Section A Meets 10/5/2010 to 12/14/2010 on Tuesday from 6:15 PM to 10:00 PM.

In this course, beginning students learn to connect eye with hand as they develop their perceptual skills and are introduced to basic drawing techniques and materials. The course focuses on line, value, sighting and measuring, composition, linear and atmospheric perspective and expressive mark making. Students learn to articulate forms in space, with an emphasis on drawing from observation Note: Students should bring an 18’’ x 24’’ drawing pad, drawing pencil, and kneaded eraser to the first class.

Section A Meets 9/23/2010 to 12/16/2010 on Thursday from 6:30 PM to 9:45 PM.

Basic course introducing the novice painter to the essential concepts and techniques of oil painting; emphasizes the careful observation of subjects ranging from still life to self-portrait and the figure; class sessions cover the varied uses of paint as a material, exploring its ability to render form and space through descriptive, expressive, and symbolic means. Topics covered include basic technical control of materials and tools, methods of paint application, color mixing, and the preparation of the painting surface (paper, hardboard, and canvas). Slide lectures convey the medium’s nearly limitless expressive potential through a variety of historical and contemporary examples. Prerequisite: Learning to Draw (Foundations of Drawing I)—or equivalent experience.

Section A Meets 9/18/2010 to 12/4/2010 on Saturday from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Grades 9-12. Intended for the student who wishes to flesh out an art portfolio with representational work, this course is a mix of figurative, landscape/cityscape, and still-life work. Rather than simply drawing from life, however, students are asked to think critically about subject matter choices and points of view. Beginning with open-ended prompts to help determine personally meaningful or symbolic subject matter for life-drawing, students respond visually by seeking places, objects, scenes, and actions to communicate personal narratives. Students gain skills in rendering realistically, creating form through light and dark, and developing strong compositions. While doing so, students also learn how to make purposeful selections in composing a piece of art. Students think deeply and critically about how to infuse a work from life with symbolic meaning, mood, and personal style via distinct personal mark-making and expression.

Section A Meets 9/18/2010 to 12/4/2010 on Saturday from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM.

Grades 9-12. This course focuses on ways that drawing the portrait and self-portrait, partial or full figure, can go beyond investigating and accurately rendering the subject, and instead, become a vehicle for exploration within the artist. Students interpret and manipulate color, value, line and other elements to a more personal end, so that finished portraits become a reflection of the students’ own feelings and values. The goal of the course is to free the artist from the expectation of realistic rendering and provide the opportunity to react, explore and ‘draw’ from a deeper source. Individual and group critiques round out each session.

Section A Meets 9/18/2010 to 12/4/2010 on Saturday from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Grades 9-12. This process-oriented course is a departure from more traditional high school work in drawing and painting on flat surfaces. Starting with the development of a visual journal as a tool to record ideas via images and words, students explore the tactile qualities of various paper and mark-making media in order to create expressive works that break out of the normal boundaries of drawing and painting. Students bring to life and explore personal narratives through expressive art-making as they alter books with mixed media collage, line drawings, and text. As a holding form for innovation, mark-making and journaling, altered books are just the beginning of exploring how both found objects and other unusual materials can be used to create expressive 3D works of art.

Section A Meets 9/18/2010 to 12/4/2010 on Saturday from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM.

Grades 9-12. For the student who needs to round out core drawing skills but wants to do it in the most innovative, fun, exploratory way imaginable, this course is for you! Through experimental drawing using unusual/non-traditional materials and creative art problems set up by the instructor, students gain a repertoire of essential tools and skills for drawing. This course provides students with a strong foundation in contour line, creating value, perspective, mark-making, and sighting as essential tools to render accurately. With this toolbox mastered, students will feel confident that they can draw anything!