SJ141 Drawing Studio: January/February

Thursdays, 14, 21 & 28 January, and 4, 11 & 18 February 2016
10:00 AM -12:30 PM
Cost: €240 
Pro-rata option also available: €48 per session

This class meets weekly in Jan Olsson’s Paris art studio. It is designed for:

• Beginners who would like to learn to draw, but find it hard to start
• Those with experience who wish to refresh their drawing skills
• Anyone wishing to enhance their perceptual skills
• Students who desire the structure and inspiration of weekly sessions
• Those who would benefit from the guidance of an experienced teacher
• Those who enjoy practicing in a group

When you draw you learn to see.  The world unfolds before your eyes, one page and one mark at a time.  In this drawing studio, every experience is as fun as it is challenging.  Through attentive observation, engaged imagination, and practical study from samples of contemporary and traditional artists' drawings, students learn a wide variety of approaches and techniques. These include:

• Line drawings in pencil or pen from botanical subjects
• Rendering light and shadow in charcoal
• Creating depth and volume with pen and ink wash
• Composing a composition from a still life or photograph
• Creating texture with combined media
• Drawing with colored pencils and chalk pastels
• Figure drawing and portraiture from a live model

Course Requirements

This class is suitable for all levels.  Specialty papers and drawing ink are provided.  A supply list and addresses of Paris art supply stores will be provided at the first class meeting.