A Drawing Class for Painters...

...is being offered by Donna Lyons. She sent the following:

A strong drawing is the backbone of a good painting. Spring is a great time to brush up on your drawing skills to make your paintings stronger and better! Practice your drawing skills and try something new! Perhaps a change in viewpoint? A new surface? A different size? Need help with perspective? In this class you will learn how to see, identify and describe (draw) shapes with brush and ink and other drawing tools.

Relationships of shapes, values and perspective in painting, which determine the strength or weakness of the composition in your work, will be discussed and explored.

With plenty of practice time, you will become proficient in drawing and experimenting with edges, shapes,values, composition and design. You will go home with confidence to get started on that next painting.

Students will work with a variety of formats and sizes of paper. You will work with your favorite subject matter. Concerns about use of color are eliminated with this class, as all our work will be done with pencil, charcoal, pen, ink and brush.

MATERIALS:

Several sizes and types of drawing paper, your choice, as big as you wish, but nothing smaller than 8”x10”. Make certain you bring a variety of surfaces: slick, rough, tracing paper, manilla, copy paper, newsprint, etc. (Try something new to you.)

A soft watercolor brush for painting with ink, size 8 Round.

One bottle of India Ink, black.

Drawing stylus, with size medium pen point.

Drawing tools: charcoal, drawing pencils--hard, soft, medium; Pilot Precise ink pen if you wish (not to be used as a substitute for India ink and stylus).

Photos of your favorite subject matter--landscapes, still life or portraits.

As no materials will be supplied for this class, you must bring your own and be prepared on the first morning. Call Donna Lyons, 627-8523, to reserve your place in the class. Class fee is due and payable on March 27.

INSTRUCTOR: Donna Lyons
DATES: March 27 and April 3, 2009 (Fridays)
TIME: 9:00 AM- 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Grand Lake Elementary School
COST: $50.00 for two sessions