Life Drawing: Core Connections
2 Day Workshop | This course is completed
In this two session workshop series, students will be introduced to a unique approach to Life Drawing developed by long-time life model, Louise Boultbee. Together, with TSA instructor Tina Oehmsen-Clark, Louise will demonstrate and guide the students through a series of short movement exercises designed to give the student a deeper and more physical understanding of the body in relation to the model's poses. This three-step sequence of demonstration, body work exercise and drawing, repeats itself throughout the sessions, focusing on drawing a different part of the body as each session progresses.
Students will be able to explore life drawing as an expressive art form, guided by both Louise and Tina through demonstrations and group discussions.
Base Tuition: $138 + Model Fee: $30 + Material Fee: $15 = $183 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
Through the unique combination of bodywork exercises and drawing you will
- Develop a deeper connection between the poses/gestures you observe from the model and your drawings, resulting in a more felt sense of the energy and gesture of each pose
- Learn how to approach life drawing from the inside out, beginning with the line of the spine
- Achieve more flexibility and expressiveness of mark-making in capturing gestures
- Experience a more relaxed yet engaged approach to life drawing challenges
- Gain a mini toolbox of exercises you can do on your own to further develop a felt sense of core connection in your drawing practice
- Pad of Cartridge Paper
Willow Charcoal - mixed sizes
Set of mixed colour conte
Tina Oehmsen-Clark
Tina's work has always been an exploration between various art forms, including sound, dance, installation, sculpture and drawing. She has exhibited in various galleries, museums and public spaces in Germany, Denmark and Canada. Since moving to Toronto in 1996, Oehmsen-Clark has worked on art projects at the AGO, Ryerson Student Gallery, Dancemakers and Wychwood Artscape. Besides her own art practice, she has taught in a number of schools and institutions including TSA. Tina always enjoys working with a wide age range, and believes that teaching art is an interactive learning process, both to inspire and be inspired.
Louise Boultbee
Guest Artist
Louise began her career as a life drawing model over 30 years ago and has been an active model in the Toronto area for almost 15 years working extensively at TSA, OCADU, Toronto Metropolitan University, Centennial College, Max the Mutt School of Animation, as well as other schools and private artists’ groups. The Core Connection workshops have grown organically out of her years modeling and working with instructors and students. They have proven to be highly effective tools for quickly strengthening life drawing skills for students of all levels.
Louise will be joining Tina Oehmsen-Clark in her Fall 2-Day Sunday Workshop:
Life Drawing: Core Connections.