Five Figure Drawings: Exercise in Restraint. Are you able to pick one of the five drawings below as being the most psychologically expressive? If so, what are your criteria of judgement? Pose? Mark-making? Facial expression? Design?

Patricia Watwood-Talia Sleeping

Jacob Collins-Standing Figure

Jerome Witkin-Figure

Burton Silverman-Carolina Resting

Burton Silverman-Figure in Beach Chair

Examples of complex interiors with figures. These two by Edgar Jerins.

Edgar Jerins, born 1958

Edgar Jerins, born 1958

Examples of interiors suitable as spaces for three figures.

Hands by Jerome Witkin. See how he composes them as an ensemble, a unit...transforms them from hands into some other kind of object.

Week Four: The Head. Studies by Rubens, Watteau, Piazetta, Da Vinci

Watteau: 3 chalks: black, red, white

Rubens: Black, white, red

Rubens, black, red, white

Raphael

Rubens: oils, facial expression, accuracy of drawing in paint

Rubens: hands and head studies, black and white

Watteau: note use of hatching for value

Rubens: oils, facial expression, naturalism

DaVinci: ink, parallel hatching line, exaggeration of features for expressive effect

Week Two: Gesture and Structure: Emphasis on Skeletal and Muscular Forms. These first are student drawings showing skeletal structure. The latter are master drawings emphasizing/exaggerating musculature forms.

Student skeletal structural drawings, from Barcsay's anatomy book.

Student skeletal structural drawings, from Barcsay's anatomy book.

Student skeletal structural drawings, from Barcsay's anatomy book.

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Rubens

Michelangelo

Alain

Rubens

Week 1: Introduction and Gestural Skeleton Drawing. Use these images, or find your own. You may wish to print these out and draw from them.

Raphael

Pontormo

Pontormo