Anthony Ryder
Bio
“Once the conditions of the learning experience have been organized, the teacher ignites the art of drawing in his or her students and then guides them into more and more profound states of realization.” -Anthony Ryder
Anthony Ryder studied for a year at the Rhode Island School of Design before entering the Art Students League of New York in 1983. At the League he met Ted Seth Jacobs, who became his teacher and mentor. In 1985 Mr. Jacobs chose Mr. Ryder as his substitute, and since then he has taught over a hundred classes and workshops, working with many students of all levels. Mr. Ryder’s work is in many private collections and is on display at Andreeva Portrait Gallery in Santa Fe. His solo exhibition was in 1999 at Van de Griff gallery in Santa Fe. His book The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing was published in 2000.
Classes taught by Anthony Ryder
Figure Drawing in Pencil
This class has no available sessions. Please email us if you are interested.
In this 5-day figure drawing workshop, Class time will be divided between lectures, demonstrations and drawing from the model. Mr. Ryder will demonstrate how to capture the gestural curve of a pose while maintaining an accurate drawing through the process of drawing a basic envelope, blocking in the form, contour drawing, and shading. Students will take figure drawings to various stages of completion as they learn about the structure of the body. Each student’s drawing receives individual attention at his or her drawing board or easel.
Portrait Drawing in Pencil
This class has no available sessions. Please email us if you are interested.
In this 5-day portrait drawing workshop, students will complete three to four portrait drawings. Mr. Ryder will give a 90 minute drawing demonstration each morning, and students will draw from the live model for the rest of the day. Each student’s drawing receives individual attention every day at his or her drawing board or easel.
Portrait Painting in Oil
This class has no available sessions. Please email us if you are interested.
During this two-week painting workshop, students complete one portrait, following along as Mr. Ryder demonstrates each step of the painting process with two-hour demonstrations each morning and gives individual critiques for the rest of each day. The process begins with a small color study, called a “poster study”. Then a careful drawing is done in charcoal directly on the canvas. The drawing is inked in with paint, and is followed with a precise, full-color underpainting wash-in. After the underpainting is complete, the final opaque layer of paint is applied.