.00
– Non-members: $170.00
*Model Fee: $30.00 approx. (To be determined – PAID IN CASH at the workshop)

Course Description:  While drawing the human form is sometimes considered one of the most challenging endeavours an artist will undertake, there are approaches one can take that will help to ensure one will achieve greater success than one thought possible!

Andrew Sookrah will take you through a step-by-step process of creating a dynamic figurative painting. He will show you how to break down this complex entity into simple shapes, much like the old masters did, then re-constructing them into the complex and elegant form of the human body. Beginning with an exploration of the essence of a pose with a series of gesture drawings, then moving through the study of the basic structure and proportions of the human form, and finally, expressing our interpretation of the model in vibrant acrylics.

This workshop will challenge and finesse the techniques of experienced artists and provide the necessary tools and practice for those still learning, on the journey to becoming a figurative artist.

Materials Provided by Instructor: A live model, clothed.

Materials Provided by Attendees:
Paint / Art Media
Drawing paper (newsprint)
Pencils – HB, 2B, 6B

Suggested Palette: Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Phthalo Blue, Burnt Sienna, Pyrole Rode, Hansa Yellow, Jenkins Green, Green Gold, Phthalo Turquoise, Teal, Dioxazine Purple, Paynes Grey, Mars Black, Titanium White, Zinc White
Optional: Pyrole Orange, Phthalo Green and any other colours of your choice.

Art Surface / Support 

Stretched canvas or board
11×14, 12×16 or larger, prepared with acrylic gesso, OR canvas sheets (available in pads)
As an alternate: watercolour paper (300 lb. with or without gesso)

Supplies & Tools

Brushes: A variety of brushes including several different sizes of flats, filberts, and rounds, and detailing (fine point).
Palette knife
Sketch pencils
Rags, containers for water (some at BAC)
Disposable palettes (or reusable, your choice)

Reference Materials

Photos and graphics will be available

About the Artist/Instructor:

Andrew Sookrah is an instructor and artist, a raw colourist whose free brushwork is confident and powerful. His strengths can be seen in his strong sense of design, exquisite use of effective composition, confident presentation of bold colours … and in his figurative and portraiture work, his capturing the essence of the human spirit. He masterfully interprets and expresses the unity of nature and cohesion in built environments.

Andrew has taught many workshops at Barrie Art Club, and is much sought after as an instructor for arts organizations such as the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Gallery in Kleinberg.
Instructor website: https://www.sookrah.ca