2022: It's ANOTHER Summer of Drawing!
This summer Martha's Vineyard artist Elizabeth R. Whelan and the Vineyard Haven Public Library are teaming up once again to fill your weeks with FREE drawing classes via Zoom, every Wednesday at 11 am from May 25 - September 28, 2022. These are intermediate-level art classes aimed at adults who are brushing up on their drawing skills, but any age can attend.
You can register now for 'ANOTHER Summer of Drawing' by clicking this link.
Watch a short intro video to 'ANOTHER Summer of Drawing' here.
If you can't join us in person, you can still watch all 19 classes on Elizabeth's YouTube channel; she will upload the videos each week. And feel free to get in touch with her if you have any questions!
DOWNLOADS FOR 'ANOTHER SUMMER OF DRAWING' -reference images will be posted before class, and pdf will be posted after class each week:
Class no. 1 - Drawing Technique - Bevel your pencil leads - 'Houseboat'
- Houseboat image for download
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 2 -Drawing Technique - beveled pencil leads - 'Building an Igloo"
- Igloo group image, Igloo builder image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 3 - Drawing Technique - textures and auditioning a concept - 'Nesting"
- Nesting image for download
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 4 - Drawing Technique - toned paper - 'Rockin' the Porch"
- Rocking chair image, books image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 5 - Drawing Technique - intro to the academic drawing style - 'Dusty Boots"
- Dusty boots image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 6 - Drawing Technique - toned paper and blending - 'Wood Plane"
- Wood plane image
-Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 7 - Drawing Technique - complex surfaces - 'Beneath the Surface"
- Medieval stone gateway image
-Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 8 - Drawing Technique - intro to charcoal - 'The Move"
- Woman moving image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 9 - Drawing Technique - a looser style of charcoal drawing - 'Accumulation"
- Accumulation image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 10 - Drawing Technique - atmosphere on toned paper - 'Portal'
- Portal image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 11 - Drawing Technique - group of figures - 'Home is Where the Art is'
- Sketching group image
-Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 12 - Drawing Technique - quality of line and values - 'At Rest'
- Skates image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 13 - Drawing Technique - buildings on toned paper - 'The Old Homestead'
- Homestead image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 14 - Drawing Technique - line + mass for hands - 'Coffee at Home'
- Hands holding cup image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 15 - Drawing Technique - combining techniques -'The Key'
- Key on notebook image
- Class pdf with step-by-step from video
Class no. 16 - Drawing Technique - atmospheric landscape on toned paper - 'Tuscan Dream'
- Tuscan farmhouse image
Class no. 17
Class no. 18
Class no. 19
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DOWNLOADS FOR previous class series 'A SUMMER OF DRAWING'
Watch the class videos on Elizabeth's YouTube channel and download the corresponding class pdf(s) linked below, to get all the content. Thanks!
Elizabeth Whelan's Favorite Drawing Materials
Class no. 1 - Value and Composition - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 2 - Perspective and Measuring - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 3 - Graphite: Landscape and Plein Air - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 4 - Graphite: Landscape and Plein Air II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 5 - Charcoal: Still Life and Figures - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 6 - Charcoal: Still Life and Figures II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 7 - Pen & Ink: Places and People - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 8 - Pen & Ink: Places and People II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 9 - Conte Crayon: Trois Couleur method for skin tones - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 10 - Conte Crayon: Trois Couleur method for skin tones II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 11 - Silverpoint: Learn an Old Masters' technique - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 12 - Silverpoint: Learn an Old Masters' technique II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 13 - Mixed Media: Abstraction in Drawing - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 14 - Mixed Media: Abstraction in Drawing II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 15 - Colored Pencils: Drawing Beautiful Plants and Fruit - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 16 - Colored Pencils: Drawing Beautiful Plants and Fruit II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 17 - All Drawing Media: Drawing Folds, Drawing Animals - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 18 - All Drawing Media: Drawing Folds, Drawing Animals II - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 19 - All Drawing Media: Working from Memory and Imagination - pdf of main info and exercises
Class no. 20 - All Drawing Media: Working from Memory and Imagination II - pdf of main info and exercises