Yes, You Can Draw
ART8-5a-Thu3
Carole Simon Pugliese
This course will take place in person at 60 Turner Street. The room will be equipped with a HEPA air purifier.
September 12 - October 17
(No Class October 3)
If you are someone who has said "I cannot draw" but would like to, or if you like to draw but want to improve your skills, this class is a great place to start. Drawing is a skill that can be learned. This five-week course will start with simple exercises to help us understand how to go from seeing the three-dimensional image to translating it to two-dimensional marks on paper. The beginning classes will help us develop an understanding of how to break down a model (a still life, for example) into basic shapes and relationships. We will go on to use some centuries-old drawing techniques and examples showing the concept of Perspective as an inspiration and learning tool. In the last two sessions we will use a technique of transferring a photo or picture of your choice from a small square grid pattern to a larger one, creating a finished drawing. A goal of this course is for you to gain more confidence and feel comfortable drawing. I look forward to enjoying the experience with you.
With direction, participants will be working/drawing for most of the class.
For the first class we will be using plain paper and #2B pencils. The SGL will explain some of the many choices of materials that you can purchase for working in the remaining classes. If you do have a sketch pad and pencil assortments, please bring them to the first class.
Members will be expected to continue working on the skills as they are introduced.
Carole Simon Pugliese’s educational life has been in the arts, starting at the High School of Music & Art in New York, through graduate school and numerous workshops. Professionally, she went from publishing to museum education to twenty years as both an Art Teacher and Department Head at Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY. She continues to teach at the NewArt Center in Newton, MA, while working on her watercolor collages and jewelry in her home studio.