Adult Drawing Classes
Drawing 101 with Syd Greene
A beginner-friendly introduction for the development of basic drawing skills. Students will create value scales, a line systems chart, and studies before working towards a still life subject drawing through direct observation in class. Skills in sighting, composition, and design choices will also be addressed and developed throughout the course.
Date: August 7, 14, 21, 28
Mondays 6-8pm
Date: September 4, 11, 18, 25
Mondays 6-8pm
Date: October 9, 16, 23, 30
Mondays 6-8pm
Resident: $65 Non-Resident: $80
Character Design with Anwar Hanano
Design and draw your own fantasy character! In this four week class, Anwar will lead you through the development and illustration of your chosen character. Students will learn about visual story telling, sourcing inspiration, and brainstorming character development. Students can expect to draft designs that convey characteristics through costume and pose.
Date: August 7, 14, 21, 28
Mondays 6:30-8:30
Date: September 4, 11, 18, 25
Mondays 6:30-8:30
Date: October 2, 9, 16, 23
Mondays 6:30-8:30
Date: November 6, 13, 20, 27
Mondays 6:30-8:30
Resident: $65 Non-Resident: $80
From the Ground Up! with Syd Greene
This workshop allows students to experiment with the creation of prepared surfaces, or grounds, for their drawings. Grounds can create an expressive and engaging surface that adds another level of dimension to a drawing. Students will utilize watercolor, ink, charcoal, graphite, and other media to create their own examples leading up to a series of developed studies in the grounds of their choice.
Date: August 26
Saturday 12-4pm
Resident: $40 Non-Resident: $55
Drawing 102 with Syd Greene
Drawing 102 offers more advanced approaches to developing a drawing while remaining suitable for all ability levels. Students will learn how to create prepared surfaces, or grounds, on paper through mixed media experimentation. Students will build on their technical and sighting abilities through direct observational studies culminating in a final still-life drawing in class.
Date: October 4, 11, 18, 25
Wednesdays 6-8pm
Date: November 1, 8, 15, 29
Wednesdays 6-8pm
Resident: $65 Non-Resident: $80
Open Studio: Figure Drawing with Optional Lesson
This time is open for any level artist who wishes to draw from life. A clothed model will be present from 4-7 for an open studio drawing session. Come at 4 for a brief lesson, perfect for beginners. You must pre-register for the lesson. Come at 5 for the open drawing time, please bring $5 cash for the model. The art center will provide some paper and materials, but we encourage artists to bring their own materials.
Date: Saturday, September 23
4-5pm: Earlybird Lesson - $15
5-7pm: Open Draw - $5 cash at door
Date: Sunday, October 8
4-5pm: Earlybird Lesson - $15
5-7pm: Open Draw - $5 cash at door
Date: Saturday, November 18
4-5pm: Earlybird Lesson - $15
5-7pm: Open Draw - $5 cash at door
Pastel Portrait Drawing with Dr. Ginger Hicks
This course teaches students to draw facial features from life, while using soft pastels to depict facial features and expressions and blending lifelike colors. The first session will focus on drawing facial anatomy from multiple viewpoints and on learning to gauge the proportions of individual features. The remaining sessions will engage students in creating full color portraits of models.
Dates: September 6, 13, 20, 27
Wednesdays 5:30-7:30pm
Resident: $65 Non-Resident: $80
Drawing Focus: Texture with Syd Greene
This workshop offers a more intensive dive into seeing subject matter deeply and capturing an accurate representation through drawing. Students will be taught various methods to render texture, surface, and form through mixed media and technical applications.