Beginners Drawing with Roberta Rosenthal
Wednesday afternoons
1 – 3 pm
For beginners who say they can’t draw a line or those who want to brush up after years away – this class is the way to start. Using graphite and charcoal on toned and white paper participants will learn how to use drawing tools to create good basic drawings as studies for future paintings.
Line drawings, tonal shading, shapes, observations, perspective forms and basic shapes like fruits, vegetables, plants, still life setting and landscapes. Focus on composition, basic outline forms, shading, light and shadows, and how to add color.
Class 1: April 22 and 29
Introduction – How to use the drawing tools lines, tones, techniques.
Class 2: May 6 – 27
May 6: shapes and shadows and light source
May 13: line and tonal drawing fruit & vegetables
May 20: composition perspective of still life objects
May 27: landscapes
Class 3: June 3, 10, 17
Each week the focus will be on drawings from photos or specimens you bring into class. Using pencil, charcoal, pens or crayons or a combination of media. How to transfer a line drawing to a drawing paper, board or canvas.
Full Series (Class 1, 2, & 3): April 22 – June 17
Sign up per class or for the complete series.
See registration below for pricing.
Materials List: * needed supplies for drawing classes
Strathmore 400 Drawing pad 11” x 14’ with 24 sheets gray toned paper
*Strathmore 400 Drawing pad 11” x 14’ with 24 sheets white paper
*Kneaded erasers and magic rub erasers
*Set of 2H – 6B Set of 12 graphite pencils and/or at least 2H, HB, 2B, 4B
Generals Sketchmate Drawing Set (has mostly basic pencils & tools
WHITE charcoal or pastel pencil
*Charcoal pencil soft (Generals Set)
Caran D’Ache neocolor II watercolor crayons set of 10 or 15 (optional)
Set of Black Micron pens (optional) fine line and Sakura Pigma Brush Marker
*12” plastic ruler
*Pencil sharpener with multiple holes
Exacto blade optional
*sandpaper pad /block
*paper blending stumps set of 12 assorted sizes
For over 40 years Roberta shared her expertise with hundreds of students as an instructor in both Botanical Art and Business Practices for Artists at the famed New York Botanical Garden and more recently locally at Wallkill River Center for the Arts School and Gallery, Desmond Campus of Mount Saint Mary College, Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Catskill Art Society, Ellenville Museum Library and Pine Bush Library. Her art is exhibited internationally, collected by individuals and corporations. Roberta continues to travel finding unusual botanical specimens to paint or landscapes that she captures in plein air or sketches for future studio work. Her current home studio, Squirrel’s Nest, is located on top of Shawanga Mountain in Sullivan County, New York with a view of the Hudson Valley.
