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This course, a valuable introduction for beginners, teaches the basic skills needed as a strong foundation for drawing. Working with a variety of materials and techniques, including charcoal and pencils, students explore the rendering of geometric forms, volume, and perspective, with an emphasis on personal gesture marks.
The course covers still-life, architectural interiors and exteriors, and figure drawing. The instructor, working closely with students in class, provides individual guidance, demonstrations, and lectures, and encourages group discussion.
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Instructor: Max Karl Winkler
8 sessions, 2 1/2 hours each
About the Instructor
Max- Karl Winkler has been teaching studio art courses since 1968, and began teaching part-time in the Studio Arts Program of The Smithsonian Associates in 1987. Along with teaching, he has worked as an illustrator and graphic designer. His clients have included The Washington Post, National Geographic Traveler magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and various publications of the National Science Teachers Association. His works have been accepted into a number of national and regional juried exhibitions since 2004; they are in the permanent collections of The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Georgetown University, The National Museum of American History, The Smithsonian Institution, and The Library of Congress. More..
Smithsonian Connections
View Graphic Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, a compilation of masterworks from the collection including pastel, charcoal, and pencil drawings on paper. Included are sketches of ideas and studies for pieces finished in other media that give the viewer a personal glimpse of the artistic process.
