BACAA/Tony Ryder Master Residency Figure Drawing Program-2024

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Only 3 more spots remaining

Figure Drawing in Pencil

PLEASE REGISTER NOW TO HOLD YOUR SPOT
DAtes: AUGUST 12-16, 2024

Sign up for both drawing and painting workshops, receive a discount.
Painting Dates: August 19-September 6, 2024 (15 days)
(In the BACAA Studio from the live model)

Hours: 11:00-5:15 p.m. daily excepting weekend.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m -2:00 p.m.

Figure Drawing in Pencil:
Medium: graphite and white chalk pencils on tinted drawing paper.

Course description:
 Fundamentals of academic figure drawing. An introduction to the manual, procedural, and analytical techniques of drawing applied to the figure.

 Schedule:
A five-day workshop. Tony demonstrates the drawing process each day from the beginning of class until lunch break (2.25 hrs.) He works with students individually during the afternoon session (3 hrs.) This is a "long pose" drawing method. Students work on one drawing all week. After lunch the model resumes the demo pose and holds it for the rest of the day, with the usual breaks.

Form, Light, and the Human Figure:
This drawing workshop is for students wishing to develop an understanding of the classical tradition of figure drawing. The human figure is an infinitely rich subject. It has been said that "If you can learn to draw and paint the figure, you can draw and paint anything."  For centuries artists have trained themselves by studying the complex form of the body, and its associated pattern of light and shade. Participants in this five-day workshop will be introduced to a refined, articulate drawing style. The focus will be on patience, craft, observation, and understanding of drawing principles. Students will learn a practical drawing method that serves as a framework in which to study the elements of drawing. Drawings are built up methodically through a succession of linear and tonal stages.  Each stage in particular embodies and exemplifies one or more universal aesthetic principle: wholeness, simplicity, connection, fluidity, dynamism, volume, structure, organization, and finally the phenomenon of visual experience itself. 

Tony Ryder is an able and energetic instructor with nearly forty years experience teaching drawing from life.  His unique instructional style combines careful personal attention to each student with abundant class drawing demonstrations.  He is generous with information and supportive of the students.  He loves to draw and at the same time explain the process of drawing to his students.  He studied for six years in New York and in France with the renowned oil painter Ted Seth Jacobs.  He has taught classes at the Art Student's League of New York, the New York Academy of Figurative Art, and workshops at the Gage Academy of Art, Studio Incaminati and other schools in the United States and France.  His book The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, published by Watson-Guptill, was released in 2000 and has since sold over 75,000 copies.  His paintings and drawings are in many private collections.  If you wish to see his work on line, please visit www.tonyryder.com.

Drawing COST: $1,050.00 (5 Days)
Discount if you sign up for both Drawing and Painting ($2900)

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|
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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS

345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Tony Ryder Master Residency Figure Painting Workshop-2024

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Tony Ryder Master Residency Figure Painting in Oil
Sign up for both drawing and painting workshops, receive a discount.

A very rare opportunity to study extended figure painting with Tony

This workshop was quite popular please enroll to hold your spot.

Drawing Dates: August 12-16, 2024 (5 days)
Painting Dates: August 19- September 6, 2024 (15 days)
(In the BACAA Studio from the live model)

Hours: 11:00-5:15 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m -2:15 p.m.

Medium: oil on panel

Course description:
Fundamentals of academic figure painting. An introduction to the manual, procedural, and analytical techniques of oil painting applied to the figure.

Schedule:
A three-week workshop. Tony demonstrates the painting process each day from the beginning of class until lunch break (2.25 hrs.) He works with students individually during the afternoon session (3 hrs.) This is a "long pose" painting method. Students work on one painting for three weeks. After lunch the model resumes the demo pose and holds it for the rest of the day, with the usual breaks.

Non-symbolic painting, also known as form painting, represents what we actually see with our eyes, not substituting ideograms, like present day ‘emojis’. In learning to paint non-symbolically we develop an understanding of the building blocks of visual experience: form and the light by means of which we see this form.

