For Art Club each week, Experiencing the Arts is sponsoring a residency with Figure Drawing instructor Dierdre Dennis (shown in orange below). The two hour workshops started October 7th and will continue to Thanksgiving. Dierdre's daughter Caitlin (shown in black body suit) is the model for the class.

Experiencing the Arts Director, Christopher Morse says this about the residency. "This has been an extremely successful residency, the Art students were hungry for it; they knew that figure drawing was important for their portfolio, what they didn't know was the energy and focus that it takes. Many students have commented that the two hour sessions fly by. Even though this residency takes place after school, there has been excellent participation. At least a dozen have shown up for the class each session. Dierdre has had excellent organization and runs the students through warm up exercises such as blind contour drawings and gesture sketches, then challenges the students to some longer exercises such as contour drawings emphasizing weight and mass, shading, and longer sustained drawings -- even group drawings including some of the students! Each week she assigns homework and even though the students see it as an extra class, many are pleased to show her their homework at the beginning of the next session. Caitlin is an excellent model -- it is not easy holding poses for ten minutes or longer. It has been a treat to have Figure Drawing at Mascoma, Dierdre Dennis and her daughter Caitlin have made this an excellent program."

Student examples click here Student Examples - Figure Drawing