Choose from a variety of drawing topics including drawing from observation and abstract approaches. Push the boundaries of the discipline by drawing with a variety of media under the direction of accomplished artists/teachers.
Designed for beginners as well as more experienced students who desire a sophisticated understanding of the structure of the human figure. Through lectures and drawing from the nude, students analyze the skeleton and musculature, and the surface forms of the body become understandable. Also covered are proportion, modeling forms in … Read more
Start Date
01/26
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
End Date
05/04
Faculty
Gerry Hoag
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
Good drawing skills and painting go hand-in-hand. This sequential course begins by covering basic drawing principles with an eye towards creating successful underdrawings and compositions. Using still life as subject matter, we will then explore aspects of the indirect painting method based on Flemish painting techniques. Discussions, examples, and demos … Read more
Start Date
01/26
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
End Date
05/04
Faculty
Santiago Hernandez
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
By examining the varied traditions in portraiture, through the lens of time and culture, this course will investigate a rich diversity of expression, spanning the frescos of Rome, the psychology of Alice Neal, the beauty of Leonardo, the technique of Ingres and the vulnerability of Vincent Van Gogh. We will … Read more
Start Date
01/27
Meeting Day
Wednesdays
End Date
05/05
Faculty
Gerry Hoag
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
Review the basics of drawing using the figure, portrait, and still life to organize their common elements into a cohesive whole. Emphasis is on sustained studies to develop personal direction. Pencil and charcoal are used. All levels welcome.
Start Date
01/28
Meeting Day
Thursdays
End Date
05/06
Faculty
Brett Gamache
Time
6pm–10pm
Credits
3
What does it mean to be a practicing artist in today’s world? Explore classical and contemporary art movements, including western and eastern, and issues and ideas in art. Learn about living and historical artists in the international art world and develop skills in visual research using personal memoirs and/or sociocultural factors … Read more
Start Date
01/29
Meeting Day
Fridays
End Date
05/07
Faculty
Yo Ahn Han
Time
9am–1pm
Credits
3
Discover the possibilities of working with dry and water-based materials. Dry media includes pencil, colored pencils, China marker. For wet media we use: watercolor, gouache, acrylics, etc. as well as interesting mediums such as Pe masking fluid and gesso. Gain skills in a variety of techniques, then experiment with mixing mediums in non-traditional … Read more
Start Date
03/16
Meeting Day
Tuesdays
End Date
05/04
Faculty
Yo Ahn Han
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
0
Working from personally selected still life objects, students will learn techniques to capture the object’s form, value structure, and temperature shifts using built up layers of conte crayon. Students will complete two still lifes, the first using naturalistic colors. For the second still life students will choose to either exaggerate … Read more
Start Date
04/10
Meeting Day
Saturdays
End Date
04/24
Faculty
Janet Loren Hill
Time
10am–12pm
Credits
0
