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Improve your ability to capture a subject’s likeness, learn expressive drawing techniques, and expand on your style of rendering! Learn the fundamentals of creating a realistic portrait using reference photos, mirrors and your imagination. Explore a variety of techniques to arrive at the goal of an expressive portrait. In this class, you'll learn...

Explore fluidity and movement in figure drawing using your whole body, not just your hand, and learn to capture a pose quickly—with energy! In this workshop, you will be introduced to the history of gestural drawing and why it is fundamental to capturing the human form. Students will create several sketches of a live clothed model. Gain experience,...

​Join this experimental 2-day workshop with Barbara Inbody! The inspiration for it comes from Germany. European artists do things differently and use different materials. We will learn about the art of Ines Hildur and discover that her process takes much more work than originally thought! We will focus on how to use materials (none that you can...

Create colorful and unique pet portraits from start to finish using your own photographs to paint creatures of all kinds, from furry to feathery to scaly! In this class, you will learn to create a pet (or other animal) portrait that is unique to you as the artist as well as to your subject. We will cover concepts in composition, style, and effects...

Ever wanted to capture the vibrant world around you? Not sure where to begin? Inspiration is blooming around and all you need is a pen and pencil! In this workshop, we will learn the basics of botanical illustration, from the language of line to rendering light and shadow. Pen and ink will be the tools used to create a variety of realistic textures...

A hands-on studio approach covering all the fundamentals of drawing! This class will consist of instructor demos and practical exercises. It will cover a refresher of the basics of drawing, tools, and techniques in pencil and charcoal and will explore some new horizons along the way. ​Students will leave this workshop with tools and skills to...

Express yourself and tell your own story. We will begin with a session of loose, gestural life drawing with a clothed model and then in weeks two and three you will use some of those sketches to create unique paintings using unusual compositions, painting, collage, drawing, whatever you like. Supply List: Sketch paper, newsprint or whatever you...

A hands-on studio approach covering all the fundamentals of realism drawing!This class will consist of instructor demos and practical exercises. It will cover a refresher of the basics of drawing, tools, and techniques in pencil and charcoal and will explore some new horizons along the way.​Students will leave this workshop with tools and skills...

This beginner-friendly class is perfect for those who have never picked up a pencil before. If you've ever said to yourself "I can't draw" or "I wish I could draw", this class is for you! We've isolated the most important drawing topics and condensed the information so you can understand what drawing is about in an hour. This rich and concise class...

Join us for a fun workshop with GOLDEN Artist Educator, Lisa Bebi where we will create narratives using underlying images.  ​Painting using imagery in our art making is such a fun way to tell a visual story. We use photocopies as the underlying image and build from there. This is a way of creating expressive and fun art that can stand up to...

Become familiar with entry-level drawing tools, techniques and processes. You'll learn drawing fundamentals such as line, shape, perspective, depth and tonal value and also practice observational and non-representational drawing. Come explore the possibilities of extending drawing into your everyday life and making it part of your practice. Supply...

This is not your grandmother's drawing class. Get loose in this unconventional drawing class using a variety of drawing tools and materials on paper. The earliest civilizations created abstractions through shapes and pattern. The 20th Century brought abstract art to Western culture through Fauvism, Cubism, and Abstract Expressionism. Abstract Drawing...