Drawing Marathon

June 2 - 13, 2008

Monday - Friday, 9am-6pm

Graham Nickson with Ron Milewicz

Working from direct observation during an intensive two-week period, students explore all major elements of the language of drawing. The concepts of the relational and of metaphor are major elements of this endeavor. Models in dramatic and original environments are part of this dialogue. Current and historic attitudes toward drawing will be discussed. Scales are extreme, small and large; materials diverse, and the physical and intellectual rigorously engaged.

The cost for this Marathon is $1,625

Materials:

• Black and white acrylic paint (1/2 gal. each)
• Acrylic gloss medium (1.2 gal.)
• Acrylic paint (1 pint each):
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Indian Red
  • Phthalo Blue-green Shade
  • Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Hard Pastels (3 each of):
  • Leaf Green Deep
  • Violet Red Deep
  • Cobalt Blue Deep Tone
  • Caput Mortem Deep
• Hard pastels (6 each of):
  • Ultramarine Blue Deep
  • Permanent Red Deep
• Colored pencils (3 of each):
  • Indian Red
  • Prussian Blue
• Pencils - 6B-6H
• Vine charcoal (3 boxes each):
  • Willow thin
  • Willow medium
  • Willow extra-large
  • Scene asst.
• Paper:
  • 30 sheets of 22"x 30" 90lb. CP (TH Saunders)
  • 1 10yd x 60" roll of good quality paper (140 lb. TH Saunders)
• Brushes:
  • Large house-painting
  • Bristle rounds: #1, #2, #4, #6, #8, #12
  • Sable: #6, #8
  • Sash: #000, #0, #4, #6
• Several Staedtler erasers
• Chamois cloth
• Drawing board (large enough to fit 2' x 30" sheet of paper)
• Pushpins
• Staple gun & staples
• Scissors
• Masking tape & white tape (1", 1/2", 1/4")
• Ball of string
• Measuring tape and yard stick
• Roll of good paper towels
• Black and white watercolor and/or non-waterproof black ink
• Watercolors (can purchase mid to cheap paint):
  • Transparent Chinese White
  • Lemon Yellow
  • Cadmium Yellow Medium
  • Yellow Ochre
  • Cadmium Red Light
  • Cadmium Red Depp
  • Magenta
  • Alizarin Crimson
  • Hooker Green
  • Viridian Green
  • Ultramarine Blue
  • Cobalt Blue
  • Dioxazine Violet (Winsor Violet)
  • Blue/Black or Ivory Black

• NO CHARKOLE OR COMPRESSED CHARCOAL

• NO PADS OR NEWSPRINT