Through sustained four week poses, students will be guided through the process of completing an accurate oil painting or drawing of the live model.
Students will learn to paint the structural landmarks of the human figure by combining the variations of form and plane. We will focus on the beginning stage by simplifying light and shadow to create shapes with a step- by-step approach, which will then allow you to build the detail of the body and achieve a likeness with human expression. You will learn to create a three-dimensional effect with depth of space by understanding and controlling your edges. Students of all levels of experience are welcome.
Yuka Imata earned her B.F.A. at Massachusetts College of Art and Design followed by Art Students League of New York winning the Xavier Gonzales and Ethel Edwards Grant to study in Spain. She has received awards from the Salmagundi and Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Clubs and was featured in American Artist, Plein Air Magazine and featured on the cover of Drawing Magazine along with an 8 page article. Her work has shown throughout the U.S. at the Chelsea Art Museum, National Arts Club, Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, and overseas in Florence, Tokyo, Yokohama an ...
Yuka Imata earned her B.F.A. at Massachusetts College of Art and Design followed by Art Students League of New York winning the Xavier Gonzales and Ethel Edwards Grant to study in Spain. She has received awards from the Salmagundi and Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Clubs and was featured in American Artist, Plein Air Magazine and featured on the cover of Drawing Magazine along with an 8 page article. Her work has shown throughout the U.S. at the Chelsea Art Museum, National Arts Club, Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, and overseas in Florence, Tokyo, Yokohama and at the Museum of Kyoto. Her portrait commissions includes Montefiore Hospital (Bronx, NY), Fife n’ Drum Restaurant (Kent, CT) and numbers of private commissions. She appeared on ESPN Face to Face along with her 7 charcoal sketches of athletes. She is represented at The Good Gallery (CT) Learn more about her work at www.yukaimata.com.
Figure/Portrait Drawing & Painting: A Classical Approach
Painting and Drawing the Human Form