Basic Drawing - NYC as Muse

Catalog description

New York City is our source of inspiration as we hone the fundamentals of visual vocabulary and handling of drawing materials including charcoal, pencil, and ink with pen and brushes. The city’s natural setting, its social and cultural history and urban-architectural structure inform our work as we explore various conceptual and practical approaches to image-making as well as formal issues including line, volume, contrast, and composition. In this time of remote learning, the experience of drawing on NYC for inspiration will be a way to connect with the city whether you are physically in New York or not. Class assignments are accompanied by discussions and critiques. Students draw from observation and imagination, working with a variety of sources including still-life objects, photographs and other references