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Weekly Classes -- Winter/Spring 2008
Basic Drawing (PEL)
Mark Runge
Monday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session W1 • Levels 1 & 2
Course code 101
Basic drawing will introduce beginning and intermediate students to traditional drawing materials—charcoal, chalk, metalpoint and ink. Observational studies will develop skill in creating line, tone, volume and composition. Charcoal and an 18x24" drawing pad are required for the first class. A complete supply list is available in advance from the Arts Center or from the instructor in the first class. Metalpoint supplies will be supplied by the instructor.
Materials list
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Intermediate Drawing (PEL)
Mark J. Runge
Monday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session W2 • Levels 3-5
Course code 102
Building on the principles of Basic Drawing, students concentrate on describing special textures and trying different media and techniques. Advanced drawing students may pursue independent study. Pre-requisite: Basic Drawing or equivalent drawing experience.
Materials list
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Drawing Foundation for Painting
Luis de la Lama
Monday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session SP • Levels 1-5
Course code 158
This drawing class will give you a strong foundation for representational painting in oils and acrylics. Students will be drawing draped and undraped models using charcoal and sanguine (red chalk) on large paper pads, just like the Old Masters used. Students will learn about composition, tonal values, and proportions, and also about philosophical values and stylistic moods that inform the individual artistic expression. Your best drawings may be fixed for framing and display.
Materials list
Model Fee: $45
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Introduction to Figure Drawing
Dean Fortune
Tuesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session W1 • Levels 2-5
Course code 137
In this class students are guided through three basic, but fundamentally different approaches to drawing the figure which runs the gamut from the analytic to the intuitive. We will be using undraped models as a reference and using basic drawing tools. Some basic drawing experience required.
Materials list
Model Fee $45
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Drawing the Figure in Style
Dean Fortune
Tuesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session SP • Levels 3-5
Course code 187
Utilizing the concepts of line quality, texture, and composition, students will add style to their figurative drawing abilities. Each week you will learn a different master artist's drawing style. Explore various styles from Durer's compulsive pen detail, Seurat's style of tonal conte drawing or Mattisses' intimate world of line, to name a few.
Model Fee: $45
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Portrait Drawing
Rebecca Skelton
Tuesday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session W2 • Levels 1-3
Course code 108
Students will focus on a study of the head. Explore the use of gesture, contour, volume studies, simplified shapes, general proportions, prevarication and expression to describe and interpret the model. Different materials and approaches will be used in each class. Students of all levels are invited to take this class, and previous drawing experience is helpful. Instructor will provide comment, instruction, and suggestions as requested.
Model Fee: $35
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Drawing as Preparation
Marjorie Dean Andruk
Thursday, 9:30am to noon
Session W1, W2, SP • Levels 2-5
Course code 106
Drawing skills are the foundation for any good painter's work. This class will help experienced painters who need to brush up or further develop their drawing skills. Focus will be on critiques, composition, and a greater understanding of art, and artist terminology.
Materials list
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Basic Drawing
Joseph Weinzettle
Thursday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session W1, W2, SP • Levels 1 & 2
Course code 180
The greatest secret of the masters was not how they drew, but how they learned to see. This is an introductory drawing class for beginners. Students will learn how to use simple techniques to say more with only a few lines.
Materials list
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
Life Drawing: Theory & Practice 3
Hal Hussung
Thursday, 7pm to 9:30pm
Session W1, W2, SP • Levels 2-5
Course code 174
Life Drawing: Theory & Practice 3 will apply the techniques acquired in part 2 of this class. Continue to learn the critical difference between "perception" and "observation" and how you can radically improve all of your artistic skills. Note: A prerequisite for this class is Life Drawing-Theory and Practice 1 or 2 or consent of instructor. Specific figure-oriented techniques to be learned include: sight-size measurements, shape recognition and block-in techniques, contour and volume indication, value and tonal progressions.
Materials list
Model Fee: $45
Tuition $115 members, $145 nonmembers
workshops
Silverpoint Drawing Workshop
Joseph Weinzettle
Saturday, January 19th, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Levels 1-5
Course code 169
Experience the Old Master drawing media of metalpoint. Create fine line works on prepared grounds with silver, brass, copper and gold wire. Students will also explore different types of grounds- prepared drawing surfaces- suited for metal point. Metalpoint grounds may be white or lightly toned in color.
Materials list
Tuition $80 members, $110 nonmembers
Silverpoint Drawing Workshop with Model
Joseph Weinzettle
Saturday, March 8, 12:30pm to 4:30pm
Levels 2-5
Course code 178
Experience the Old Master drawing media of metalpoint. Create fine line works on prepared grounds with silver, brass, copper and gold wire. Students will also explore different types of grounds- prepared drawing surfaces- suited for metal point. Metalpoint grounds may be white or lightly toned in color.
Materials list
Model Fee: $5
Tuition $75 members, $105 nonmembers
Oil Portrait Sketch Workshop
Hal Hussung
Saturday, March 22, 9:30am to 3:30pm
Levels 1-5
Course code 175
Skillful drawing is the key to self-expression through representational art. Learning to translate drawing skills into an enjoyable portrait sketch is the objective of this workshop. Part one of the class includes a portrait demonstration where individual techniques are explained. Following the demonstration, students will paint a portrait using the skills and techniques they observed during the demonstration.
Materials List Available Before Class
Model Fee:$15
Tuition $120 members, $150 nonmembers
Related Info
Registration Information
Session Dates
Spring Session
April 9 - May 20
Summer Session I
June 9 - July 20
Summer Session II
July 28 - September 7
Forms
Registration Form (.pdf)
Registration Form (.html)
Guide to Skill Levels
Level 1: Beginners
Student has no skill in the medium
Level 2
Student has some minimal experience in the medium
Level 3: Intermediate
Student has knowledge of basic skills in the medium
Level 4: Advanced
Student has knowledge of and has had previous instruction in the medium
Level 5: Professional Level
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