Drawing Workshops

Drawing workshops

Figure Drawing Open Studio

Mondays, 9:30am–12:30pm January 9–February 27 (8 sessions) and/or March 5–April 30 (9 sessions)

Coordinators: Ellen Borison & Lee Berry

These open model sessions offer participants the opportunity to practice drawing from the nude model without instruction. The first hour will typically be spent on 1, 2, and 5 minute poses; the second hour will be spent …

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Topics in Expressive Figure Drawing

Wednesdays, 6:30–9:30pm January 18, February 15, March 21, April 18

Instructor: Ellen Borison

In these sessions, we will draw from a nude or simply clothed model. The instructor will guide you toward fearlessly developing the observational, mark-making, and compositional skills that form the foundation of a personal drawing vocabulary. Our approach will be …

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Touch Drawing

Saturday, February 18, 10am–4pm or Saturday, April 14, 10am–4pm

Instructor: Gail Baker

Deborah Koff-Chapin developed Touch Drawing as a way to open previously unused channels of expression. Her description of the process: “A simple yet profound process where the fingers take the place of pen or brush. Paper is placed over a …

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Beginning Drawing

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Wednesdays, March 7–April 4 (5 sessions), 10am–1pm

Instructor: Margarita Melniciuc

Have you always wished you could just draw better?  This class provides an excellent opportunity to learn how to draw before you start to paint, or simply to express ideas more creatively. No experience necessary as you learn drawing basics such as perspective, proportion, form …

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Expressive Figure Drawing

Sunday, March 25, 10am–5pm

Instructor: Ellen Borison

In this daylong session, we will draw from a nude or simply clothed model. The instructor will guide you fearlessly toward developing the observational, mark-making and compositional skills that form the foundation of a personal drawing vocabulary. Our approach will be non-cerebral and non-formulaic; drawing by seeing …

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