Workshops

Drawing the Human Figure                       Contact Peter Granucci     603-352-6828      petergranucci@mac.com

Location: Sharon Vermont                         Dates: Mondays 9a.m.-1p.m. Beginning September 5th for twelve weeks

Our continual fascination with the beauty and mystery of the human figure has made figure
drawing a cornerstone of western civilization’s definition of art.
In this 12 week series, Peter Granucci presents a sequential approach to seeing the body
from the inside out while learning to draw it with a sense of living energy and dynamics.
Peter deftly balances the use of observation and anatomical understanding with techniques
that help students gain independence in this understanding thus developing confidence in
drawing from memory. Practice in the development of line, form, values, perspective and
relationships will allow students to gain technical precision while increasing their individual
expressivity.
The course will be a combination of live models and projected image. There will be
focused, specific homework assignments, and beginning in week two, short critique
sessions and group discussions. Although the class will be divided into three four week
focus areas, attendance for each session is strongly recommended as the material will build
on the previous sessions.
4 weeks understanding anatomy and drawing the parts
4 weeks learning to draw from memory, parts and connections
4 weeks the figure as a whole

The cost is $50 per participating artist per four-hour session (that’s $12.50 p/hr), plus cost of model estimated as $60 or $12 per artist (if five). Total cost per session is thus estimated to be $62 or $65.

Painting the Whites in Winter!    9:30-4:00 Saturday the 26th of March

Contact Peter Granucci     603-352-6828      petergranucci@mac.com

Place: Bartlett NH, The Bartlett Inn     When:March 26th or for the weekend 25,26,27  contact Bartlett Inn  stay@bartlettinn.com

Organization: New Hampshire Plein Air Society     

• Contact: http://www.nhpleinair.com/

Class Title and Dates: More on, Painting the Parts! Starts in March and goes through November, the first Saturday of each month. 10a.m.-4p.m.

• Class Description: This series of workshops is for artists of all levels. Beginners to Advanced. It takes various aspects, parts, of what are in many of our paintings and gives us sometime to dedicate our attention on what it is that makes that part read successfully. In this workshop we will examine historical and recent paintings to discuss there methods and principles that make it work – or what is missing. This fun and engaging class uses both the studio and outdoors for working. Topics are suggested by participants! Some of the topics will be (but not necessarily limited to): Composition, Core and Cast Shadows, Creating things UNDER water (rocks, sandy bottom, etc), Foliage – distant and near, Handling Greens (review), Luminosity (that glowing light!), Snow and ice, Storm clouds, Sunsets, Water- surf/waves … Breaking and rolling, Wet Sand/reflections

Organization: Monadnock Area Artists Association 

• Contact: http://monadnockareaartists.org/

• Class Title and Dates: Paint Monadnock – Plein Air Workshop     Wednesday 6/22-8/10/11

• Class Description: In this workshop we will meet in different locations each week. Individual styles are encouraged and we will look at various approaches and methods that will enable you to develop you skills and speed of application. Composition, brush work, color and other painting lessons will be given. There will usually be a mini-lesson before every session covering a different topic each time. Then will will paint and finish with a group discussion and observation of each artists painting.

Organization: AVA Gallery and Art Center Lebenon NH             Contact: http://www.avagallery.org/

• Class Title: Painting Mount Ascutney        Monday 6/20-8/1/2011

• Class Description: Iconic Mount Ascutney is such a beautiful subject! Let’s take advantage and get out and paint it. In this series we will meet at different location each week. You will create paintings of and from the Mountain! You will learn and develop techniques and skills that enable successful outdoor painting. Speed and style will be discussed as well as different ways to paint and interpret the landscape. Materials and what to bring will be covered.

• Class Title: Practicing Plein Air Painting!                    

• Class Description: The good news is, there are only a few weeks until summer! So let’s prepare by practicing Plein Aire painting inside, where it’s warm and dry. In this class you’ll work from projections and paint them as if you are on location. The logistics of being outside is a challenge unto itself, so you can, in the comfort of the studio, stay calm and focus on the painting process. I will teach and demonstrate various techniques for successful plein aire painting, focusing on developing clarity of intent and how to get it down quickly. This will help you when you are outdoors and the light is changing, you will be able to paint fast enough to capture it!  We will experiment and develop a method appropriate to each person’s aesthetic.