Drawing On Your Talent

What Talent?

I can't Draw Stick People

I hear that all the time in the gallery.

"I can't take a class.

I can't even draw stick people!"

My response is always,

"You're in luck!  We're not drawing stick people!"

These are all beginning drawing students and we did a great body of work.  Our instructor, Jeremy is in the middle.

 

New fall drawing classes are forming.

 

 

 

 

   Intro to Drawing Course

is a six lesson course spread out over 12 weeks.

• Aug. 11 - What is drawing?  Intro to materials and methods. Gray scale.  Drawing the still life.
• Aug. 25 - Setting up the still life. A compositional study. Foreground, middle ground and background.
• Sept. 8 - Drawing on the right side.  Additive vs. subtractive.
• Sept. 22 - Pastiche - choose artist and choose work
• Oct. 6 - Intro to portrait,  facial structure/parts of face, self-portrait.
•  October 20- Critique 

Supply List 

1. Set of graphite pencils, about 8-10 pencils, various sizes
2. Kneaded eraser
3. Sketch pad as large as possible, but not smaller than 11 x 14
4. Sharpener
5. Two large pieces of heavy paper for final projects (don't need until 4-6 lessons)

 

Drawing Concepts

This six lesson course is a continuation for those who completed the intro to drawing course.  Much of this course will consist of demonstrations and lots of work at home.

• Aug. 18 = Intro to mixed media, charcoal/pastel/ink/ground/support.  Sketchbooks - charcoal exercise.  Ongoing sktechbooks.
• Sept 1 -  Subtractive demonstration - subject under light.  No drawing materials this class.
• Sept 15 - Shorthand composition - no drawing materials this class, 'Landscape in Pastel'.
• Sept 29 - Conceal/Reveal - mi-tientes, paper/charcoal pastels (Drapery studies)
• Oct 13 - Life studies - Planes/statues/individual critique (sketchbooks due) (final drawing ideas).
• Oct 27 - 'Final Drawing' - Return sketchbooks.

Supply List

1. Sketchbook - Any size
2. Charcoal, (compressed) - squares, pencils, willow
3. Charcoal pastel - Gray scale
4. Color pastel - landscape project
5. Kneaded erasers - 2
6. Two large sheets of heavy paper - minimum 18" x 24"

 

Drawing Workshops

Jeremy is going to offer some drawing workshops, where you will come for a one night class and learn to draw a set subject. These classes are for students age 10 and up.  Students are responsible for their own drawing supplies and the cost of each class is $30.  All classes are 4-6 p.m. and are limited to six students per class.

• Sept 3 -  Drawing the Still Life
• Sept 17 - Drawing Cartoons - this is mainly for children and parents can attend with child. 
• Oct 1 - Landscape drawing
• Oct 15 - The Portrait. 

Supplies

1. Sketchpad - minimum 11" x 14"
2. Set of various sizes graphite pencils
3. Kneaded eraser
4. Sharpener 

There's lots of different classes for you to get revved up about.  

 

If you can spread the word on these new drawing classes we would appreciate it.

 

email me at slgraves6@gmail.com and put drawing classes in the subject line if you want to sign up or if you have questions.

 

 

This could be you next time.