McGuffey Life Drawing
Drawn Together: The Living Figure
Opening Reception
Friday, July 11, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Raghad Almofeez • Jeffrey Aten • Roger Birle • Julia Blaszczyk • Matt Bogusz • Tori Cherry • Gary Colson
• Katerina Dalavurak • Qingyi He • Catriona Kearns • Alan Kindler • Annie Lucas • Dakota S. Lyons • Paul Martini • Matthew McRose • Sarah Miller • Tamara Murray • Paul Norton • Leslie Quenichet • Sharon Self • Coleman Simmons • Maureen Strazzallo • Heidi Thorsen • Nancy Wallace • Thomas Wagamon
Every week, artists gather at McGuffey Art Center to draw, paint and study anatomy from a live figure. Drawn Together exhibits a year of artworks created in community, uplifting the longstanding tradition of drawing from life.
Visual artists of all levels and styles gather to draw, paint, and study the anatomical forms from live models. Whether nude, draped, or clothed, working from the live figure in this way is a longstanding and highly respected tradition that predates the renaissance. Live figure studies are essential for an artist's technical development, and artistic portrayal of human life. The exhibited works include drawings and paintings created during 3-hour sessions, by artists of all levels, with poses varying from 3 minutes to 3 hours.
Tamara Murray, Layer Lady , collage
Roger Birle, Conte
Matt Shelton, breadth-reds , graphite, white conté, ink, and charcoal
Tori Cherry, Figures, charcoal on paper
Paul Norton, Persephone, graphite on paper
Raghad Almofeez, Life Session #1, oil
Jeffrey Aten, Sideways, pencil
AlanKindler, Reflection, pastel
Caitriona Kearns, Back to Me, oil painting on canvas
HeidiThorsen, Portrait Sketch, charcoal
Paul Martini, Woman in Profile , graphite on paper
Dakota Lyons, Figure 2 , pencil
Coleman Simmons, Lying on Side, Nude #2, watercolor
Matthew McRose, figure8, ink
Matt Bogusz, Pop art, acrylic
Sarah Miller, Face Study No. 2, graphite and prismacolor