“Classical Head and Figure Drawing”
with Instructor Ruth Squitieri
This is a 6-week class series
Dates: Thursdays - Jan 15th, 22nd, 29th, Feb 5th, 12th, & 19th, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - Noon
Tuition Fee for 6 weeks with Credit Card: $156.00 members - $187.00 non-members
Tuition Fee for 6 weeks with Check/Cash: $150.00 members - $180.00 non-members
Registration ends January 8th, 2026
Classes are limited to 12 students.
If you prefer to pay by check, please notify the Art League by email in order for us to hold your spot, make check payable to Art League of Daytona Beach and mail to 433 S. Palmetto Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 along with a completed registration form or you may drop off at the Art League during our gallery hours. For registration form click HERE.
Payment in full is required before the first class.
Class Description:
We will learn the standard proportions of the head and figure by exploring the Loomis method and using the Asaro head along with multiple photo references.
I will teach you a simple way to see values and how to convey them to achieve a dramatic and realistic look with proper shading techniques. I will show you different ways to approach portrait and figure drawing so your renderings will be more realistic and convincing.
We will be using a traditional, classical approach. This will give you the basic understanding and confidence to approach a portrait or figure from life or from photo references.
References provided, some featuring nude poses. No live model in this class.
Materials List:
Soft Pencils (HB to 8B or similar) and kneaded eraser, drawing paper (Strathmore 400 drawing paper 11x14 is best, white and tan or grey).
For additional questions please contact instructor Ruth Squitieri at krautgraphics@gmail.com or 386-451-6857 or you may contact the Art League at 386-947-7103.
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BIO
Ruth Squitieri was born and raised in a small town in Germany, before settling in Florida in her early 20s. She always had art in her life. While her family was very musical, she was the only one who always had a pencil or brush in her hand. After painting a lot in watercolor and acrylics, she discovered oils about 20 years ago. In 2008 she took her first plein air workshop and has been hooked to on-site painting ever since. Ruth currently includes quick pen and ink sketches in her repertoire, especially when traveling. She is now focusing on urban sketching with pen and ink washed over with fun splashes of watercolor.
Ruth loves to share her talent and knowledge and has been doing demos at artist’s groups as well as during paintout/plein air festivals in the Central Florida area for many years. She is a sought-after instructor at the Artists Workshop in New Smyrna Beach, teaching principles of Composition and Perspective along with an intensive immersion into art for beginners, head and figure drawing, and pen and ink sketching.
Statement
Ruth believes that working from life allows you to put the most truthful statement onto paper, and also the most interesting. “The camera doesn’t capture all the light and details in the shadows, but puts everything in focus. That is not how we see the world.” To this point she studies the scene that’s in front of her and puts down what nature presents her with, carefully repositioning certain elements, eliminating others, but always focusing on the quality of light (when painting in oils) or fun details (when doing urban sketching).