Fundamental Structure of the Human Head – The Key to Expressive Likeness with Dr Kay Kane
This incremental 5-week workshop is suitable for both beginners and more experienced artists. The basic tenet is that strategies for drawing should not be preoccupied with photographic reality, but rather with understanding core elements of (all) drawing. These involve learning to see, and assess, size, scale, shape, tonal and spatial relationships as all equally necessary for representing any kind of formal idea. Learning how to draw accurately and eloquently through selecting, organizing and simplifying is a necessary precursor to moving on to more expressive ideas. The purpose of this particular workshop is to develop an understanding of the connectedness between structure and expressive interpretation of the human visage.
Class dates – 5 classes running from 12:00pm-3:00pm:
- Saturday, 31st of January
- Saturday, 7th of February
- Saturday, 14th of February
- Saturday, 21st of February
- Saturday, 28th of February
Cost:
- RQAS Brisbane Members: $375 (for all 5 classes)
- Non-Members: $450 (for all 5 classes)
Maximum 10 students per class
Materials Supplied by tutor: Graphite, 2B/4B/6B Pencils, Plastic Ruler, Plastic Rubber, Heavy Cartridge Paper and Mixed Media Card.
PLEASE NOTE: The workshop will be held in the upstairs studio gallery which is only accessible via a flight of stairs.
About your Tutor:
Kay Kane is a highly respected artist with 50+ years of art practice to her name and 45 years’ experience as a teacher in visual art – drawing and painting. She was employed at the Queensland College of art, Griffith University teaching drawing for nearly 20 years, 10 years at the prestigious Arts Academy, Balmoral Queensland, as well as having conducted many workshops around Australia. She has been invited to and given papers at several conferences internationally on art, and on drawing in particular. Her 12 years tertiary education includes a Diploma of Fine Art, a BA in Fine Art Painting, (Both from Central St Martins Art College, London) as well as a PHD, Doctor of Visual Art, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane. She was honoured to be elected as a Fellow of The Royal Queensland Art Society and her work is held in many collections both Public and Private in Australia and internationally. To see more of Dr. Kay Kane’s work visit her Instagram or website https://www.kaykane.com/