Drawing People, Places & Things
Explore seascape, cityscape and landscape drawing using photo references. Start with selecting your scene according to composition guidelines. For cityscapes, learn how to break down large buildings into basic shapes and textures and draw figures with proper proportions. We will apply linear perspective to simplify drawing skyscrapers, vehicles, and people. As we examine country scenery, learn […]
Drawing For All
Students will draw with graphite pencil, learning about line, dark and light values, composition and more. We will turn the ordinary into the sublime, working from a still life (and other things) of each student’s own design. Please bring a few soft pencils (6B to 9B) and a 9 x12 sketch pad to the first […]
Collage, Paint, Draw
Collaging allows for more freedom of expression, removing fear of “mistakes,” and makes learning basics of the visual art more fun for young artists. Our projects will include fantasy and realistic topics, working from observation and imagination. We will do still-lifes, portraits, landscapes and abstracts combining traditional and non traditional methods and materials. Students will […]
Painting Or Drawing The Portrait
Become more confident as a portraitist and capture the personality of your subject in your art. Students already confident in a medium other than graphite pencil (e.g. oil, acrylic, pastels, etc.) should feel free to bring them to class. Otherwise, prepare to draw with pencil and bring a 9 x12 sketch pad, a few soft […]
Friday Night: Relax & Create
These evening sessions will be a class designed to de-stress and tune into your inner creativity. Emphasis will be on exploration and relaxing into the art process through guided art projects. This is a chance to experiment with a variety of materials and techniques that you might have always wanted to try such as; acrylic […]
Telling A Story Using The Figure Workshop
In this workshop you will be working to paint playfully and abstractly using the figure. Some of the approaches we will be exploring include painting, collage, color mixing, finding the big shapes (composition), and creating studies to use for a larger, final piece. In the morning we will be drawing from a model and making a […]
