The Ryder Studio -- Summer 2019

I am taking the 2 week figure drawing workshop at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe (I had also taken the same drawing workshop in 2017) :

The Ryder Studio

in Santa Fe

My final drawing,

with some touches by Anthony Ryder

The final drawing altered in AI,

using Google's Deep Dream Generator,

and a bit of post production in Photoshop

Both of the above drawings are posted on Instagram.

MATERIALS

Strathmore 400 series drawing pad,

medium surface,

clipped to a similar sized foamboard for support

Mars Staedtler pencils,

2B to 6B at the very least,

with KUM pencil sharpener,

and 150 to 220 sandpaper for fine tip sharpening

Alvin white triangular hard eraser,

kneaded eraser,

and a brush for removing eraser crumbs

INDEX of addition pages:

• Tony Ryder -- First Demo
• My First Drawings
• Tony Ryder -- Long Demo
• My Long Drawing

Day 1 -- June 10th, Monday:

John Reger gave the lecture on the first day of the workshop:

** Developing Caliper Vision **

John Reger giving the drawing demo

from a live model

John Reger's demo drawing

My best drawing of the first day

Day 2 -- June 11, Tuesday:

Anthony Ryder took over from the second day on:

Anthony Ryder using a bicycle spoke (or piano wire)

to measure the model

while giving a drawing demo

Anthony Ryder sharpens the pencil to a long, fine point --

and usually holds the pencil from the back end, 

allowing for a light touch, and longer sweeping lines

Anthony Ryder's first demo figure

My best drawing the second day

Days 3,4, 5-- June 12,13,14:

Anthony Ryder started the long demo, which he finished at the end of the two week session, on June 21st:

The final drawing

from the long week and a half demo

My final 3 day drawing

from the last half of the first week

2nd Week (June 17 - 21):

My final drawing, on Thursday, June 20th,

just before Anthony Ryder added some finishing touches

DRAWING BY OTHER STUDENTS

(of the same long pose)

By Anne

By Cynthia

By Dennis

Anthony Ryder and John Reger

(missing, Celeste Ryder, instructor at the Ryder Studio)

Anthony Ryder studied with Ted Seth Jacobs at the Art Student's League in New York City.

The Dictionary of Human Form by Ted Seth Jacobs

Library downstairs

at the Ryder Studio

During the workshop, three other academic drawing ateliers came up:

• New York Academy of Art
• Grand Central Atelier (NYC)
• Gage Academy (Seattle)

I really enjoyed both the summer figure drawing workshops I took at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe (2017 and 2019).  The instruction is very concrete, more so that anything I got in college.  Moreover, I enjoy the multi-days poses -- rarely do I get to struggle with a drawing for more than 3 hours.