This course teaches you how to draw—how to render spatial relationships, light, texture and forms. It will develop your ability to see and transpose what one sees onto a two-dimensional drawing surface. Topics covered in class include rendering objects, light, drawing materials, the illusion of space, introduction to figure drawing, expressive qualities and serial drawing. Subject matter may vary from still life to landscape to the human figure itself. A wide variety of media, including charcoal and pastels, will be practiced. In addition, you learn how to communicate powerfully through visual means: how to organize and compose your ideas and experiences and visually present them with emotional impact. In a world that communicates increasingly through pictures, these are essential skills.

Class time will consist of lectures, critiques, and drawing exercises utilizing a variety of media and subject matter. This is a foundation class. No art background or prerequisites are necessary.