FIGURE PAINTING w/ NICK SKOUG

5-Week  |   6-8:30PM   |   Thursdays, April 30 through May 28 |   $250

In this class, participants will explore the basics of figure painting, starting with loose gestural studies, continuing to more sustained poses, and finishing with a brief exploration of how the figure can be used to make more personal statements. Figure drawing experience highly recommended, basic painting experience also a plus.

Week 1: Introductions, materials, gesture painting.
Week 2: Paint from model/demo.
Week 3: Paint from model.
Week 4: Paint from model.
Week 5: Critique/discussion of further possibilities of figure (narrative, political art, etc.)

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Nick Skoug is a figurative painter. Originally from the Los Angeles area, he studied painting there before moving to Germany, where he lived for 10 years. He left Berlin for a Master’s Degree in Painting at the New York Studio School.