Drawing & Painting

Visual Arts & Crafts

“Rachel [Deluca] designed each class with the right balance of structure and freedom to experiment. Rachel also offered constructive and helpful feedback while we were painting and on the finished work as well. I would highly recommend it to all my friends!”

—NINA M., BEGINNER ABSTRACT PAINTING

Many of our art classes require students to purchase materials. A link to the supply list can be found in the class description on our website at ccae.org.

DRAWING & PAINTING

BEGINNER DRAWING

Jeremy Durling & Rachel DeLuca | Artists A carefully planned series of exercises will introduce the beginner to the following elements of observational drawing: perspective, composition, light values, and contour. Students will begin by learning how to accurately measure and observe objects and the world around them. Classes will include instructor demonstrations and exercises in contour drawing, tonal drawing, and gesture drawing with plenty of time to practice in class and receive feedback from the instructor.

COURSE CODE: DRBA Sec. 01: 10 Mondays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Sep. 19 | $360 | Rachel DeLuca No Class Oct. 10 Sec. 02: 10 Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Sep. 22 | $360 | Jeremy Durling No Class Nov. 24

DRAWING IN BARS

Bryan Ramey | Artist, artbyramey.com Come sketch with us at a different Cambridge pub every week. Students will draw elements of the scene with portable mediums of their choice. Your charge is to draw from real life outside of the studio, and to capture the tone, gesture, and movement around you. The end goal is to improve your drawing ability and to become more comfortable drawing in public. All skill levels and drawing styles are welcome. Drinking is optional. Drawing is not. BYO materials.

COURSE CODE: DBAR Sec. 01: 5 Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Begins Sep. 21 | $150 Sec. 02: 5 Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30pm. Begins Oct. 26 | $150

ANATOMY FOR ARTISTS

Mark Lefkowitz | Certified Medical Illustrator

The ability to draw, paint or sculpt the human form is greatly enhanced if the artist truly understands the anatomic structures under the skin that produce the form. We will utilize a skeleton and anatomy atlases to learn about skeletal elements, deep and superficial muscle layers, and vasculature. We will set up poses with a live model and apply what we’ve learned. Prior drawing experience is strongly recommended, particularly from a live model.

COURSE CODE: DNAT Sec. 01: 9 Wednesdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Sep. 21 | $360

METAMORPHIC DRAWING

YoAhn Han | Assistant Professor at MassArt, yoahnhan.com Move beyond the fundamentals and break out of your comfort zone by exploring observational and abstract concepts with non-traditional drawing methods. Experiment with wet and dry media on paper while challenging form, shape, composition, and special relationships. Demonstrations, critiques, and virtual gallery visits bring your work to a more intriguing level. This class is designed for students that want to continue to refine their skills in the medium and refresh their understanding of concepts. The first half of this class focuses on drawing and moves into wet mediums of the students’ choice.

COURSE CODE: MEMD Sec. 01: 8 Mondays, 6-8pm. Begins Sep. 19 | $240

CAN’T DRAW? WHO SAYS?

Ellen Stutman | Artist, ellenstutman.com Designed for the “drawing challenged”, this class will help you move past your inhibitions and teach you some basic techniques of drawing. We’ll focus on learning to really see and how to translate visuals down on paper. The emphasis will be on the process and not the result in this non-judgmental classroom environment.

COURSE CODE: WHOS Sec. 01: 10 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Sep. 20 | $360

DRAWING AND PAINTING CAT AND DOG PORTRAITS

Eric Bornstein | Artist, M.L.A., Harvard Portrait drawing and painting enhances and supports deep seeing into another living being. This process bridges our differences and can create enhanced intimacy with non-human species. In this class, we will focus on painting and drawing portraits of special cats and dogs in our lives, so we can celebrate their faces and names to help tell their stories whether they are still with us or passed on. We will also create a Facebook group and have an online exhibit of our works.

COURSE CODE: PETP Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Sep. 20 | $240

DRAWING & PAINTING SELF-PORTRAITS

Eric Bornstein | Artist, M.L.A., Harvard Draw and paint your most available model—yourself— in a different medium each week. Classes focus on gaining a familiarity with the materials, issues of composition, and the attainment of the right ambiance to render effective works, while understanding the structure of the face and its nuance.

COURSE CODE: SPDP Sec. 01: 9 Tuesdays, 7:45-9:45pm. Begins Sep. 20 | $240

FIGURE DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN

Eric Bornstein | Artist, M.L.A., Harvard A figure drawing is more than a collection of body parts. Capture the essence of your subject accurately with systematic practice of objective perceptual drawing skills. We will work with pencil and charcoal to organize the visual information that illuminates your subject’s unique configuration. Classes focus on gaining a familiarity with the materials, issues of composition, and the attainment of the right ambiance to render effective works. There will be a live model in the class.

COURSE CODE: FDRB Sec. 01: 8 Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Sep. 22 | $320

DRAWING THE LANDSCAPE IN COLOR

Gillian Frazier | Artist This is an opportunity to improve your skills in order to draw the landscape. You will work from reference photos and from nature when drawing. You will be introduced to basic drawing concepts through different weekly assignments, including shape, line, atmospheric perspective, and color with assignments and instructor demonstrations. Various mediums will be explored such as pencils, colored pencils, oil pastels, pastels and mixed media.

COURSE CODE: DLAN Sec. 01: 7 Tuesdays, 6-8:30pm. Begins Sep. 20 | $240