https://www.facebook.com/LimerickFigureDrawingSociety/ email: LimerickFigureDrawingSociety@gmail.com The LFDS is a non profit group providing affordable life drawing sessions in Limerick, Ireland. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. ;)
Monday, August 27, 2012
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Boston Figurative Art Center
Wouldn't it be cool if there was something like this in Limerick?
I have some friends in Boston who take part in it, and I've seen amazing results from them.
http://www.bostonfigurecenter.org/
From the "About Us" page:
Our goal is to provide a physical and virtual meeting place for figurative artists in Boston. We like diversity of approach, aesthetic, and philosophy, but we all share the desire to make better pictures by working at our craft and talking with one another. We want to provide artists who paint and draw the figure an artistic location that is neither overly academic nor dominated by current trends. Though we meet regularly to draw and paint from the model, this is not just a drop-in group. The BFAC believes that if talented artists come together as a movement, we can change the art culture. Don't come expecting only to get - come to give and be a part of something.
The Boston Figurative Art Center (BFAC) formed from a group of artists who were enrolled or were considering enrolling in graduate school, but who believed they could achieve a better, more specifically tailored community without the high price.
The Center is part of a trend toward re-establishing guild and atelier-like structures in which professional artists can share knowledge, support and compete with one another. Students can learn about the tools and crafts that are specific to the form of art that they intend to pursue in their professional lives. There is no promise of an empty degree, or a non-existent job, or indeed even of success; only the promise of community and the valuing of real and germane artistic knowledge. To draw and paint well one mostly has to practice and learn by observing how others succeed, and we want to provide an environment that matches that reality.
I have some friends in Boston who take part in it, and I've seen amazing results from them.
http://www.bostonfigurecenter.org/
From the "About Us" page:
Our goal is to provide a physical and virtual meeting place for figurative artists in Boston. We like diversity of approach, aesthetic, and philosophy, but we all share the desire to make better pictures by working at our craft and talking with one another. We want to provide artists who paint and draw the figure an artistic location that is neither overly academic nor dominated by current trends. Though we meet regularly to draw and paint from the model, this is not just a drop-in group. The BFAC believes that if talented artists come together as a movement, we can change the art culture. Don't come expecting only to get - come to give and be a part of something.
The Boston Figurative Art Center (BFAC) formed from a group of artists who were enrolled or were considering enrolling in graduate school, but who believed they could achieve a better, more specifically tailored community without the high price.
The Center is part of a trend toward re-establishing guild and atelier-like structures in which professional artists can share knowledge, support and compete with one another. Students can learn about the tools and crafts that are specific to the form of art that they intend to pursue in their professional lives. There is no promise of an empty degree, or a non-existent job, or indeed even of success; only the promise of community and the valuing of real and germane artistic knowledge. To draw and paint well one mostly has to practice and learn by observing how others succeed, and we want to provide an environment that matches that reality.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Matthew Collings_This is Civilization
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/this-is-civilization/
If you're interested in art and have ever wondered "What's it all about then, eh?", then this is essential viewing.
The top link has info on the whole series (4 episodes), and the bottom link is to the playlist on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9052B67512266C93
And once you're done with that, look up Matthew Colling's other documentaries:
This is Modern Art
Impressionism, Revenge of the Nice
Matt's Old Masters
...and many more.
Trust me, it'll be time well spent.
If you're interested in art and have ever wondered "What's it all about then, eh?", then this is essential viewing.
The top link has info on the whole series (4 episodes), and the bottom link is to the playlist on Youtube.
And once you're done with that, look up Matthew Colling's other documentaries:
This is Modern Art
Impressionism, Revenge of the Nice
Matt's Old Masters
...and many more.
Trust me, it'll be time well spent.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
From Session # 3_Mark Heng
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| 55 minutes, 4b pencil |
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It's interesting how long poses present their own problems! I can definitely drive myself crazy trying to work up a degree of finish without losing sight of the big picture. Like drawing a nice foot, then realizing it's way too big in relation to the head.
Anyone else experience things like that?
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Summer Sessions Budget
Slush fund starting June 25: 98 euro
60 euro paid to Raggle Taggle out of the slush fund on July 2. Now: 38 euro.
New Prepaid Members:
Guests/PAYG
June 25- E36
July 2- E22
July 9- E12
July 16- E34
July 23- E12
July 30- E24
Total collected- E140
- E20 to Ann Maloney (returning member)
-E20 to Mark Heng (returning member)
-E20 to Marie-Clare (returning member)
-E20 to Raggle Taggle
=60 left for slush fund+ 38= 98 slush fund (August 1)
60 euro paid to Raggle Taggle out of the slush fund on July 2. Now: 38 euro.
New Prepaid Members:
- Charlotte Leedy 60
- Cliona Murphy 60
- Marie-Clare Boothman 40
- Ann Maloney 60
- Mark Heng 60
Guests/PAYG
June 25- E36
July 2- E22
July 9- E12
July 16- E34
July 23- E12
July 30- E24
Total collected- E140
- E20 to Ann Maloney (returning member)
-E20 to Mark Heng (returning member)
-E20 to Marie-Clare (returning member)
-E20 to Raggle Taggle
=60 left for slush fund+ 38= 98 slush fund (August 1)
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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!
4 sessions left!
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| Exercise Ball! |
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