For the Love of Drawing

Beginning Drawing Class / Intermediate Drawing Class Advanced Drawing Class

When you draw, you are touching the world in an original way. There is less between the hand and that which it meets than any other process.

Drawing is a mode of perception, so intertwined with what we see, the two can hardly be separated. We’ll be working with a method of drawing that enables you, by conscious volition, to shift your perception, and engage in seeing more deeply.

Drawing is the art of noticing, a discipline by which you constantly rediscover the world. Noticing new things puts you in the present, it’s the essence of engagement.

You’ll learn the concepts and techniques fundamental to creating drawings. Each week a new concept or technique will be introduced and integrated. The class is structured so that each participant is able to assimilate, at a comfortable rate, that which is relevant to personal self-expression and goals. As drawings progress, we’ll focus on determining and developing those skills particular to strengthening each individual’s work. Focusing on the language of form, we’ll be drawing from life.

ONLINE CLASSES Students will set up their weekly still life(s) comprised of a subject matter relevant to each lesson. The objects will be easily accessed; a variety of everyday produce such as tomatoes, apples, and lemons, kitchen items such as cups, bowls, bottles, and spoons, and leaves and flowers found in the garden, a bouquet from the market, and house plants. Assimilation will occurnaturally, and over time, as we progress through the course. As we increase our comprehension of the process and skills, we’ll work with increasingly complex subject matter. We’ll begin each class with a critique of drawings completed by each student. This is important as we learnfrom one another and the small group size allows for ample individual attention.