Thursdays: April 13, 20, 27
4 sessions
9:30am – 12:30pm
Cost: $140 non-members; $120 members
Class maximum: 8
This class is for the beginner or someone wanting to sharpen their skills of observation. We will work with different types of black & white drawing media to explore contour line, value range, technique, focusing mostly on simple shapes.
Supply list:
A few drawing pencils– #2 or HB & a 2B or darker*
Charcoal pencil (Hard or medium) plus white*
Sketch & wash pencil*
*or the “Derwent Sketching Collection—a 12-piece set that has all of this plus more
Kneaded or white eraser
One #8 to #12 watercolor brush
Faber Castell PITT pen, S or M, or Micron PN, 05 or 08 (ultra-fine point permanent black pen).
Xacto knife
Your sketchbook (or a pad for note-taking), pencil and eraser. Aim for one with pages that are at least 5”X8”, 67 lb or heavier. Sheets of 67# white vellum Bristol are also good.
Smock or apron is recommended
Optional: a drawing board, larger than your paper
About the Artist: I’m originally from the south side of Chicago and earned a BFA and MA in Art Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Certificate in Commercial Design from the University of California, San Diego. I have been a licensed art educator in Illinois, California and Oregon. Since moving to Portland in the late 1980s, I have taught beginning through advanced high school art classes in the Forest Grove and Beaverton School Districts, and art instruction methods to prospective elementary educators at the University of Portland.
Member, Watercolor Society of Oregon
