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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...

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...

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...

You will be sketching objects, plants, flowers, buildings and people around us, fearlessly. Many famous painters realized that a sketch carries the weight of your spirit, dreams, desires, concentration; it accompanies you so you are not alone, and you build confidence in yourself. Sketching is a habit that shows what you see, how you feel, and it becomes...

Abstractionism—from Germany, Experimental Studies ​Join this experimental class 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! The class...

Would you like to feel confident when drawing plants? Nancy will teach you the steps to drawing petals and leaves through skeletal structure, fleshing in, correcting your illustration through a layering process. You'll learn tips and tricks such as how to draw a curling leaf or petal, symmetry, and more. We'll work in graphite pencil during this...

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...

Continue learning from the beginning course and get ready to learn more advanced rendering techniques! ​Drawing Composition Landscapes & Cityscapes Still Lives Human Figures See Supply List Note: Be sure to pick up a Student Parking Pass at the front desk when you arrive.​

Prerequisite for this class is Abstract Drawing Level 1. Students from Level 1 will explore more techniques with all new lessons that build upon what we previously learned! WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS: those who want to learn about contemporary methods those who want to learn to be expressive and loose those who enjoy using drawing materials ​adults...

Join in the fun of drawing facial proportions and contours. You will complete several likenesses with color, light and shadow, using colored pencil.

Enjoy personal instruction in pencil and colored pencil, with an exhibiting artist who will guide you through the basic rules of the road and teach you the foundation for all other forms of art, from sketching to painting.  Sessions will be participant-friendly, satisfying, and fun so you can later enjoy drawing on your own 5 week course.

Take your animal drawings to the next level and learn how to get more realism in your animal drawings. We will be working in the medium of Pastel. (a high grade colorful soft chalk), on a high quality Pastel paper. We will address how to draw form, shadow, how to create rhythmic lines to show structure and measure proportions to get you animals looking...

During the second 3-hour session you will create a realistic drawing of a still life. This time, you get to pick your subject from our array of photos. Take what you learned from the first class and apply it to something more complex.  Now that you know everything you need to know, all you have to do is apply your knowledge and continue practicing....