Anyone Can Draw Workshop: Overview

Did you stop drawing as a child because someone said you had no talent?
Do you wish you could draw what you see, but believe it's impossible because you're untalented?
Are you an artist who wishes for a stronger foundation for your art?

As you may have guessed, I believe that drawing is a teachable, learnable skill that has little to do with talent. No one expects to be an expert right away when learning a new skill, whether it's cooking, tap dancing, driving, playing music or any other activity. Drawing is no different. You won't be good at it for a while. But with two qualities: a desire to learn and an attitude of persistence, you can learn to draw. 

"I have not seen what I have not drawn." --Goethe

Seeing is key to drawing. And seeing--observation--enhances our experience of the world around us.

Registration is currently closed.

Framework: Six 2-hour classes, spaced one week apart

I. Your Two Brains
Learn how to turn your left brain off and your right brain on.

II. Blind, Topsy-Turvy and Negative
Warm up your right brain and begin to actually observe what you are seeing. Learn to stop naming objects and draw the nameless.

III. Introducing Shapes and Complexity
Learn how to combine basic shapes with negative spaces to draw your subject.

IV. All in Perspective
Understand perspective and its sibling, foreshortening.

V. Values. Squint and Simplify.
Learn how to add depth to your drawings using just three values.

VI. Be Expressive
Use simple tools to be more expressive with your drawings. Congratulate yourself on your progress.

Supplies

I'll send a short supply list after you register.

Registration is currently closed.

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