Drawing
THE ART OF SKETCHING, DRAWING AND PASTEL PAINTING
Being able to sketch and draw, even a little, opens up the world of visual language, enabling your to express yourself and the world around you more fully. Add the highly versatile,hands on and colourful pastel medium to the mix and you have the ingredients to create either playful and serious artwork (or a wonderful mix of both).
While each term focuses on a different subject, artist/tutor Maxine Burney offers to teach you the practical and technical skills to help build confidence and skill; at the same time allowing space and giving encouragement for you to explore, experiment and evolve your creativity.
Material lists will be sent on enrolment (costs are dependent on materials chosen from the list. Students to supply own art materials.
Topics as follows:
Term 1 (Landscape and Nature); Term 2 (Still Life); Term 3 (…and onto Abstraction) and Term 4 (People and Portraits).
Term 1, 2012
Tuesday 7 February or
Wednesday 8 February
Term 2, 2012
Tuesday 24 April or
Wednesday 2 May
Term 3, 2012
Tuesday 24 July or
Wednesday 25 July
Term 4, 2012
Tuesday 16 October or
Wednesday 17 October
Fee $72 (Terms 1, 3 and 4); $55 (Term 2)
Length 8 weeks (Terms 1, 3 and 4); 6 weeks (Term 2)
Time
Tuesday 6 – 8 pm
Wednesday 9.30 – 11.30 am
Location
Tuesday Christchurch Girls’ High
Wednesday Risingholme
Tutor Maxine Burney
About your tutor
Maxine is a practising artist and tutor, passionate about art. She specializes in Drawing, Pastel and Acrylic. Her original paintings are created from a mix of working from the freedom and playfulness of the imagination, balanced with more figurative and representational works. She brings this eclectic mix to her teaching; encouraging students to learn the technical and creative skills to evolve confidence in their own art making.
OR download the enrolment form
Risingholme Enrolment form – Download Word document here
Risingholme Enrolment form – Download PDF document here
Please enquire if there is a course you are particularly interested in – we are able to send you a more detailed course information sheet.