If you are passing by New York you might want to drop in for a lesson in Anatomy and Drawing as i did for a month when i was there is the late 90’s. The reason i am writing this now is because i came across the brochure for the course that i attended – 1997- 1998. The tutor was excellent: he believed firmly that good figurative drawing, hence painting, came from studying anatomy. Knowing the underlying muscle structure, to back up your observation makes a good drawing. Hence the mark made is a combination of observation and the memory of studied muscle structure.
Check it out for yourself: http://www.theartstudentsleague.org/
Looking at the price list in front of me, then it would have cost me less than £100/a whole month for about 4 hours everyday, monday through friday.
Todays prices check it out: http://www.theartstudentsleague.org/pdf/summer_sched_2010_web_r1.pdf
Pollock did say at sometime that it took him about 10 years to unlearn what he learnt at the league, before he decided dripping paint was OK. Something like that…he said. The Honorary memebers list is long: those who either studied or were instructors at the league at sometime during its history. You know what: it is allowed to be cool in New York.
