Drawing and Painting

Drawing & Mixed Media Exploration introduces students to foundational drawing skills while experimenting with a variety of traditional art materials. This class can be repeated many times to reinforce skills.Core concepts include:

• Drawing Fundamentals: Build skills in line, shape, shading, and composition
• Colored Pencils: Develop layering and blending techniques for vibrant artwork
• Charcoal: Explore contrast, texture, and expressive mark-making
• Mixed media: Look at materials in a new way and combine a variety of art techniques and media
• Painting: Experiment with color mixing and brush techniques with a variety of paint media
• Art Styles & Subjects: Complete projects including landscapes, still life, abstract, and wildlife
• Weekly Pop-Up Art Shows: Showcase finished artwork in a mini exhibition format at 11:30 on Friday