Drawing Classes
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Early Fall Session: September 3 to October 19, 2019 (7 weeks)
School is closed for Labor Day, September 2, 2019. Fall Session: October 21 to December 21, 2019 (8 weeks) School is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 25-29, 2019. Winter Session: January 6 to February 29, 2020 (8 weeks) Spring Session: March 2 to April 25, 2020 (8 weeks) School is closed for Good Friday, April 10, 2020. |
Wednesdays
Portrait Development - From Drawing to Painting
Before any master’s great portrait painting, there has been a great portrait drawing. Learn about Fernando's approach to pencil sketching and follow the process to a great painting in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, or preferred medium. Start with great drawing techniques to improve your sketching ability and finish your portrait guided in your chosen medium. This class will cover lighting and color choices, and explore a series of painting styles, from abstract to contemporary realism.
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Wednesdays, 1-4pm; School, Studio A
Fall $440 REGISTER >
Winter $440 REGISTER >
Spring $440 REGISTER >
Before any master’s great portrait painting, there has been a great portrait drawing. Learn about Fernando's approach to pencil sketching and follow the process to a great painting in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, or preferred medium. Start with great drawing techniques to improve your sketching ability and finish your portrait guided in your chosen medium. This class will cover lighting and color choices, and explore a series of painting styles, from abstract to contemporary realism.
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Wednesdays, 1-4pm; School, Studio A
Fall $440 REGISTER >
Winter $440 REGISTER >
Spring $440 REGISTER >
Thursdays
Beyond the Principles of Drawing
This class will emphasize exercises to teach you how to see as an artist. Learn a new way of seeing and master a series of incredibly simple techniques to draw fast, beautiful sketches – great also for painters and sculptors. You will tackle the principles of drawing, and learn how to easily draw what you really see! Learn the best tricks to apply perspective without the usual hassle and bring more depth to your work. Learn the shortcuts to applying axis, proportions, planes, negative spaces, and virtual lines of alignment to your drawings to capture shapes and figures more accurately. Your sketching ability will improve with this fun and artistically rewarding class.
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Thursdays, 9am-12pm, School, Studio A
Fall $400 REGISTER >
Winter $400 REGISTER >
Spring $400 REGISTER >
This class will emphasize exercises to teach you how to see as an artist. Learn a new way of seeing and master a series of incredibly simple techniques to draw fast, beautiful sketches – great also for painters and sculptors. You will tackle the principles of drawing, and learn how to easily draw what you really see! Learn the best tricks to apply perspective without the usual hassle and bring more depth to your work. Learn the shortcuts to applying axis, proportions, planes, negative spaces, and virtual lines of alignment to your drawings to capture shapes and figures more accurately. Your sketching ability will improve with this fun and artistically rewarding class.
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Thursdays, 9am-12pm, School, Studio A
Fall $400 REGISTER >
Winter $400 REGISTER >
Spring $400 REGISTER >
Fridays
I Can't Draw a Straight Line
We will begin with the standard graphite pencils and ‘the basics’, then move into more experimental supplies such as unique papers, conte ́ crayon, pen & ink with crow quill pen, and beyond. The subject matter will range from a setup still-life to photos for reference. Learning to connect ‘what you see to what you draw’, everyone’s point of expression is unique and valid to the finished product.
Beginning to intermediate.
Instructor: Jim Rigg
Fridays, 1-4pm, School, Studio A
Fall $400 REGISTER >
Winter $400 REGISTER >
Spring $350 REGISTER >
We will begin with the standard graphite pencils and ‘the basics’, then move into more experimental supplies such as unique papers, conte ́ crayon, pen & ink with crow quill pen, and beyond. The subject matter will range from a setup still-life to photos for reference. Learning to connect ‘what you see to what you draw’, everyone’s point of expression is unique and valid to the finished product.
Beginning to intermediate.
Instructor: Jim Rigg
Fridays, 1-4pm, School, Studio A
Fall $400 REGISTER >
Winter $400 REGISTER >
Spring $350 REGISTER >
