Sketching & Drawing from the Masters

--J M W Turner,  'Torso'


'Sketching & Drawing from the Masters'- all media

Investigation of dry mediums, tools and techniques inspired by the works of the Great Masters. Work in the medium of your choosing in the genres of your interest. Photographic reference…landscape, seascape, portraiture, abstract, floral, figurative nude, still life, and more...widely used in academic teaching and learning contexts, quickly develops skills necessary to sketch and draw well. So in the time-honored method of the Masters, work will begin via a simple gridded sketch so that those unsure of their natural abilities and even complete beginners with no previous art training progress with confidence!

Dry mediums can include soft pastel, chalk pastel, hard pastel,Conte crayon, colored pencil, colored pencil sticks, graphite, etc). Special opportunity to explore the exciting new ultra soft, low dust, pan pastels http://panpastel.com/ you mix, blend, layer & apply just like paint!

SUPPLY LIST: TBD

2010 Sketching & Drawing from the Masters Workshops
Creative Arts Center. Dallas, TX
'Drawing from the Masters,' Jan


Collin College SAIL program, Plano, TX
"O'Keeffe, Klee, Kandinsky, Klimnt-Pastel," Jan
"Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Romanticism-Pastel" Feb


2009 Sketching & Drawing from the Masters Workshops
Creative Arts Center. Dallas, TX
Craft Guild Dallas. Dallas, TX
Collin College SAIL program, Plano, TX
"Figurative Nude-Pastel"Nov
"Figure: Clothed & Costumed-Pastel,"Dec
"Portraits-Pastel,"Feb


2008 Sketching & Drawing from the Masters Workshops
Creative Arts Center, Dallas, TX
Collin College SAIL program, Plano, TX
"Landscape-Pastel," Jan
"Floral-Pastel," Feb

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