FIGURE DRAWING with Marshall Geddes
This WORKSHOP was held on August 20, 2025.
Marshall Geddes led the workshop. In 2015, he opened the Drawing House in Barrie with the help of family and friends to share his passion for drawing and painting. Marshall studied figure drawing, figure painting and cartooning at the Art Students League of New York. He has studied extensively under Marvel and DC comic artists, Disney and at The Toronto Cartoonist Workshop. Marshall continued figure drawing at Sheridan College and the Toronto School of Art. After which, he pursued private studies in wildlife and Disney drawing.
Attendance: This workshop was recommended to artists who would like to get a better understanding of the fundamentals of figure drawing. The workshop included hands on instruction and exercises to be able to sketch human figures. The focus was on capturing gestures and different postures and poses and our model was Lucy. This workshop is considered a starting point for a future workshop adding people in plein air paintings. Download Materials List here.
LOCATION: This 3 hour workshop was held at the Bala Community Centre, located at 1008 Maple Street, Bala. The Bala Plein Air Group appreciates the use of this space provided by the Township of Muskoka Lakes for the workshop. Google Map directions here.
REGISTRATION & FEES: The cost to attend was $40 payable to the Bala Plein Air Group. Space was limited to fifteen people and the WORKSHOP was a success.
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Past Workshops
The Bala Plein Air Group hosted two instructor led Plein Air workshops in 2022. These ran over 2 days.
Sam Paonessa (Oil & Acrylics) Painting the Towns of Muskoka
Margaret Ferraro (Pastel) Plein Air in Pastel
