Award winning artist, Dana Aldis is scheduled to teach Portrait Drawing with Trois (three) Crayons at the Dahmen Barn. Registrations must be received by May 28, 2012, either by using the online process at the top of the calendar page at www.artisanbarn.org or calling 509-229-3414.
"Trois Crayons” is a drawing technique using White, Red and Black Chalks on a toned paper, usually grey. It is a classical style of drawing practiced by Rubens, Watteau and Corregio to name a few.
Artist Dana Aldis is teaching this class to students age 16 and above on Saturday, June 2 from 10 am to 4 pm at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. The cost is $83 with students bringing their own materials which are shown on the calendar listing at www.artisanbarn.org.
Students will develop their drawing skills with this classical technique, using contemporary materials - Prismacolor Color pencils and Canson Mi-Teintes Paper.
Students will focus on structure, proportions and anatomical details of the head; develop their drawings to create accurate, beautiful portrait renderings. Students will also explore composition through quick, thumbnail sketches and warm up gesture drawings from the model, before moving on to more finished work. Clothing and Drapery Elements will also be addressed, as well as toning the paper.
When Dana was nine years old, her uncle started her on her artistic journey. He gave her a box of Grumbacher Pastels and showed her how to blend and render an apple. Later on she continued her art education with a BFA from the Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington DC, followed by an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. She studied drawing, painting and sculpture, along with some printmaking and book arts. Her parents encouraged her studies, often enrolling her in art classes in the countries they were stationed in during their time with the State Department.
In 2002, Dana began teaching drawing and painting at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. During the next ten years she taught students of all ages. She found teaching art made her a better artist, allowing her to express her ideas with better clarity.
Drawing is the foundation of her art, and she also enjoys working in a variety of art media – watercolor, egg tempera, charcoal, graphite, oils and acrylics. In 2008 she started painting pet portraits.
Dana and her husband moved to Moscow, Idaho the summer of 2011. Soon after, Dana won first place in the Palouse Plein Air Contest, hosted by the City of Moscow Third Street Gallery. Her painting, Palouse Impression, is now part of the City Art Collection.
Dana’s artwork has been exhibited and sold nationwide. She currently teaches drawing and painting privately or in group classes.
You can view her portraits on her blog.
Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The facility is fully ADA compliant and is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm with no daily admission fee. Information: www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.
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