WORKSHOP > Ted Seth Jacobs Master Residency Program

Programs Taught by Ted Seth Jacobs at BACAA

Drawing the Human Body -07

Style of Human Form Portrait Drawing-08

Three Month Intensive Portrait Painting Program
The Uniqueness of the Human Individual
~Ted Seth Jacobs specialist on Light and Structure~
November 10, 2008- February 13, 2009



Michael Grimaldi Oil Painting by Ted Seth Jacobs


This is an extraordinary once in a lifetime opportunity to study with instructor and mentor of artist Tony Ryder. These Master Programs are designed for advanced artists and serious students* Follow the light and learn the style of human form in the Figure and Portrait Likeness and Structure Programs with world renowned artist Ted Seth Jacobs.

Ted will teach you a unique knowledge base not available from any other instructor. Ted will interact educate inspire and enlighten each student. Participate in the classical realism tradition and learn the skillful discipline of observation. Follow the artful method of observation from the model to paper. Learn the techniques that will offer you a unique and strong foundation in your art journey.

~Ted Seth Jacobs~
Artist Statement to BACAA and future Art Students interested in studying Realism.

"What is needed today is a new interpretation of visual reality, a new artistic realist vision.
The realism I see now is largely a skillful rehash of Nineteenth Century styles. It is too simplistic and formulaic. Art cannot go forward by walking backward. In fact, reviving 19th Century styles will strengthen the Anti-Realists' contention that realism is a dead.
Realism is not dead; it has been the artists' dynamism that died.
Restructured Realism (RR) has assimilated the past tradition and carried it forward.
Our essential subjects are Light and Form. RR analyses in depth the actions of light, and breaks down its gradations to a granular size. RR raises the illusion of the brilliance of light to a higher level. Light is Color! The world doesn't look like a dark brown painting.
Each change of value requires a corresponding change of hue and chroma.
Paintings done with a limited palette cannot suggest the limitless range of Nature.
RR carries the analysis of form, which is the study of structure, to a higher level than in the past. It breaks down structures from the largest, to very small. All structural shapes are analyzed as modified by their actions. You will feel as if you are seeing into the inner workings of Nature. The flow of Life!
RR applies general principles to very specific instances. It looks for the closest possible match that paint can create, to what is seen.
RR is essentially a science of perception. It is a vehicle, or vocabulary. It empowers you to make Art, to create a new vision appropriate to the Information age."

“Special emphasis will be given to getting a likeness. For a good likeness, it is necessary that every part of the face is a portrait, that every form expresses the character of one unique individual. This begins with the special shape of the subject's head, and extends to the smallest structures. We will analyze the structures and actions of clothing and drapery. Whatever has the attribute of movement contains structure. Often neglected, the dynamics of clothing and drapery are very important for portrait and picture making.” Ted Seth Jacobs 2007

Author of "Light for the Artist" (1986) and "Drawing with an Open Mind" (1985).

Biography: Ted Seth Jacobs


*The Uniqueness of the Human Individual
Three Month Intensive Portrait Painting Program
November 10, 2008- February 13, 2009
Cost: $8200
No Partial payments accepted
Two payements of $4100 are due by the specified dates. No partial payments accepted.
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* Because the "Uniqueness of the Human Individual" is an advanced painting program we require each prospective student submit sample of their work for review prior to applying for the program. Submitting work does not gaurantee acceptance in the program.
WORKSHOP > Michael Grimaldi:

Michael Grimaldi has studied painting and drawing at the Art Student's League of NY, The National Academy, The New York Studio School, The Ecole Albert Defois, The Water Street Atelier and independent studies in anatomy and dissection at Facultad Medicina, Argentina.

Mr. Grimaldi has taught figure and portrait drawing and painting at The School of Visual Arts, NY; The National Academy, NY; The Seattle Academy of Fine Arts, WA; The Water Street Atelier, NY; Studio Incamminati, PA; Studio 126, NY, and at the Grand Central Academy of Art, NY which he co-founded, Bay Area Classical Artist Atelier.

Exhibitions include: Arcadia Gallery NY, Arnot Museum, Forbes Magazine Collection, Forum Gallery NY, National Academy Museum NY, The John Pence Gallery CA, and the De Young Museum CA.

Awards include: The Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant (1993), Stacey Foundation Grant (1998 & 1999), The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (1999 & 2002), an Artist in Residence Fellowship from The Forbes Foundation (2002), and The Alma Schapiro Prize: Affiliated Fellowship, American Academy in Rome (2007).