Through the practice of non-symbolic painting we become aware that, in all of nature generally, and in the human figure and portrait particularly, there is a specific kind of formal structure. Among traditionally trained painters this formal structure has been known for centuries. We who practice non-symbolic painting from life study this knowledge. 

Form painting is a way of painting that is one with this understanding of form and light. It is a methodical way of processing and representing our perception of the appearance of the model. Through the agency of light, a great quantity of information radiates from the model. In form painting we learn how to format and sequentialize this information and bring it into our paintings one brushstroke at a time. 

In this figure painting workshop Tony demonstrates form painting on a toned ground, beginning with a medium-value ochre brush drawing. He demonstrates the block-in and the refinement of the drawing. He shows and explains how he sees, mixes and applies colors. He explains and demonstrates the logic of the method of painting from dark to light. He describes in great detail the forms of the body, their fluid shapes, convex surfaces and how they fit together. He shows how he builds the painting from the drawing up, painting each form from dark to light, unified by the perception of the organization of the form and the coherent action of the light.

Cost: $2350 (15 Days)
Discount if you sign up for both Drawing & Painting ($2900)

All tuition fees are non refundable and non transferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

Pay now via PayPal or credit card

Portrait Painting

Combined Drawing and Painting

Partial Payments are not accepted.

We do not accept cash.

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969G Edgewater Blvd, 106
Foster City, CA 94404 

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS

345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Jon deMartin Master Figure Drawing Workshop - 2024

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The Elements of Classical Drawing: The Human Figure
Uniqueness of this Workshop: In person from the live model in a natural North facing studio.

Dates: September 20-24, 2024 (5 days)

Course Description

In this workshop, we’ll be concentrating on drawing the figure in the mediums and techniques that are consistent with the Renaissance, Baroque and 18th century traditions. The morning sessions will focus on short poses and drawing the head. The afternoon sessions will be dedicated to a five-day long pose, which offers the student the opportunity to process and implement the principles covered beginning with the ‘action’ and ending with the ‘modeling of form’. Lectures and demonstrations will start each session to guide the student through each phase of the drawing.

Jon deMartin, “For a deeper look into drawing the figure and it’s construction I’d recommend my book ‘Drawing Atelier the figure: how to draw in the classical style’.”

Dates: September 20 (Friday) - September 24 (Tuesday), 2024

Hours: 11:00 -5:15 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30-2:15 p.m.

Cost: $895.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance
(Please read our Terms and Conditions carefully before signing Registration.)

Pay by Zelle®, Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® via info@bacaa.org

Please send cashiers checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544



BACAA/Steve Forster Portrait Painting - 2024

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The Portrait from Life

Dates: October 25-28, 2024 (4)
Time: 11:00 am- 5:00 p.m.

Class Description:
This class unites drawing and painting together into a singular process, where we will make a drawing and then paint directly over that drawing using an ebauche technique popular in the 19th century. Each day we will focus on a new topic relevant to creating a successful portrait in this technique. This technique attempts to unite the best of both mediums into a dynamic and solid painting process. Highlights of this process include: Sketch and Ghost to fix mistakes, Classical Flesh Model with Diversity, Brushstroke Variety Soup.

Daily Schedule:
Day 1- Underdrawing- Graphite and Charcoal on Panel, Envelope, Proportion, Facial Armature, Sketch and Ghost, Regressing to the Middle, Charcoal Finish, Line with Soft Edge- Features

Day 2- Ebauche- Sealing, Ebauche with Glove, Color / Compressed Rainbow with Diversity, Re-draw, Painting Cycle

Day 3- The Painting Cycle- Mix, Glaze, Re-draw-, Color Values, Nudge Soften, Lead White & Layering, Color Review, Nose Hub, Color Clock

Day 4- Finishing & Glazing- Sinking In, Judging Values, 5 Layers deep, Brushstroke Stew, Feature Finesse-Rodi

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Please send checks and packets to the
BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|

Cost:$790.00

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Dale Zinkowski Portrait Painting - 2024

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Portrait Sketch in Oil

Dates: November 7-10, 2024 (4)
Time: 11:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m

Description:

Capturing a likeness in oil paint is one of the most challenging feats an artist can undertake, being able to do this in 6 hours is not only possible, but incredibly rewarding as well.

