Fall Sessions- Get registered!

Hi Everyone!

We had a great time with the Summer sessions-  Raggle Taggle is a beautiful room to draw in (Thanks, Alan!)
Here's the info for the Fall sessions.  Please reply if you're interested-  I'm hoping for 10 people to sign up!

10 two hour sessions , Monday evenings
7:30-9:30 p.m.
17th of September to 26th of November
(no session on 29th October Bank Holiday)
At The Raggle Taggle Gallery
on the corner of Sarsfield St. and Henry St.

Professional models
Untutored- Draw however you like!

100 euro prepaid
12 euro per session pay as you go
Deposits being taken

To register and ask questions:
limerickfiguredrawingsociety@gmail.com
086 2358463

Check us out on FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LimerickFigureDrawingSociety/

Returning members (those who prepaid for 2012 sessions) will split remaining costs after payments have been made by new prepaid members.

Prepaid:

1. Mark Heng (returning member)
2. Marie-Clare Boothman (returning member)
3. Ann Moloney (returning member)
4. Gerry Fenniman (new member)
5. Fionnuala Quigley (new member)
6. Charlotte Leeder (returning member)

17 Sept:  PAYG:

1. Ailish Chawke
2. Michael McMahon
3. Maliheh Zafarnezhad

24 Sept:  PAYG:

1. Maliheh Zafarnezhad
2. Rosemary Moone 

1 Oct: PAYG

1.  Maliheh Zafarnezhad
2. Jamie Sheehan
3. Lucy O'Sullivan 

8 Oct: PAYG

1. Carla Burns

15 Oct:PAYG

1.   Maliheh Zafarnezhad
2. Jamie Sheehan

22 Oct: PAYG

1. Jamie Sheehan 

29 Oct- No session.  5 Nov- No Guests.

12 Nov: PAYG

1. Jamie Sheehan 

19 Nov: PAYG

1. Jamie Sheehan
2. Darragh Corrigan

26 Nov (Last Session of the season): PAYG

1. Darragh Corrigan

16 PAYG= 192 euro collected.

120 payed out to returning members.

32 to be payed to Raggle Taggle

40 to slush fund:  97.20
16.61 Spring Post Ad.
Slush fund now- E80.59  (14 January)
10 for Spring session flyers
Slush fund now E70.59 (24 January)

Find us on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LimerickFigureDrawingSociety/

Messy Charcoal- Learning to Accept & Love It!_Mark Heng

The Weight of the World

55 minutes

From Summer Session #2_Mark Heng

I'm posting all the drawing from the evening just to give a flavor of the variety and number of poses.  That's a decent amount of drawing in 2 hours!
4 sessions left!  

Exercise Ball!

From Summer Session #1_Mark Heng

Glad to say the room worked out extremely well and there were no hiccups on our first session!
There's plenty of room for more people, so tell your friends and contact me to register.
5 sessions left!

Limerick Figure Drawing Society- New Location!

Hi Everyone,

Good news-  Marie-Clare approached the nice folk at Raggle Taggle Studios and Gallery about using their space on Monday nights, and YES, we can schedule sessions there!
For use of the space, they want 2 euro per person each session.  It's a great deal and we won't have to deal with rent, ESB bills, etc...
Raggle Taggle is located very near the corner of Sarsfield and Henry St. in the old National Bank building.

I discussed the Summer sessions schedule with Marie-Clare and we decided upon a 6 week block from June 25th to July 30th.
Monday nights, 7:30-9:30. 

The cost would be 60 euro (10 euro per session for 6 sessions) for new members (people who weren't members for the first 10 week block this year) and guests. 
The remainder of the cost of the model will be evenly split between the remaining members.

The 2 euro per session will be paid directly to Raggle Taggle on each night.  There is a slush fund that could go towards the first few weeks for that.

We'll take August off and start up again in mid September for a 10 week block.

Please let me know if you want to sign up for the summer block.  And tell your friends- I'd like at least 10 people signed up!

From sessions 1&2 _ Mark Heng

Click to big up

Still trying to find the magic charcoal that doesn't get too messy!

Spring Budget etc...

Hi, I thought I'd list the expenses for the Spring session:

Model fees (10 weeks) -  E500
Electricity bills             - E100
Curtain+room supplies - E100
Insurance for the year - E180

Total: E880. 

E5 for key cutting

23.75 for more blackout lining

Receipts for curtain supplies and a small mattress

Prepaid members:

1. Marie-Clare Boothman
2. Mike O'Connor
3. John Murphy
4. Dawn Cole
5. Ann Maloney
6. Siobhan Fitzgerald
7. Gloria Casey
8. Mark Heng
9. Toni Breen

Guest payers:  Nuala O'Sullivan, Rob Hogan, Ger, Gerdana, Erica

The schedule:

• February 20, 27
• March 5(Marie-Clare facilitator), 12(John Murphy), 19, 26
• April 2, 9 (rescheduled), 16, 23, 30

Slush fund:  98  (Updated June 25)

First ESB bill:  58 euro.
Second ESB bill: 50 euro. Paid May 24.
March rent paid: 10 euro

New Spring Sessions

We've managed to organize space through Creative Limerick (Thanks, Marie-Claire!), and we have about 8 people committed for 10 two hour sessions for 100 euro. 

You're more than welcome to join.  There's room for about 12-14 in the space and the more people we get, the lower the cost will be for everyone.

Please contact Mark Heng at MarkHeng3000@gmail.com for more info.

John Raynes Figure Drawing Demo

It's always good to review the basics, and John Raynes is definitely more qualified than most.  He has a book from 2007 called "Complete Anatomy and Figure Drawing" which I found so clear and useful, I bought myself a copy.  I believe you might find a copy at O'Mahoney's if you're in Limerick.

Back Studies, etc...Mark

5 minute studies

From April 20- Mark

The Flowering Seed

Ever get stuck with the details?

Check out this post from James Gurney's blog...Basically making the point about the danger of going into detailed contour drawing before setting up the big shapes.  Very cool.

It's extremely easy to lose sense of proportion and alignment when focusing on the wee details...I find myself doing it all the time, especially with faces!

Limerick Drink and Draw

Hey, why doesn't Limerick have one of these?
http://drinkdrawcork.blogspot.com/

They meet every couple of weeks in a pub to...uh...drink and draw.  Pretty cool.

All we'd need to do is choose a pub and a night. 
Give us your suggestions in the comments!

The Long Skirt_Mark

The Blue Guitarist_Mark