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| Feb 17-19, 2012 3-Day Workshop: No experience necessary, drawing and field sketching $250
"Capturing the Essence of Nature"
Day 1: Morning will be spent with brief introductions and then a drawing demo provided by the instructor. Day 1 will focus on the drawing basics of line and shape, along with some "seeing" techniques. The first project will be to practice these basic elements of drawing, using a photograph as the resource (of your own or provided by instructor). After lunch we'll go outdoors to apply these same techinques, but working from life. Instructor will also demo in the afternoon.
Day 2: Morning will begin with a short critique of student's drawings from Day 1. The critique will be done as a group. The rest of the morning will focus on how to add light & dark, in other words, shading and values (shades of gray) to give your drawings a sense of form and the illusion of 3-dimensions. After that we'll discuss how to draw objects in perspective, which includes a.) Linear pespective (1 and 2 point perspective), and b.) Atmospheric perspective. Because of the complexity of perspective drawing, this part of the workshop is only meant as an introduction. Demos of all techniues will be provided by the instructor. After lunch, we'll venture back outdoors to draw from life, applying these techniques of shading, value, form, and perspective (particularly for architectural studies).
Day 3: Morning will begin with a short critique of drawings from Day 2, again as a group. After the critique, we'll drive over to Tumacacori Mission to setup outdoors. Students will have the option of drawing the mission or any subject of their choice on the mission grounds. We'll continue to draw on the mission grounds until 3:00, at which time we'll return to the class room for a final critique until 4:00 p.m.
Throughout the workshop the instructor will visit each student individually to discuss their drawings and answer questions. And hopefully we'll all have a few laughs along the way.
Education/Experience: Originally from California, I have lived in the Four Corners region of the desert southwest since 1994. I have been an illustrator and graphic designer for more than 25 years. I hold a B.A. degree in Fine Art, with a minor in Integrative Studies from Prescott College, Arizona. I also hold an Associate of Arts degree in Graphic Design. Part of my education included classes at the San Francisco Art Institute and the San Francisco Academy of Art University. At the S.F.A.I., where I was awarded a scholarship to attend, the focus was on drawing and painting. At the Academy of Art, it was illustration. Each school had a distinctive approach to education, the S.F.A.I. emphasizing "fine art", the Academy "commercial art". Both approaches proved valuable, and helped broaden my perspectives into the art world.
Two teachers I would like to mention who heavily influenced my art education are figurative painter, Kent Rupp, who, as a master draftsman, taught me everything I know about drawing, and Wally Hedrick (1928-2003) - an iconic figure in the San Francisco art scene and "beat era" of the 1950's - who by example taught me the value of living true to one's vision and ideals.
Although much of my work in recent years has been for the National Parks and Monuments and the outdoor adventure/eco-tourism industry, I have completed projects for a variety of clients with varied needs. These include book & magazine publishers, educational institutions, technology companies, the wine industry, arts organizations, non-profits, as well as other design firms and advertising agencies
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