In this 4-day workshop, artists will paint a different portrait sketch in oil each day. ( New model each day ) Working directly ( wet-in-wet ), the artist will utilize good drawing, and careful observation of form and values to complete a lifelike portrait.

Students will discover a clear and straightforward way to approach painting, or drawing the portrait, with an emphasis on accurate drawing and observation, particularly the subtlety that the model presents. Students will also learn how to capture the likeness of the model and simulate the effects of light washing over the forms presented before them. All information covered in this workshop will be thoroughly explained so that each person will meet their individual goals. All levels are welcome.

Demonstration by the instructor will take place daily, and individual critiques will be offered each day.

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

Cost: $790.00

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd

Foster City, CA 94404|

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Devin Cecil-Wishing Still Life Painting - 2024

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Still Life Painting

Instructor: Devin Cecil-Wishing

Dates: December 12-16, 2024
Hours: 10:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m-2:15 p.m.

Course Description

In this course, students will go step by step through the process of creating a still life painting from beginning to end.

We will begin with a linear drawing, or “block in” which will be transferred on to the canvas. From there we will discuss how to:

  • -Set ourselves up for success with the underpainting or “ebauche”

  • -Establish our large color relationships using a preliminary color study

  • -Model form convincingly in full color

    • - Come up with a logical plan of action to help us work most efficiently

    • - Come back in to correct areas that have already been painted

    • - Add finishing touches at the end to bring it all together

A good deal of time will be spent discussing paint handling, palette organization, how to depict different types of surfaces, textures and light effects, how to achieve accurate color relationships, and how to accurately model form in full color.

Because emphasis will be put on completing the painting within the week, students are encouraged to keep their subject matter relatively simple.

At the end of the week students should walk away with a clear sense of how the entire process works. With that understanding, the method and newfound skills can be taken back to their own studios and easily applied to more complex projects.
Cost: 690.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable
Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Zelle®, Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® via info@bacaa.org

Please send cashiers checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Tobias Hall - Structured Approach to Figure Drawing on Toned Paper-2025

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Structured Approach to Figure Drawing on Toned Paper

Dates: January 31, February 3, 2025
Hours Winter: 11: a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Cost: $690

  • Course Summary:
    In this weekend workshop series, we will explore figure drawing by deepening our understanding of structure and anatomy.  The class will build from the ground up, working from the live model with strategies that will help us understand the dynamics of the body.  We will study key skeletal landmarks and see how they are organized in volumetric perspective via the active and passive rhythms of the body.  The movement curve will guide the proportion of our block in, unify the major masses of the body, and help us to anticipate formal pathways.  Ultimately, light will lead the way as we ground and reinforce our perceptual experience with a better conceptual realization of the figure in our drawings.
    Content breakdown:

    The Movement Curve - The dynamic energy of the body
    The Envelope & Block in - The perceptual foundation of our drawing
    Anatomical Landmarks, Volume and Perspective - Realizing the figure in three dimensions relative to our point of observation
    Planarity and Tone - The woven relationship of structure and light

 My goal for the course is for each student to strengthen their understanding of these ideas while exploring the figure drawing process.

Bio:
M. Tobias Hall (b. 1981) lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tobias has an MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (Class of 2017), and received his BA magna cum laude in Fine Arts (with a focus on Animation) from Arizona State University. He has taught drawing and painting as an instructor at the Ryder Studio (Santa Fe, NM), Studio Escalier (Paris & Argenton Chateau, France), and has taught online with several schools, including Studio Incamminati, the New Mexico Art League and the Teaching Studios of Art.

