We appreciate your interest in our classes for adults. Our 6-week Artist Series meet once a week for 3 hours and cost $250 per 6-week session. Our One-Day Workshops typically cost $99. Current studio members receive 20% off all classes offered at Artascope. For info about inclement weather and how it might affect classes, please click HERE.
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Foundational Drawing 6-week Artist Series
September 16, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Starts Thursday, September 16th (Thursdays from 9AM-Noon for six weeks.)
Foundational Drawing is designed for improving drawing skills for any level of artist. Over this six-week series of classes we will discuss the tent pole principles of more successful (and repeatable) drawing, as well as techniques you might not have previously tried and materials that could open your eyes to new forms of expression. Whether your goal is to draw finished artwork, to improve your drawing in order to become a better painter, or simply to draw with more confidence, Foundational Drawing will showcase one of art’s fundamental skills and help you achieve a visual fluency with this unique form of communication.
Non-members: $250 for 6 weeks. Members: $200.
Fee does not include materials.
What to bring for the first class: Mixed-Media sketchbook approximately 11×14, no smaller than 8.5×11 (Most brands are acceptable but prefer it not to be Borden and Riley). Also, a couple of drawing pencils of different softness within the range of H to 4B, and a double ended brush pen such as the Tombow Dual Brush Pen in dark grey or black. The instructor will let you know if additional materials need to be purchased as the series progresses.
NOTE: COVID-19 protocols are in place for the safety of our teachers and students, including wearing masks while inside the building.
About the instructor: Maine watercolorist Christopher Magnuson takes a reckless and energetic drawing style to his work in paint. His paintings don’t try to conceal the drawing underneath, they celebrate it as the structure that supports the paint above . . . and sometimes below. His images feature an approachable style that depicts a very familiar and recognizable Maine, in all its varied beauty. Whether shown through watercolor, watercolor and ink or achromatic water soluble graphite, his landscapes and figure studies exhibit line work that is beneath, but not subordinate. Chris lives in Portland and paints throughout southern and western Maine.
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