Class #500 – Hair Salon with Don Colley

Four three-hour classes over four weeks Have you been tied in knots trying to draw human hair and the myriad ways it’s cut, layered, combed and coiffed? Do you sweat trying to unravel the puzzle of French braids? Are you in the weeds with Keef Richard shags? Are you lost in the labyrinth of dread knots? Flustered with high top fades? Comb overs? Crew cuts? Hot comb curls? Well, this is the class for you where we’ll tackle all that shining, gleamin’, flaxen, waxen hair! Styles just after they shore it or long like Jesus wore it. When you walk out the door, sketchbook in hand, whether you come across Afros, spit curls or Mohawks, you’ll have a strategy and the know-how to demystify the tonsorial art of locks décor. We’ll meet the first two sessions in the dining room at the Palette & Chisel to examine drawings from history, reams of my hair studies, and where I’ll demo several hair styles. We will also draw from photos and from each other. I’ll assign (encourage) some “homework” to be reviewed the following class. The next two classes we will be out in the wild where we’ll meet to draw from life with review of our results in the last half hour. Bring medium-size sketchbooks that can accommodate dry and wet medium. Ink, watercolor, markers or pencils are welcome. Henceforth, your depictions of hair will have satinesque luster and waves you could surf on. Special Notes For the first two classes, this class meets in the Palette & Chisel dining room. The next two classes will be held outside; contact the instructor for details.