Spring Art League: 3D Metal Casting and 2D Figure Drawing

Spring Art League: 3D Metal Casting and 2D Figure Drawing

Youth After School | This class has been canceled

14-18

3/1/2017-3/15/2017

6:30 PM-9:00 PM EDT on Wed

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$515.00

$466.00

March 1 - April 5: 3D Metal Casting
Learn how to wax cast, a metal casting process that starts with a wax model and ends with a casted duplicate of the model in bronze or sterling metal. Explore the delicate art of wax carving and understand the transition between wax and metal. You’ll pour melted metal into your mold, and when it cools, you’ll be left with a metal object you can sand and polish.

April 19 - May 24: 2D Figure Drawing
The human figure is one of the best teaching and learning tools for any visual artist. In these drawing sessions, we’ll cover fundamentals of drawing such as line quality, gesture, shape, form, and value. Then we’ll move on to specific figure drawing lessons, focusing on anatomy and improving your critical eye. This class works from live models.

  • ***Class will actually run March 1st to May 24th. Registration contains 12 weeks****
  • ***No class April 12th***
Benton, Ginny

Ginny Benton received formal training from Savannah College of Art and Design, B.F.A for metals and jewelry in 2011 and New Approach School for Jewelers. She created rings that were published in the 2012 "SCAD Lookbook", a yearly publication of best student work. Her rings were featured at the Young Designs Exposition in Taipei, Taiwan. Ginny undertook 4 years of professional jeweler's apprenticeship, 3 years spent under Jeweler Jay Sharpe. Ginny began teaching jewelry classes October 2012. Currently, Ginny is creating work through her brand "gb Jewelry" through which she makes jewelry on commission, for galleries , and stores.

Van Auken, Tommy

Thomas Van Auken decided to be an artist when he was drawing a horse in the first grade. Since then, he has focused on drawing and painting, working and experimenting with a variety of materials, especially oil paint. He studied at the Corcoran School of Fine Art, and has shown in a number of galleries including 2nd Street Gallery in Charlottesville, VA, and Joan Wich and Co in Houston, TX. In Richmond, he has shown at Eric Schindler Gallery several times over the past 20 years. He began teaching at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond in 2003.