Michael Grimaldi's website: http://www.michaelgrimaldi.net/

Michael at BACAA 2006

Biography: Michael Grimaldi
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10 -Day Figure Drawing Workshop - October 2008

This course will sequentially present fundamental and advanced concepts of visual perception and their application to drawing from direct observation. A thorough understanding of the visual experience and of the human figure is essential for anyone wishing to express and translate these elements to the picture plane. Students will learn to separate the elements, studying them independently and re-constructing and combining them with the other elements to create well-unified and holistic drawings.


Figure Drawing of Melissa
by Michael Grimaldi at BACAA 2006

This will foster the student's ability to perceive the visual experience with intelligence, apply this knowledge to their work and cultivate an ability to problem solve and self-correct through the process of building paintings and drawings.

Working on a one-week pose, students will explore the elements of proportion, gesture, perspective, light on form, relative value, and composition & design through the construction of a completed drawing and separate studies.

Biography: Michael Grimaldi

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10-Day Figure Drawing workshop

Price $1400 ($1445 for Online Registration)
WORKSHOP > Dan Thompson: June 9- 14, 2008

Dan Thompson taught at BACAA summer 07
Six Day Figure Drawing Workshop
Don't miss this opportunity to study with an internationally known artist.

"Dan's knowledge is so vast and thorough that it would be hard to pin any one subject down. He is an inspiring teacher and his knowledge of structural anatomy and the application to visual/optical drawing is awesome (not a day goes by that I don't feel like I've learned something, by proxy, from him via one of our shared students). He is also a brilliant color theorist and would be terrific for a painting workshop as well as drawing." - Michael Grimaldi Artist instructor Director Grand Central Academy

chadiya drawing by Dan


Syllabus

"Drawing the Figure and Portrait from Life" workshop will focus on several problem areas for the contemporary figurative painter from life. Breaking the process and drawing down into phases, rather than steps, and prioritizing the approach, the first theme will be seizing the energy and vitality of the model's pose. This will be followed by a strong push toward perceptual drawing, and the search for a proportional, engaging patterns while forming the design elements.

Implying structure in the shapes by challenging empirical knowledge with a theoretical form sense will expand the dialoge toward a new principle. The structural aspects will be honed through a drawn study of the human head. A portrait demonstration will also be conducted within the workshop.


Within this long pose, a "putting it all together" session will be developed draw in , charcoal or pencil. One on one discussions, as well as studio talks and critical feedback of each participant's work, will simultaneously take place.

Monday - Saturday

Biography: Dan Thompson
6 Day Figure Drawing workshop
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Price by check is $870. ($897 for Online Registration)

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WORKSHOP > Juliette Aristides: July 7-15 2008

8 Day Portrait Painting Workshop

Develop your skills of portrait painting with this eight day intensive workshop. Working from life andfrom the masters, you will follow traditional ideas and techniques of portrait painting as you developvital tools for creating skillful portrait paintings. You will explore varied working methods throughmaster copies, lectures and group discussions, spending a portion of each day working on topical issuessuch as drawing, composition, value, color and color theory, as you study the way the masterartists of the past have handled such challenges. Over the eight days, you also create one longer paintingthat develops from drawing to under painting through full color. Class discussions, slide lecturesand instructor demonstrations focus on building skills for successful independent work and also illuminateways to solve problems when you return to your own studio.

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Monday-Saturday week one Monday-Tuesday week two

Price: $1110.00 ($1145 for online registration)
WORKSHOP > Stephen Perkins August 25-29, 2008

Figure and Portrait Structural Drawing
The human figure has onc again become the main motif in visual art. With
this renewal of interest artists are scrambling to find the required skills
to work with this ultimate subject. This class is a step by step analysis of
the forms of the figure. It will be structured in a manner that will allow
the artist to retain the information in a method that he or she can use.
The medium for the class will be charcoal as it is the most malleable and
quick. We will be doing analytical studies of the forms which will proceed
to more finished renderings. Thus the students work will take on a look of
forms under the skin rather than being empty and lifeless.
We will start by examining the figure as a unit and seeing the large forms
and their interlocking patterns. We will examine the characteristics of
these forms and their visual patterning.Contraposto,movement and rhythmic
lines will also be covered. After this we will examine the parts of the
figure seperately to get to the smaller forms in detail.
The outcome of all of this is that the student should have a solid idea of
the character of the shapes they are looking at from the largest to the
detail forms. When one draws the model the visual information is filtered
through the brain where this "secret figure" or map of the figure informs
the artist what is important and what is not. It is a visual map of the
human figure for the artist.


