Coming up in 2023-2024

2023 Has been a great year so far .. I just returned back to Santa Fe from a wonderful 9 weeks of Figure Drawing & Painting with Studio Escalier in Paris and Argenton Chateau. Four years have gone by since I was last there to teach - it was such a gift to finally pick up where I left off at the studio along with Jillian and our little Sylvie (who turned one while we were there!). I couldn’t have asked for a better time there… and I can’t wait to get back next Autumn, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, I’m excited about some upcoming workshops and courses in 2024.

- Figure Painting (Jan 1-19 2024) at the Ryder Studio in Santa Fe (Click link for more info & registration)

- Figure Drawing (*New dates set for Jan 26-29 2024) at BACAA (Click link for details)

- Online Figure Drawing via my website (TBA)
- Spring Landscape Painting (TBA)
- DRILLS & Portrait Drawing/Sculpting with Donat King & me (TBA)
- Autumn Drawing/Painting with Studio Escalier (TBA)

BACAA

Really looking forward to teaching at BACAA (Bay Area Classical Art Atelier) - This weekend workshop in December (2,3 & 4 2022) will be the first of two sessions.

In this weekend workshop series, we will explore figure drawing by deepening our understanding of structure and anatomy. The class will build from the ground up, working from the live model with strategies that will help us understand the dynamics of the body. We will study key skeletal landmarks and see how they are organized in volumetric perspective via the active and passive rhythms of the body. The movement curve will guide the proportion of our block in, unify the major masses of the body, and help us to anticipate formal pathways. Ultimately, light will lead the way as we ground and reinforce our perceptual experience with a better conceptual realization of the figure in our drawings.

Content breakdown:

The Movement Curve - The dynamic energy of the body

The Envelope & Block in - The perceptual foundation of our drawing

Anatomical Landmarks, Volume and Perspective - Realizing the figure in three dimensions relative to our point of observation

Planarity and Tone - The woven relationship of structure and light

My goal for the course is for each student to strengthen their understanding of these ideas while exploring the figure drawing process.

Visit https://www.bacaa.org/workshops-descriptions/tobias-hall-figure-drawing-anatomy-and-structure for more info & registration.