Thomas Shelford will be teaching academic drawing methods on an ongoing basis at several art schools in the east end of Long Island. In some cases, student work will be exhibited as part of a gallery group show.

Students will be instructed in techniques which have been derived from the 19th century French academic drawing methods. Early stages of the drawing will be constructed using simple lines that are refined through various methods including observing tilts, angles, center lines and the concept of non-parallelism. Later stages of the drawing will take a more "painterly" approach, with students laying in larger masses of tone, assessing relative value relationships by comparing one to the other through direct observation of the model.

Current Classes:

• Sculpture Drawing Sessions
  Sundays, 4:00 - 7:00 PM starting January 2008
  Grenning Gallery Sculpture Showroom, Sag Harbor NY
  Contact (631) 725-8469 or info@grenninggallery.com

  Building on the success of the workshop, Sag Harbor Fine Arts is offering an ongoing weekly 3-hour session on Sunday evenings, starting January, 2008 at Sag Harbor Fine Arts Academy. We will be drawing in the sculpture gallery every Sunday. Students pay month-to-month may continue on an ongoing basis.
  
  Download the class notes, course description and materials.




• Fundamentals of Drawing
  Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, February 9 through April 12, 2008
  Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Riverhead NY
  Contact (516) 924-3294 or http://www.liafa.com

  Fundamentals of blocking in, separation of light and shadow, and modeling form will be taught using still life objects illuminated with a single light source. This course is recommended for all incoming students, since it serves as the foundation for drawing, painting and sculpture. Students are presented with simple drawing problems concerning proportions, shapes, values (shading) and basic composition and design. The primary objective of this class is to develop the student’s eye for accuracy.