
Join us every Wednesday, every Friday, and on the first Saturday of the month for a figure drawing session from live model in Carrollton, TX.

Learn human proportion and art materials at the Texas Hill Country Atelier in a 4-day hands-on figure drawing workshop with Michael Mentler in Kerrville, TX.

Are you ready to take your figure drawing to the next level? Learn the Mentler Methode figure structure approach online! No disks, no long flights, just press play and dive in at your own pace!
Drawing from nude or costumed model, long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
Drawing from nude model, short and/or long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
Drawing from nude model, short and/or long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
Figure drawing workshop with Michael Mentler
Kerrville, Texas, USA
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Visit studio owner’s art gallery. A number of original drawings and paintings by Michael Mentler are available for purchase and ready to be added to your collection.

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TSoFA Open Studio Sessions: Wednesday • Portrait • 10:30-1:30 •• Friday • Figure • 10:30-1:30 •• Every Other Saturday • Figure 1:30-4:15 Mentler Méthode Labs Every Other Saturday 10:30-1:00 Demonstration 1:30-4:15 LIVE MODEL May 17th–– GRAVITY • Tension • May 31st–– GRAVITY • Yin, Yang June 14th— GRAVITY • Review June 19th-23nd––Mentler Méthode Master •…

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PROSPECTOUS: Extra-Fine Gold Our range of 208 extra-fine oil colours offers the most extensive palette of colours in the world, with poppy oil being the principal binder of all our colours. This gives the paste a brilliant appearance, plus a creamy texture, and most importantly prevents your colours from yellowing with age. However, it also…

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Nicolai Fechin’s figurative works are so influential that one rarely considers his prowess in other genres. The landscape and still life paintings are masterpieces in their own right; his palette knife technique is both brutal and superb. His orchestration of color sets the stage with analogous surrounds highlighting the lead singer. His painting philosophy and…

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