Drawing Classes:

DR404 Colored Pencil for Everyone With Melissa Miller Nece
Tuesdays, 6 Week Class
Time: 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Tuition: $215
Levels: Intermediate, Advanced

Session Dates:
(Winter 1, 2025) January 7
(Winter 2, 2025) February 25
(Spring, 2025) April 15

Neat, portable and inexpensive, colored pencils can be used for any style work, from rough sketches to finely detailed realism. Students experiment with color and techniques for a full range of special effects. Emphasis on developing an individual style through personal guidance from instructor and class discussion. Some background in drawing necessary. All new students receive a drawing pad and a special eraser.
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DR401 Basic Drawing With Melissa Miller Nece
Tuesdays, 6 Week Class
Time: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Tuition: $215
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate

Session Dates:
(Winter 1, 2025) January 7
(Winter 2, 2025) February 25
(Spring, 2025) April 15

Learn to draw anything by learning to see as an artist sees, with emphasis on the perception of contour, negative space, proportion and value. Excellent foundation for beginners, also sharpens experienced drawing skills. Improving your drawing skills is invaluable in all of your other creative pursuits. Based on “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” by Betty Edwards, this class develops your perceptual skills.
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DR125 Drawing Atelier With Zoe Papas
Wednesdays or Saturdays, 6 Week Class
Tuition: $215
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate

Session Dates:
(Winter 1, 2025) Wednesday, January 8 at 9:00 AM
(Winter 1, 2025) Saturday, January 11 at 10:00 AM
(Winter 2, 2025) Wednesday, February 26 at 9:00 AM
(Winter 2, 2025) Saturday, March 1 at 10:00 AM
(Spring, 2025) Wednesday, April 9 at 9:00 AM
(Spring, 2025) Saturday, April 12 at 10:00 AM

An atelier is an art school focused on teaching classical drawing techniques, and this class offers foundational skills in proportion, simplification, and value relationships. Beginners will work on master copies and sculpture casts, while intermediate students will focus on still-lives. The instructor provides personalized feedback and resources for continued learning. Beginners will have materials provided for a $30 fee, while intermediate students will bring their own supplies.
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DR135 The Sketchbook Series With Bill Parker
Wednesdays, 6 Week Class
Tuition: $215
*Meets at various locations
All Levels Welcome!

Session Dates:
(Winter 1, 2025) January 8 at 9:00 AM
(Winter 2, 2025) February 26 at 1:00 PM
(Spring, 2025) April 9 at 9:00 AM

This class focuses on using a sketchbook or drawing pad to capture points of interest through observation, quick measurement, and loose lines. You’ll explore layout, design, and fine line illustration using graphite. Weaver Cottage and the Art Center offer beautiful settings for your sketches, which could evolve into finished graphite illustrations. You’ll also begin building a personalized sketchbook and incorporating sketching into your daily routine, with optional use of watercolor and pen and ink.
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Drawing Workshops:

W-DR425 Discover Watercolor Pencils With Melissa Miller Nece
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuition $200
All Levels Welcome!

Workshop Dates:
Saturday, January 25 and Sunday, January 26

This workshop meets on Saturday and Sunday. Water soluble colored pencils combine the precision and control of pencil drawing with the fluid possibilities of watercolor paint. They’re especially useful for travelers and plein air artists, great for sketchbooks and journals. Come explore the many ways these versatile drawing tools can be used – wet or dry, alone or for mixed media. Derwent, leading makers and innovators in this fine art medium, will provide all the pencils for use in this class. (And you’ll get to keep some too!)
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W-DR108 Learn to Draw in 4 Hours With Shawn Dell Joyce
Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Tuition $100
Level: Beginner

Workshop Dates:
Saturday, January 25
Saturday, April 5

Learn the basics of drawing including starting with simple forms, seeing and capturing 5 values to shade accurately and create the illusion of realism. Learn how to “sight” to get proper perspective and the illusion of depth. Get your own copies of proportion charts and learn how portrait painters to Renaissance kings and queens were able to get accurate likenesses. Draw from direct observation and create beautiful, dimensional sketches! All materials supplied.
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W-DR500 Zentangle: Relax, Draw, Explore Patterns with Trish Pelletier
Time: 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuition: $100
Materials Fee: $15
All Levels Welcome!

Workshop Dates:
Friday, February 21

In this workshop, we use Zentangle® and other art methods. In a “No Mistakes” environment, we relax and focus on the art principle of Pattern (repeating elements in our compositions). For the beginner, this builds self-confidence, strengthens muscle-memory, and helps nurture individual style. For the non-beginner, this offers help for artist’s block and a “time-out” from the stress that often accompanies creativity. For everyone, it adds a new “palette” to be explored, employed, and enjoyed. Age 17 and up. Instructor will provide all supplies.
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W-DR205 Figure Drawing Workshop With Zoe Papas
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tuition: $140
Materials Fee: $30
Model Fee: $25
Levels: Intermediate, Advanced

Workshop Dates:
Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22