New Drawing Classes in September and October, Plus More Student Work

Attention: past, present, and future adult students! I'm planning for Fall classes and am excited that so many of you wish to continue exploring ways to Draw the Moment! It's also WAY cool that a lot of people are interested in taking our beginners Level 1 class. A special thanks to Gretchen, Linda, and Rhea at the Art Center for helping with scheduling and providing such an awesome facility for our sessions. I look forward to drawing with everyone soon! --Rob



New! Beginners Class (Level 1) at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

Explore drawing for enjoyment, work, and school. Draw the Moment is a fun and informative series of 4 adult workshop/classes for beginners, especially those who think they can't draw! Students are encouraged to express their own styles as they build confidence in spontaneous doodling, sketching ideas, and drawing realistically.

•Wednesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29, 7:00-9:15 p.m.

To register: Click here

New! Advanced Class (Level 3) at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

By popular request, I'm combining the previous Level 1 and Level 2 groups (Val, Kirsten, Helen, Sharon, Matt, Michele, Penny, Allison) for an advanced Draw the Moment session. We'll further explore techniques and principles including composition, form, and light and shadow.
Here are the schedule options:

• Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20, 27 7:00-9:15 pm
• Fridays, September 3, 10, 17, 24 7:00-9:15 pm

Wednesdays are probably the preferred evenings to meet, but please let me know what works for you. This session with the Santa Cruz Mountains Sketchers will be a lot of fun! Cost is $100 for members, $125 non-members; $10 material fee

Please let me know asap if you can join us and which schedule works better for everyone: email

Attn: Val, Kirsten, Helen, Sharon
I'm offering 2 special classes to help you prepare for Level 3. We all decided that it would be nice to have a couple of lessons to catch up with the Level 2 group. If you're still interested, here are the evenings available at the Art Center: Wednesday, August 25, 7:00-9:15pm. Wednesday, September 1, 7:00-9:15pm. Cost is $50

Please let me know asap if you can join us: email

Please scroll down (including 'older posts' at bottom of page) to view student work from both Level 1 and Level 2 classes.



Clockwise, starting upper left, drawings by Michele, Val, Matt, Kirsten

Level 1: Week 4: Contour Lines, Form, Roundness

Our study sketches of squash and artichokes from real life was a great way to finish up with our 4-week course. Great to draw with all of you!



Kirsten



This is a great set of study sketches, Kirsten! During our 4-week session I think the strongest aspect of your work has been your willingness to draw on top of mistakes while mapping out construction lines and contour lines. You started these sketches with confident, curved strokes; then added layers of tones and textures showing the roundness of the squash. The contours of the area where the stem attaches are very well drawn. And the contour shading is a nice touch.

Helen



Helen, you've made steady progress during our weeks of drawing together!!! From basic lessons with lines and shapes, to sketching realistic form and contours, you've continued to build confidence in your line work. Your observational skills skyrocketed with the study sketches of the squash and artichoke! The natural looking contour edges and textures show solid skills in depicting realistic, accurate form.

Val



Your observational skills have steadily improved with each new drawing that you made during our classes. I really enjoyed seeing your confident line work emerge in the Van Gogh drawing, followed by the contour sketches of the squash and artichoke. Your final study sketch of the squash was a big step in showing curved surface planes and realistic 3-dimensional space, especially where the stem attaches. Val, your knowledge of the visual arts has been a wonderful addition to this group; hope you'll join us for the new Level 3 session. :-)