About the Workshop
Learn to draw the figure from the “Inside Out” with the simple concept of Length & Direction. Whether you are a beginning or returning student, come learn to draw what you see ... not what you think you see! Using a clothed model, Trish Harding will guide you in learning the elements of gesture, shape, value, and more which will infuse your drawings with dynamism and drama. Learn to draw better than you ever thought possible! This 5 day course will start at the beginning: Quick warm up sketches to capture gestural information about what your subject “is doing” where your first marks (from the inside out) set the stage for the dynamic of your drawing. Using “Length & Direction” and understanding the power of line we will get proportions under control. We will have a discussion about the most important drawing contrast “Value.” We will do a few more exercises that will clarify what “Shape” is and how it contributes to composition. Our critique “from the heart” will be directed in a positive and constructive way to help you see what is successful in your drawings.


About Trish Harding
Trish Harding was born in Washington State and grew up on Lummi Island, literally feet from the water’s edge with a magnificent view of Mt Baker at the same time. Her formal art training includes Western Washington State College (now WWU), and The Academy of Art College, San Francisco. Trish is owner of Studio UFO in Bellingham, which has proven to be the hot spot in town for leading edge art and art education. About 25 years teaching at Whatcom Community College, Creative Arts Community at Menucha. Also, classes at Whatcom’s Lightcatcher Museum of Art, Museum of Northwest Art, Jansen Art Center and more. She recently moved back to Lummi Island where she grew up. A kind of self-imposed art residency!
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Learn more about Trish on her website: studio-ufo.net
Instructor will provide:
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Black Paper
What students should bring:
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Big Bob’s Charcoal-one piece
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Compressed Soft Charcoal-one piece
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Small Vine Charcoal - a couple pieces
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White Conte Crayon soft-one piece
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Kneaded Eraser
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Newsprint Pad, rough-24x18”
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Drawing Paper ( such as Strathmore) 4 sheets or pad 24x18”
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Drawing Clipboard, 23x26” or use a drawing board provided by Menucha.
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Masking tape