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I'm getting ready to teach several undraped model workshops in the next few months. These workshops use a number of materials, including charcoal, pastel, colored pencil and even drawing with paint! They are great fun and can push you right out of your comfort zone!
Often I hear some students' lamenting... "I can't even draw a stick figure!" Well, neither can I, and besides I don't want to draw a stick figure - I want my human form drawings to express the thrill of interpreting what I see and maybe even a story!
But... how do I start? I found four ways to begin practicing and sketching - I practice with soft willow charcoal sticks. They are extra rich and soft. Sketching with charcoal is very forgiving and you will even feel like an artist while drawing! Smiley face!
Four Ways... Watch the video as I demo each of the 4 ways:
• One - Stick Figures - drawings of the human form with straight lines. Think drawing with straws.
• Two - Toy Balloons - Drawings that look like toy balloons, like Jeff Koons Mylar rabbit sculpture. Simply draw lots of ovals.
• Three - Square Blocks - Just like the toy balloon example, but with square blocks. No ovals. Start with a square torso, continue with the arms and legs and you got it!
• Four - Continuous Expressive Line - This is my favorite way to express the freedom of continuous line sketching. Don't lift your charcoal off the paper - keep it moving and don't stop. Draw quickly and under 2 minutes. It is what it is! The French painter Honoré Daumier drew like this and I was excited to see this way of drawing for the first time.
Well, that's it! Four simple and easy ways to get started, especially for beginners! It's never too late to start drawing.
Reminder–Scroll all the way down to the end to view the video! Look for the photo of Bob with a red PLAY button! Enjoy the video!
2024 Abstract Figure Workshops!
April 19-21, 2024
•Abstract Figurative - ONLINE WORKSHOP
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June 1-2, 2024
•Paint Bob’s Circus! - ONLINE WORKSHOP
with the Model Pash as our Muse
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July 11-14, 2024
•Drawing & Painting the Figure - IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
Burridge Studio Workshop, Arroyo Grande, CA
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In-Person Workshops - Traveling Bob!
•May 12-18, 2024
Non-Objective Mixed Media Painting
Hudson Valley Art Workshops, Greenville, NY
Contact Kim LaPolla (518) 966-5219 or (888) 665-0044
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•May 20-24, 2024
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff, Boone, North Carolina
Contact Meghann Williams (828) 263-5451
meghann@cheapjoes.com
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•June 16-21, 2024
Non-Objective Mixed Media
Dillman’s Art Workshop Retreat, Lac du Flambeau, WI
Contact (715) 588-3143 or art@dillmans.com
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•June 22-23, 2024
Loose Florals & Landscapes
Dillman’s Art Workshop Retreat, Lac du Flambeau, WI
Contact (715) 588-3143 or art@dillmans.com
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May Monthly Demo
“Creating a Series, Using the 5Cs"
May 9, 2024
Thursday, 9am-10:30am PT
Click here to register for this Monthly Demo and others!
One-Day, Online Intensive Workshops
•May 29, 2024
Figures in an Abstract Landscape
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•June 26, 2024
Abstract Florals from Loose, Colorful Splatters
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Paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, California
•June 10-14 - Abstract Painting & Collage - SOLD OUT
•July 11-14 - Painting the Figure
•July 26-28 - Larger & Looser Abstract Painting
•August 8-11 - Mentor Workshop
•September 9-13 - Loosen Up with Aquamedia Painting
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Check out 2 Spectacular Workshops!
•October 14-18, 2024
Loosen Up Painting Retreat
Bar Harbor, Maine
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•January 18-25, 2025
Tropical Escapaint in Mexico!
Casa de Los Artistas
Boca de Tomatlan, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta
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Burridge Critiques Your Art
Online honest critiques • Private one-on-one
Critiques • Coaching • Comments • Suggestions
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