WED AM - Abstract Drawing: Level 1 with Mike

This is not your grandmother's drawing class. Get loose in this unconventional drawing class using a variety of drawing tools and materials on paper.​

You may not realize it, but you draw all the time. When you sign your name, when you draw a map, cross something out, or doodle on scrap paper. Drawing is a powerful and wonderful language, capable of expressing things not easily conveyed in other mediums.

Drawing can also be very expressive: communicating the intangible and invisible. It is one of the most accessible and portable activities you can undertake. The Modernism movement expanded the definition of what drawing can be and do; freeing it from being equated to only realistic renderings.

In this course, we will produce a broad range of expressive and gestural drawings that will be personal and meaningful. We will explore and experiment with materials beyond the familiar pencil and eraser duo. We will learn to loosen up, trust ourselves, and expand on what we know we can do to create rich, satisfying abstract drawings.You'll likely never look at drawing the same way again…

Supply List:

• 1 Roll of (order one week ahead—local stores do not carry this item; also available on Amazon but check to be sure it's Series 400)
• 1 Graphite No.2 pencil
• 1 Charcoal stick, jumbo size (Cretacolor Chunky Charcoal or Derwent XL Charcoal are great choices)
• 1 ArtGraf water soluble carbon square, black (can be found at Blick, Artist & Craftsman, or Amazon)
• 1 Ink, black (any kind: india, calligraphy, sumi, etc.)
• 1 White vinyl eraser
• 1 Chip brush, 2" width
• gesso
• 1 Large round brush (Blick Mega or Escoda brands are great choices)
• 2 , found in drawing section for using with drawing boards (can be found at Michael's, Blick, Artist & Craftsman, or Amazon)​

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Class Info:

• ​Next session: September 24 - October 22
• Instructor: Mike Lafata
• Wednesdays, 10:30am-1:30pm
• Cost $199 (5 classes)
• Max 8 students
• ​Level: 1 (introduction)
• Age level: adult (18 & up)

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