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The Portrait in Trois Crayon
SOLD OUT
$250
USD
$250
USD
5 Thursdays
Aug 20, 27, Sept 10, 17, 24
DATES
Aug 20, 27, Sept 10, 17, 24
5:30-8:30PM
TIME
Chelsea Bard
INSTRUCTOR
All levels/ages
LEVELS/AGES
In this five week course students will be led through the process of the three color drawing – “Trois Crayon”. Beginning with a lecture in the historical use of the mixed pigment drawing, students will move into developing material studies and complete a long form portrait. Working with a model from life, students will hone their skills of accurate observation and conceptual knowledge to represent nature. Dividing time between block in and modeling stages, there will be an emphasis on building the architecture of the portrait and the fundamentals of representation – character of the model, anatomical & structural conventions, and form rendering.
Chelsea will guide students in using varied drawing materials to convey character, energy and bolster objective truths of the portrait. With the aid of master drawings students will investigate and discuss the historical use of materials to convey nature, concept, and emotion.
Materials to be discussed and utilized will include earth pigment pencils, chalk, earth pigment pastel, and gouache paint. Students may select among this list to develop material relationships in the work that they feel most attracted to. While offering objective guidance Chelsea will encourage selective, intentional and personal creative engagement with the materials.
Throughout this course students will see Chelsea’s approach demonstrated, participate in short lectures and receive one on one critiques.
OPEN TO ALL SKILL LEVELS – beginners as well as advanced students are welcome!
PENCILS:
Suggested Brands : Faber Castell Polychromos or Albrecht Durer or Prisma Color-erase.
Reds : (Select a couple) Van Dyck Brown, Brown or Terracotta
Black
White : Generals white chalk or white pastel pencil
PAPER:
Hand Toned or Pre-Toned Paper – 2 Sheets (One to be used for studies and one for final drawing) Any size between 9”x12” to 18”x24”
OPTIONS:
Strathmore Toned Drawing Paper
Canson Mi Teintes pre toned paper (Preferred colors are Eggshell Grey, Flannel Grey, Lily, Moonstone, Moon Grey, Pearl, Sky Grey, Cloud White, White)
Hotpress watercolor paper, traditional white (to be hand toned). Brand options: Arches, Fabriano, Stonehenge
OTHER:
Drawing Board
Kneaded Eraser
Mono Zero Mechanical Eraser Round, 2.3 mm (suggested but not necessary).
Cooking Skewer or thin knitting needle for measuring
Sandpaper block for sharpening pencils and charcoal
Utility Knife or Razor Blade
Paper Stumps, Assorted sizes (suggested but not necessary).
Brush(s) for massing in: Synthetic soft bristle in one or two sizes, (I use a size six round).
Masking Tape
Pencil/Lead Holder: Cretacolor Wooden Holder, General's Pencil Extender
Chelsea Bard (b. 1991) is an American visual artist, most known for her figurative work. A native New Englander, Chelsea obtained a BFA from the Hartford Art School in Connecticut before pursuing a classical foundation in painting and draftsmanship at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. Trained in the methods and concepts sown in the Renaissance, she seeks to bring forth the tools and spirit of the tradition in resonant, authentic and vital ways. Her creative motivations and influences range in the symbolist, sensualist and tonalist movements. Bard’s widely acclaimed work hangs in collections throughout North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan including at the Stobart Foundation and The New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art. Chelsea recently moved to New Salem, MA to be an artist-in-residence and instructor at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.
The Portrait in Trois Crayon
$250
USD
SOLD OUT
$250
USD
In this five week course students will be led through the process of the three color drawing – “Trois Crayon”. Beginning with a lecture in the historical use of the mixed pigment drawing, students will move into developing material studies and complete a long form portrait. Working with a model from life, students will hone their skills of accurate observation and conceptual knowledge to represent nature. Dividing time between block in and modeling stages, there will be an emphasis on building the architecture of the portrait and the fundamentals of representation – character of the model, anatomical & structural conventions, and form rendering.
Chelsea will guide students in using varied drawing materials to convey character, energy and bolster objective truths of the portrait. With the aid of master drawings students will investigate and discuss the historical use of materials to convey nature, concept, and emotion.
Materials to be discussed and utilized will include earth pigment pencils, chalk, earth pigment pastel, and gouache paint. Students may select among this list to develop material relationships in the work that they feel most attracted to. While offering objective guidance Chelsea will encourage selective, intentional and personal creative engagement with the materials.
Throughout this course students will see Chelsea’s approach demonstrated, participate in short lectures and receive one on one critiques.
OPEN TO ALL SKILL LEVELS – beginners as well as advanced students are welcome!
PENCILS:
Suggested Brands : Faber Castell Polychromos or Albrecht Durer or Prisma Color-erase.
Reds : (Select a couple) Van Dyck Brown, Brown or Terracotta
Black
White : Generals white chalk or white pastel pencil
PAPER:
Hand Toned or Pre-Toned Paper – 2 Sheets (One to be used for studies and one for final drawing) Any size between 9”x12” to 18”x24”
OPTIONS:
Strathmore Toned Drawing Paper
Canson Mi Teintes pre toned paper (Preferred colors are Eggshell Grey, Flannel Grey, Lily, Moonstone, Moon Grey, Pearl, Sky Grey, Cloud White, White)
Hotpress watercolor paper, traditional white (to be hand toned). Brand options: Arches, Fabriano, Stonehenge
OTHER:
Drawing Board
Kneaded Eraser
Mono Zero Mechanical Eraser Round, 2.3 mm (suggested but not necessary).
Cooking Skewer or thin knitting needle for measuring
Sandpaper block for sharpening pencils and charcoal
Utility Knife or Razor Blade
Paper Stumps, Assorted sizes (suggested but not necessary).
Brush(s) for massing in: Synthetic soft bristle in one or two sizes, (I use a size six round).
Masking Tape
Pencil/Lead Holder: Cretacolor Wooden Holder, General's Pencil Extender
Meet your Instructor
Chelsea Bard
Chelsea Bard (b. 1991) is an American visual artist, most known for her figurative work. A native New Englander, Chelsea obtained a BFA from the Hartford Art School in Connecticut before pursuing a classical foundation in painting and draftsmanship at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. Trained in the methods and concepts sown in the Renaissance, she seeks to bring forth the tools and spirit of the tradition in resonant, authentic and vital ways. Her creative motivations and influences range in the symbolist, sensualist and tonalist movements. Bard’s widely acclaimed work hangs in collections throughout North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan including at the Stobart Foundation and The New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art. Chelsea recently moved to New Salem, MA to be an artist-in-residence and instructor at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.
Chelsea Bard (b. 1991) is an American visual artist, most known for her figurative work. A native New Englander, Chelsea obtained a BFA from the Hartford Art School in Connecticut before pursuing a classical foundation in painting and draftsmanship at the Grand Central Atelier in New York City. Trained in the methods and concepts sown in the Renaissance, she seeks to bring forth the tools and spirit of the tradition in resonant, authentic and vital ways. Her creative motivations and influences range in the symbolist, sensualist and tonalist movements. Bard’s widely acclaimed work hangs in collections throughout North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia and Japan including at the Stobart Foundation and The New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art. Chelsea recently moved to New Salem, MA to be an artist-in-residence and instructor at the New Salem Museum and Academy of Fine Art.