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WORKSHOP > Jon deMartin: September 8-12-2008

"Jon is absolutely one of the best teachers around. His ability to deconstruct, reconstruct and conceptually understand the figure is unmatched. A very strong teacher and excellent for beginner, intermediate and advanced students." - Michael Grimaldi, artist instructor Grand Central Academy NY





Jon deMartin received his B.F.A. from Pratt Institute, NY. He studied with Michael Aviano, Gustav Rehberger, Nelson Shanks and independently with Daniel Greene. Additionally, he trained in cast drawing with Millet Andrejevic and Edward Schmidt. He is represented by Hirschl & Adler, New York; John Pence Gallery, San Francisco; and The Classical Gallery, Alexandria VA. He is also an instructor at the Art Students League, NY; the Lyme Academy, CT and the New York Academy.

Syllabus:

  • Gesture, short pose drawing: rhythm, analysis of beauty and the expressive line

  • Short pose drawing: Diagrammatic & Structural lines for figure construction (Linear massing)

  • Short pose drawing: Universal proportions of the figure– skeletal landmarks of head and figure

  • Short pose drawing: Surface topography & planes. Stopped modeling

  • Long pose Drawing on white paper: Shape recognition, Envelope, block-in and "pointing off".

  • Long pose drawing: Ways to check for accuracy. Separating light from shadow (the poster), direction of light source

  • Long pose drawing: Morphology & Anatomy of the head & figure. Underlying structure of form.

  • Long pose drawing: Modeling techniques

  • Long pose drawing: Modeling, half-tones & rates of curvature, surface topography

Biography: Jon DeMartin

http://www.jondemartin.net/

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WORKSHOP > Jane Paul Angelhart: September 22 - 26, 2008

Watercolors were once thought of as a sketch or study medium for subsequent oil paintings. With lightfast professional pigments, ph balanced papers, and archival framing techniques, watercolors have the potential to outlast oil paintings and are fast becoming the medium of choice.

The goal of this workshop is to build confidence in a variety of watercolor techniques and learn to paint people using photographs as a tool, not a crutch. Students will be guided to see beyond what the camera captures and understand the limits and capacities of painting from photos.

Beginners to accomplished artists will learn exercises to hone the fundamental skills necessary to master this fascinating medium. Following a two-hour demo of a child's portrait, the class will paint the same face with careful guidance, dashing all fears that the face is hard to paint. This exercise will demonstrate the wide variety of styles among the class members and launch individual students on a discovery of untapped options in painting.

Individual coaching will include developing composition using multiple photos; layering techniques; paper, brush, and pigment choices; salvaging disasters; palette arrangement and color choices to prevent muddiness; and using a computer as a tool. Technically, there will be discussion about using transparency, staining and granulating colors. There will be a hands-on photo shoot included to teach students how to position, engage, and photograph a child. Students are invited to bring digital cameras and laptops.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this class. It revitalized my spirit and passion for art. Our instructor is not only a gifted artist but a wonderful teacher-with a unique ability to convey information ... verbally, demonstratively and encouragingly." - Pat Hale

"Painting in watercolor has never been so much fun. Jane shows you how to make light and color magic. Bravo!" - Dee Ann McIntyre


Biography: Jane Paul Angelhart
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5 -Day Workshop

Price $800
WORKSHOP > Dennis Cheaney: March 9-27, 2009

15 Day Figure Painting workshop

In this intensive 10-day class, students will learn how to apply fundamental concepts of figure painting to a long pose. The goals of the painting workshop are to develop the student's eye, to deepen the student's feeling for light and the human figure, and to enable students to learn how to apply these principles to their own painting practice.


The first day, through short exercises, we will explore major concepts of the direct painting method: how to key a painting and how to make the illusion of volume with opaque paint. Additional topics covered the first day will include: review of drawing methods, transitioning from drawing into painting, lectures on the principles of light, palette organization, general guidelines for mixing color, and a discussion about painting materials and techniques.
The long pose, with the same model will begin the second day and will last until the end of the workshop. During the long pose students will explore human structure, study portraiture, and learn how to create the illusion of form with paint. The long pose will provide students the opportunity to work toward finishing a painting.


Each class will begin with a brief lecture and/or demonstration followed by one-on-one instruction at each student’s easel. Demonstrations will reveal the direct painting method practiced by Dennis Cheaney as taught to him by the master-artist Ted Seth Jacobs.
This course is open to students of all levels. Dennis will work with each student to assist him or her in taking his or her art practice to the next level. Little or no painting experience required and previous drawing experience is recommended but not necessary. Students with more advanced training will find this approach to painting as well as the review of the fundamentals rewarding.

