OPEN STUDIO DRAWING
Saturday, December 9 Session Notification:
The afternoon and evening sessions on December 9 have been canceled due to an event on campus. The morning session will run as normal.
Our Open Studio Figure and Portrait Drawing sessions provide a valuable opportunity for artists of all skill levels to work from a live model in a structured studio environment. A monitor is present to set the poses, keep time, and ensure a prompt start. Easels, stools, and drawing horses are available for use. Attendees are responsible for bringing their own art supplies. Please note: Figure model sessions feature nude male and female models; models will be clothed for portrait sessions.
General Public = $20 per session.
Continuing Education students and Academy alumni = $10 per session
High school students = Free
Drop-ins may pay online or at the Academy’s art shop, de Gerenday’s Fine Art Materials and Curiosities, and show receipt to monitor. Cash is no longer accepted.
Punch cards are now available; purchase a single-session or ten-session card to get your 11th session free!
Fall sessions will be held in the Cole Studio. Please use the south parking lot for closest access.
Questions? 860-434-5232.
Thursday Evening Open Studio Figure Drawing
5 pm – 8 pm
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Cole Studio
Monitor: Jordan Hein
Need a drawing warm-up? We offer weekly Open Figure Drawing sessions featuring a series of short poses: We start with ten 2-minute gesture drawings, two 5-minute gesture drawings, and one 10-minute pose, followed by one longer, 1 ½ hour, pose. Open to all levels.
Saturday Morning Open Studio Figure Drawing
10 am-1 pm
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Cole Studio
Monitor: Ethan Martin
Need a drawing warm-up? We offer weekly Open Figure Drawing sessions featuring a series of short poses: We start with ten 2-minute gesture drawings, two 5-minute gesture drawings, and one 10-minute pose, followed by one longer, 1 ½ hour, pose. Open to all levels.
Saturday Afternoon Open Studio Figure Drawing
1:30-4:30 pm
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Cole Studio
Monitor: Thomas LaPine
Model: Please note, this model pose continues on during the 5 – 8 pm session!
Are you looking for the opportunity to draw or paint a figure model over an extended period of time? Join us for our five- to six-week poses and work alongside our students and community members. Sessions take place in our beautifully illuminated studios, working through long poses from live models. This is a great opportunity to develop more finished drawings and paintings and to build your endurance as a figurative artist. Open to all levels.
Saturday Evening Open Studio Figure Drawing
5-8 pm
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Cole Studio
Monitor: Thomas LaPine
Are you looking for the opportunity to draw or paint a figure model over an extended period of time? Join us for our five- to six-week poses and work alongside our students and community members. Sessions take place in our beautifully illuminated studios, working through long poses from live models. This is a great opportunity to develop more finished drawings and paintings and to build your endurance as a figurative artist. Open to all levels.
Sunday Afternoon Open Studio Portrait Drawing
1:30-4:30 pm
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, Cole Studio
Monitor: Thomas LaPine
Are you interested in capturing a person’s likeness? Artists will have the opportunity to develop finished drawings and paintings over the course of 5 to 6 sessions with the same live model. This focused period will allow artists to develop their technical abilities, as well as to better understand the poetry of physiognomy and the human condition. We will rotate male and female models over the term. Open to all levels.
