Our next set of weekly classes at JHess Studios in downtown San Francisco will begin on October 21st and run through December 15th of 2019. We offer a variety of classes in drawing, painting and sculpture.

In the sculpture department…

On Tuesday Evenings, I’ll be offering a new class: The Portrait in Bas-Relief. Students will work from life in oil based clay on a prepared wooden backdrop. The practice of bas-relief fosters a greater understanding of planes of the face, spatial relations, surface modeling, and the interplay between light and form. I’ll provide a casting demonstration toward the end of the class so that students may cast the piece at home if they choose to.

UPDATE: This class if full as of 10/3

On Saturday afternoons, I’ll be offering Figure Modeling/Long Pose, one of the core classes in our curriculum at JHess Studios. Students work from life in oil-based clay on a 28” flexible armature. The focus is on developing understanding of gesture, proportion, and form, as well as improving clay modeling skills.

For more information about either class, please use the links provided above, or contact me directly with questions.