Dennis Cheaney has studied at the Ecole Albert Defois with the eminent artist and portraitist Ted Seth Jacobs, in New York at the Water Street Atelier with the noted artists Jacob Collins and Michael Grimaldi and at the Art Students’ League of NY with Deane Keller. He carries a MFA (1998) from the New York Academy of Art in New York City and a BA (1995) in Mathematics from the University of Southern California.
Mr. Cheaney has taught drawing and painting from life at the New England Realist Art Center, MA, which he founded in 2003, and figure drawing workshops and still life painting at the Copley Society of art in Boston. Dennis is scheduled to teach classes at the Academy duCret in New Jersey as well as at the New York Academy of Art in 2008.
Dennis’ paintings have earned him several awards, including a Director’s Choice Award from the Copley Society (2006), the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for figure painting (2000) and an Andy Warhol Foundation Scholarship (1997 & 1998) to the NYAA. Dennis has exhibited in Boston, San Francisco, New York City, Texas, Canada and France. He is represented by the Copley Society of art and the Brigham Galleries on Nantucket.

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WORKSHOP > Darren Kingsley: April 6-10, 2009


5- Day Figure Drawing Workshop in Graphite - April 2009

This Five Day figure drawing workshop will sequentially present conceptsof visual perception and their application to drawing the human form from direct observation.
The objectives of this workshop are to push drawing skills, to increase theability to see relative values within the form and to learn to ‘plan ahead’ with specific goals to accomplish at different times during the drawing. This workshop will address the principles that are essential to transform abstract flat shapes into fully dimensional form and create a sense of light on the head. The student will focus on drawing with a full range of values and develop the ability to make accurate and subtle value calibrations. The focus
will be on structure, anatomy, proportion, light direction, edge conditions,abstract movements through the human form, composition and an understanding of forms.

Darren studied and was influenced by Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati. He also studied with Michael Grimaldi, Anthony Ryder, Robert Liberace, Ted Seth Jacobs. Prior to his arrival , Darren studied at the Art Students League in New York, and spent four years at The Atelier in Minneapolis, where he also served as a drawing and painting instructor.


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WORKSHOP > Tara Keefe: 5-Day Plein Air Workshop June 8-12, 2009

Course Description

Plein Air Painting for the Beginning to Intermediate Painter
The goal of this five day intensive workshop will be to understand the basic components of plein air painting and to acquire the tools necessary to handle the challenges of outdoor painting. In the tradition of "alla prima", or "first strike" painting, students will learn how to work quickly to capture light effect and to interpret and distill the onslaught of visual information encountered in the landscape.


Specific Goals:
Learn how to edit the onslaught of visual information encountered en plein air to construct a strong composition.Develop the ability to make solid design and compositional choices.Complete multiple small, quick studies to discover the impact of design choices, and practice the establishment of distinct value shapes and planes.Gain an understanding of atmospheric and linear perspective. Develop unity and color harmony in a painting.Learn to paint quickly to capture the light effect.
The wokshop will begin with a combination of lecture, demonstration and exercises to develop a strong understanding of the impact of composition and design. Students will gain an understanding of value planes through demonstration and discussion of how to create depth and atmosphere by establishing accurate values and color saturation. The use of color and color harmony will be discussed. Edges, brushwork and individual expression will be explored. The second half of the course will focus on one-on-one instruction as students complete several plein air studies.

Born 1961, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION:
Private Instruction, Randall Sexton, San Francisco, California, 2002-03, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2000-01, Private Instruction, Anna Brelsford McCoy, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1996-98, 23rd Street Drawing Studio, San Francisco, California, Instructor: Michael Markowitz, 1993-97, Private Instruction, T.R. Colletta, San Francisco, California, 1994-96
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2002 Works on Paper, Vermilion Art, Sonoma, California, 2000 Mood and Emotion… Female Nudes, Bradford Gallery, San Francisco, California

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Summer in San Francisco, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2007 Small Landscapes, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2005 Paint What You Want, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2004 Bay Area Realists, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2002 Sonoma Plein Air 2002, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, 2001 SF and Beyond, Bradford Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, California; The Art of a Community, Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, California; Earth and Sky, Bradford Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2000 The Art of a Community, Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, California, 1999 Botanicals: Drawings and Paintings, Bradford Galley, San Francisco, California; Transitions, Bradford Galley, San Francisco, California

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2004 American Artist Drawing Magazine, Fall, p. 50, article and repros.2002 The Artist's Magazine, March, p.49, article and repros.; Delaware Today, October, p. 21, repro.
AWARDSAmerican Artist Drawing Competition, American Artist Drawing Magazine, 2004, The Artist's Magazine 2001 Art Competition, Finalist, The Artist's Magazine, 2001, The Artist's Magazine 2001 Art Competition, Finalist, The Artist's Magazine, 1999
Member: CAC, NAWA, PSA

Cost $800
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