In Reply to: Painting classes in Ubud posted by Tommmo on Sunday, 11. March 2007 at 08:44 Bali Time:
Run by Pranoto and his australian born Wife- Kerry Prendergast.
If you are a budding artist and travelling to Bali then you might like this. Pranoto's Art Gallery is now offering Life Drawing Sessions every Wednesday and Saturday according to a report in the Bali Discovery.
Paintings & Painting Classes in the heart of Ubud
Pranoto's Art Gallery is a lively, active gallery in the heart of the Ubud Art Community. It hosts exhibitions & life-drawing model sessions; fosters young local artists and functions as a meeting place for artists from all over the world. The gallery is run by artists, Pranoto and his wife Kerry Pendergrast.
For more information: Tel. 0361 970827, email or visit our website Pranoto's Art Gallery
During the twice weekly life drawing session there are no instructors present. Artists are free to choose their own mediums and methods.
Open to all interested artists the life drawing model session are imbued with an atmosphere of intense concentration as each participant in the studio defines his or her individual approach to the same model and pose.
Artists and models come from both Indonesia and overseas. The sessions have various pose times: Wednesday session (10 a.m.-1.00 p.m.) starts with 5 minute warm-ups increasing to 10, 20 and finally 60 minute poses. Saturday sessions (10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.) have 5 minute poses followed by a long pose of 80 minutes. Both sessions feature a model break every 20 minutes.
New models experienced or not are always sought and welcome. Both male and female models are featured in the life drawing sessions.
Each artists is asked to contribute Rp. 20,000 with each artist providing their own art material. No photography is allowed.
http://www.age.jp/~pranoto/
http://www.baliblog.com/travel-tips/the-very-bare-necessities-of-art-ubud-bali.html
Cheers!