New York Studio School Drawing Marathon at Serenbe
When: Friday, June 25 - Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Instructors: Fran O’Neill
Location: Serenbe
Cost: $1,950 (w/ housing); $1,220 w/out housing
The internationally-recognized New York Studio School’s Marathon programs were developed in 1988 by Dean Graham Nickson. The primary purpose of this intensive workshop is to encourage personal growth through drawing from perception. Working with both the life model and the landscape, students will, through a variety of exercises and critiques, be guided in the exploration of working from direct observation. Fundamental issues of the make up a drawing will be discussed; looking at depth, form, light, the negative and positive and pathways through space. Students will be challenged to look with more intensity and broaden their visual language.
The class is aimed at students wishing to improve upon their perceptual skills, from the beginner to the advanced.
For information on advance placement for high school juniors and seniors or undergraduate and graduate college course credit contact Michael David: michael@fineartsworkshop.com, 917-287-8051
Course Outline & Schedule
Friday, June 25
6:30pm: Meet & greet
On full days the course is broken into two drawing segments:
9am - 12:30pm: Working from the landscape in the morning
Break for lunch
1:30 - 5:30pm: Working within a studio setting with a model
Break for dinner
7pm: Evening critiques and slide lectures will summarize the day’s learning and give students information to work with the following day.
On Saturday, June 26 @ 6:30pm, Fran O’Neill will give a talk on the New York Studio School and her own work.
We will explore the relationship between working from life and finding a ‘mark’ on paper to represent our observation. The implications of scale, the use of the rectangle will be explored. Dialogue and discussion are encouraged.
Instructor
Fran O’Neill received BFA from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Post-Graduate work at Monash University and the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture. Awards include: Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, Hohenberg Travel Scholarship, Rosalyn Edwards Scholarship, Pen & Brush Inc,. Solo exhibitions at Perimeter Gallery, Belfast Maine; John Davis Gallery, NY; Group exhibitions include: “Four Heads”, Governor’s Island, NY; Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY; Liman Studio Gallery, FL; National Art Club, NY; “Painting Church’s Territory”, Olana Historic Site, NY; Lyall Burton Gallery, Melbourne, Australia; Charles Nodram Gallery, Richmond , Australia. O’Neill has traveled extensively, co teaching with Graham Nickson (Dean, New York Studio School). Has taught at New York Studio School and teaches privately. Upcoming exhibition schedule for Fall in Summit, NJ. www.franoneill.com
Housing Plan
Accommodations for workshop participants are at The Inn at Serenbe (www.serenbeinn.com), a beautifully restored 1905 farmhouse. Rooms include southern afternoon tea at 4:00 PM, sweets at bedtime, daily maid service and full use of the pool, hot tub, cabana, gardens, croquet lawn, farm animal village, lake and 900-acres of trails. As part of the housing plan, participants will receive a 10% discount at local restaurants including The Hil, The Blue-Eyed Daisy bakeshop, and The Farmhouse as well as a 10% discount at The Blue Med Spa.
