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Studio Arts: Drawing Classes

Studio Arts Course

Intermediate Drawing - In Person

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET

Participants refine and expand their drawing skills through studio practice in traditional media. Sessions focus on classic subject areas such as landscape, portrait, and figure.


Studio Arts Course

Drawing Light... and How the Masters Did It

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

In this class, learn the strategies artists such as Rembrandt, Daumier, Cézanne, and Van Gogh used to harness light and unify, intensify, and give dimension to their images. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)


Studio Arts Course

Beginning Drawing - In Person

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed 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.


Studio Arts Course

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - In Person

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

Popular theory on right-side brain activity holds that the right brain is primarily responsible for the intuitive understanding of visual and spatial relationships. Designed to improve the way people see and record objects on paper, this class provides a set of visual exercises to help build the ability to draw.


Studio Arts Course

Introduction to Trois Crayons

Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Trois crayons is a drawing technique using three colors of chalk: red, black, and white. Students hone skills in identifying light and shadow while creating drawings with full mid-range tones using the three colors.


Studio Arts Course

Sketchbook Habit: The Art of Everyday Life

Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET

Create a powerful personal record of experiences by drawing and painting moments from your life that you include in your sketchbook.


Studio Arts Course

Beginning Drawing

Sunday, October 15, 2023 - 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. ET

This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed 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.


Studio Arts Course

Introduction to Afghan Geometric Design

Sunday, October 29, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

For centuries, religious and secular Islamic manuscripts have contained beautiful geometric decorations. Explore the history and construction of these traditional designs before creating ones of your own with opaque watercolors and gold; outlined in black ink.


Studio Arts Course

Oil Pastels for Beginners

Thursday, November 9, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Learn proper application and blending techniques for oil pastels, which behave like chalk pastels but possess characteristics similar to those of wax crayons.


Studio Arts Course

Introduction to Charcoal Drawing

Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Learn about different forms of charcoal as well as a variety of styes and techniques—including pressure, twisting, blending, and smudging—by doing exercises in class. Then create a more finished project of choice: portrait, landscape, or still life.


Studio Arts Course

Beginning Drawing - In Person

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET

This introductory course teaches the basic skills needed 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.


Studio Arts Course

Intermediate Drawing - In Person

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Participants refine and expand their drawing skills through studio practice in traditional media. Sessions focus on classic subject areas such as landscape, portrait, and figure.


Studio Arts Course

Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain - In Person

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET

Popular theory on right-side brain activity holds that the right brain is primarily responsible for the intuitive understanding of visual and spatial relationships. Designed to improve the way people see and record objects on paper, this class provides a set of visual exercises to help build the ability to draw.


Studio Arts Course

Complete Colored Pencils

Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Colored pencils, an often-over-looked dry medium, is coming into its own. Whether used in fine art or illustration, they can enliven work with rich, vibrant color and a dizzying range of effects. Learn basic to intermediate methods and strategies with colored pencils.