Teaching

I offer instruction in observation based, representational painting and drawing. My goal is to give students the tools to express their own individual artistic perception by structuring, simplifying, and ultimately representing on canvas or paper what they see. See current opportunities below, and contact me with any questions about current classes, or to arrange private sessions.
Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Classes
Brookfield, WI

SENIOR STUDIO SESSIONS: AUTUMN HARVEST (AGES 60+)
$80.00
with Beth Stoddard
Four Sessions: Fridays, October 18 – November 8
Noon – 2:00pm
Following step-by-step instructions, students will create a different acrylic painting each week inspired by autumn: fall foliage, colorful sunsets, harvest pumpkins, and the remnants of garden flowers. Learn about composition, value, mixing paint, and blending colors. All levels welcome.
​Observational Animal Drawing
returning Summer 2020
details TBA

Learn broadly applicable and transferrable observational drawing skills through the means of animal drawing. With a focus on domestic cats and dogs, the class utilizes draw along demos, photos, taxidermy models, and live animal models in partnership with area Humane Societies. Students learn basic animal anatomy, followed by a practical sequence for observing, recognizing, and representing on paper species­ specific proportional shapes and distinguishing traits. Attention to artistic concerns such as study of great animal artists, techniques with various dry media, and principles of composition round out the course. Students will come away from these enjoyable and unusual classes having gained not only animal knowledge, but also a toolkit of basic drawing skills.
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