Stacey Williams-NG demo at AC Art Association

Here's some info I found

• http://www.staceywilliamsng.com/blog
• http://www.wisconsinart.org/education/summer.aspx (She taught summer classes at WA museum of Wisconsin Art on Drawing Drapery and Fabric Folds.
• She also had a show at the Underwood Gallery http://www.underwoodgallery.com/

I like her paintings. They're very dramatic. She told us that she graduated BFA in graphics and worked as a creative director until 2005 when she quit to paint full time.

She gave us a sheet identifying the 7 basic folds per the Italian masters; Pipe or drop, Zigzag, spiral, Diaper, Half-Lock, Drop and Inert. She did 3 demos and was very fast.

She said it's important to draw what's underneath first then draw the drapery. A good exercise it to actually draw a still life than drape it.

You want to establish landmarks, darks, decide on hard and soft lines. Pick one spot to do great to key into the fabric type. Fabric looks more like fabric when it's drawn next to something that is not fabric. Need to indicate when drawing, gravity, how it hangs, its weight and where it clings. Lighter edges are in front. Exaggerate and make super dark shadows. When painting use different brush strokes for Fabric and not fabric. Vary your brush strokes all over the painting to create interest. Stripes define fabric, give it volume. When painting have your strokes follow the grain of the fabric. In one demo she used charcoal to define the shapes and shading then used a pencil to make the stripes. This demo made me want to draw cloth.