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable
Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Cost: $690.00
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

BACAA Mailing address (not studio):
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404

BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Krista Schoening Floral Painting Workshop - 2025

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Floral Painting workshop with fresh flowers

Spring
March 26-29, 2025 (4 days)
Hours 11:00 am-5:00 pm

Course Description:
Join artist Krista Schoening for a floral painting workshop at BACAA. What better way to spend a 4- day weekend painting flowers. This class will emphasize color and flower structure while painting from observation. Class time will be divided between a painting demonstration by the instructor and time for students to paint flowers using the techniques demonstrated by Schoening. Schoening will also give a lecture on the history of specific flowers, to familiarize students with the vast visual diversity and cultural reach of these beloved plants.

Bio:

Krista Schoening is a painter whose work explores the genre of still life, with a particular emphasis on flower painting. Her work explores the history of still life, using the past as a mirror through which we can better understand our present moment. She is currently teaching painting and drawing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she is a Windgate Artist in Residence. She has exhibited internationally and in both commercial and public galleries, including the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, the Susquehanna Art Museum, the Grand Rapids Art Museum, and the Henry Art Gallery. She holds an MFA in painting and drawing and an MA in art history, both from the University of Washington. You can see more of her work on her website: http://kristaschoening.com and can find her on Instagram at @kschoening.


Cost: $695.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. 

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|
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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS

345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Daniel Maidman Life Drawing Workshop-2025

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Life Drawing Workshop

Dates: September 26-29, 2025 (4)
Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Luch: 1:30 P.M. - 2:15 p.m.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a life drawing workshop. Maidman will provide demonstrations of his approaches to the 1-minute, 5-minute, and 40-plus-minute pose. This will include his best-known idiom of highly rendered figurative drawing on toned paper, as well as his use of fluid lines on white paper to draw very short poses.

Students attending the workshop will practice using the general principles and tools Maidman is demonstrating. There will be individual critique and instruction. On the final day of the workshop, short poses will be interspersed with longer poses. During this time students will be encouraged to apply the principles discussed to their own chosen media. Final rounds of critique and instruction will be focused on helping students develop along their unique creative paths, aided by the technical tools imparted by the workshop.

COST: $790.00

All tuition fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Zelle®, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org
Pay now via PayPal or Credit Card

All tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:
969 G Edgewater Blvd
Foster City, CA 94404|

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544

BACAA/Kamille Corry Figure Painting Master Workshop 2025

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Figure Painting 5 Day Workshop
Next Workshop Fall 2025

Weekend Workshop
Thursday -monday

Hours: 11:00-5:00 p.m.
Lunch 1:30-2:15 p.m. 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This 5 day workshop will focus on painting the nude figure from life.   

Starting with limited palette, and working up to a more extended color palette, students will be developing their painting by focusing on strong painting , building form with correct values, and honing their skills with naturalistic color application. Color sketching, anatomical principles, and composition will be discussed as we progress with our figure painting. Students will have the full 5 days to complete one painting.   .  

Kamille will be painting alongside the students and giving individual critiques daily.

Cost: $885.80
(Inclusive of model fees.)

All tuition fees are non-refundable and non-transferable

Registration form/Terms and conditions must be completed and agreed to, or signed prior and emailed prior to attendance

Pay by Zelle®, Cashiers Check, Bank Bill Pay, Credit Card, or PayPal
We do not accept Personal Checks.
We do not accept cash.
Partial Payments are not accepted.
Pay by Zelle® at info@bacaa.org

Please send checks and packets to the BACAA BUSINESS ADDRESS:

969 G Edgewater Blvd #106
Foster City, CA 94404  

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BACAA STUDIO ADDRESS
345 Quarry Rd
San Carlos, CA 94070

Contact: info@bacaa.org
650-832-1544