This course is for those seeking to refine their sight and hand. Drawing issues of placement, scale, contour, illumination, roundness, and texture will be investigated through a series of still life exercises in pencil, pen, and charcoal. Creating 3-D form in the space of our drawings is the goal. A list of materials is available in the foyer of Maryland Hall. This course is an introduction to drawing emphasizing pencil and charcoal media.
Course exercises focus on basic issues of line, contour, gesture, value, light, and perspective.
This foundation course offers the student a thorough preparation for considering more advanced drawing issues, such as still life, the figure, and landscape. This course considers specific drawing approaches to landscape, figure, and architecture using a variety of media including pencil, charcoal, and ink with pen and brush. The course also introduces students to the drawing methods and masterworks of selected artists such as Rembrandt, Degas, Isabel Bishop, and David Hockney. Learn the many tools of composition, how to direct the eye and tell a story. We will cover the compositional principles of Arthur Wesley Dow, Edgar Payne and Howard Pyle.