Level: all

Jan 7 - Feb 18, 2025

Tuesdays

10am-12pm

7 weeks

Instructor: Sharon Schmiedel

Instructor's website

Fee: $220

Expressive Drawing (Zoom)

Brush up on your drawing skills and have fun doing it! We will explore a number of different approaches to drawing: for example contour drawing, mark making, the elements and variety of a line, light and shadow, positive and negative space, and exaggeration. We will work with a variety of materials, charcoal, ink pens watercolor crayons, colored pencils plus throw in little watercolor and collage some weeks.

All skill levels welcome. The instructor will introduce concepts and draw along with you throughout the class. Individual instruction is also given with lots of encouragement and reminders to play and take chances with your drawings. These sessions will be recorded and available to students for approximately 30 days  following each class.

NOTE:  This class will be taught online using Zoom.  Students are expected to be well versed in the use of Zoom prior to the start of class.  These sessions will be recorded and available to students for at least 2 weeks following each class.

Suggested Supplies:   I recommend coming to the first class with supplies you already have. I will demo supplies that I like to work with, and you can decide if you want to add them to your supplies.

As for as the number of colored pencils, markers, crayons — around 4-6 of each is fine.

  • Vine or willow charcoal sticks (I like the Coates Willow charcoal medium sticks)
  • 6B pencils
  • Kneaded eraser
  • Glue stick or matte medium for gluing
  • Scissors
  • Inktense or watercolor pencils
  • Markers in several colors: I like Posca markers and Winsor Newton watercolor markers
  • Black permanent marker: I like the Pentel pocket brush this has a brush tip that you can vary your drawing line from thin to thick just like a paintbrush.
  • Watercolor crayons (I recommend Caran d Arche watercolor crayons, but you can use kids’crayons instead)
  • Watercolor Paint: If you have a palette and tubes of watercolor in any brand, use them. If you have pans, they’re fine also. You won’t need watercolor till 3rd or 4th class, so if you’re not sure about what you have, you can show me first class.
  • Paper: 9”x12” pad of mixed media paper is ideal. I like and Blick Mixed Media pad. You can also get by with good quality drawing paper.
  • Magazines for Collage: Fashion or interior design ones have the best photos

Instructor:   Sharon Schmiedel

Sharon Schmiedel has a BFA in painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She works in watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media and acrylics. These works are energetic and expressive; it is the opposite direction from the many years she spent working in technical illustration, medical illustration, and graphic design. She now spends her creative energy painting, drawing, and teaching.  To see Sharon’s most recent artwork follow her on Instagram artwork_sharon or her website at www.sharon.gallery.