Drawing Classes

Spring Session: March 1-April 24, 2021 (8 weeks). No class April 2nd or 3rd for the Easter holiday.

Mondays

Drawing and Painting Birds

Nature artist Randall Scott leads you through an intriguing journey of the many facets of bird art.  We will be exploring species, habitats, seasonal and growth plumages, anatomy, and behaviors.  Students will grow in subject knowledge, as well as enhancing individual artistic skills in drawing and painting.  We will begin with still photos, eventually sketching from video in preparation for field sketching.  Painting will consist both of field and studio watercolor techniques.
All levels welcome. 
Instructor: Randall Scott
Mondays, 1-4 pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio C
Spring - $400; Members Only. REGISTER >
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Wednesdays

Creative Portrait Drawing

Make your portraits more fun with Fernando’s approach to dynamic sketching. This class will encourage the students to find new, creative ways to visualize the final results of their drawings. With emphasis on expression and light, master the use of negative space, line, and value to create non-traditional portraits. Learn to sketch each part of the face, with individual lessons on how to draw the eyes, nose, lips, and hair. Students will work on a number of shading techniques to create more contemporary finishes.
In this virtual class, students will be drawing from images, not from a live model. 
All levels welcome. 
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Wednesdays, 1-3pm
Location: Online
Spring - $315 for members, $345 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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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 pencil beyond them - learning how to easily draw what you really see! Draw objects as if they are transparent to you to better shade them into more believable volumes. Learn the best tricks to apply perspective without the usual hassle, and bring more depth to your work. Exercises will show you 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 for sure grow with this fun and artistically-rewarding class.
All levels welcome.
Instructor: Fernando Porras
Thursdays, 10am-12pm
Location: Online
Spring - $315 for members, $345 for nonmembers; REGISTER >
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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. 
Beginner to Intermediate Levels
Instructor: Jim Rigg
Fridays, 9am-12pm
Location: 2D Studio-Studio A 
​Spring - $350; Members Only. REGISTER >
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