Croquis is the art of drawing the human form in its Birthday Suit so grab a model, a mirror, a space heater and an ivy leaf (if you’re too shy) and listen in as Brandon Schell instructs the class and reads from classic art history theories on the human form. Absalon Radio sender fra Folkehuset Absalon i København til der hvor du er. Lyt med hver dag fra kl. 7 til midnat på https://absaloncph.dk/absalon-radio/ Send os en hilsen på [email protected].
Latest episodes
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Session 12 - Auguste Rodin
This session we take inspiration from Auguste Rodin, who was better known as a sculptor and artist, but, what about his life drawing sessions with his live-in muses? We read from "…
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Session 11 - Manchester Life Drawing
May, one of the organizers of Life Drawing Manchester, joins this week's session to talk about what it has been like to move their physical sessions to the online platforms we have…
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Croquis from Home: Session 10 - William Eaton
At times, and specifically, more recently, William uses life drawing to compliment his poems. William is a decorated writer and poet who has found his way to life drawing. He focus…
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Croquis from Home: Session 9 - Sharon from Croquis Corner
During this session, Sharon from Croquis Corner joins to teach us how to setup our rooms for a session. She shares her story of how life drawing helps her battle PTSD and lonelines…
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Croquis from Home: Session 8 - Maria (Whatifwefly_model)
Maria recently began working as a life drawing model. She found her way to it through a photographer and thought it was a good idea during quarantine. She uses her background in ae…
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Croquis from Home: Session 7 - Ann Marshall / David Hockney
Ann Marshall is a full-time commercial artist working from New York. She joined us to talk about working quick, satisfying private clients and the transition from her art studies a…
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Croquis from Home: Session 6 - Judith Yaws / Ilya Repin
Judith Yaws is a well decorated contemporary artist and maker who's practice was recognised and nourished by her mentors from an early age when she began winning awards for her dep…
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Croquis from Home: Session 5 - Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele is the classic story of unrequited love. The tragic story of Egon's work and life is expressed in his nude drawings that are still highly referenced and influential to…
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Croquis from Home: Session 4 - Writing Art History
We all speak a language, and our mother tongue allows us to communicate with our peers and families. However, the language of art history and the way in which classic art historica…
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Croquis from Home: Session 3 - Adolf Loos
It is important to not ignore the background because it enlightens our human subject. What is behind the human figure is also just as interesting and important to measure the propo…
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Croquis from Home: With Brandon Schell - Episode 02 "Shadows"
Continuing where the last session left off, we discuss the most important element of any life drawing session, shadow. It is how we turn objects, how we make shapes distinguish the…
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Croquis from Home: Sessoion 1
As all first sessions of anything, we need to start at the beginning, with the basics. How do we see? Why do we see that way? and how do we un-train the eye in order to see things…