Experimental & Expressive Drawing (In-Person)
Adult (Ages 16+) | This program is completed
There are an infinite number of ways to draw, so let’s explore! This course is for any artist of any level looking to branch away from realism and begin creating art in essence. Already an abstract artist? Let’s expand your skill. Experimental and Expressive Drawing is for artists of all levels. Prompts and assignments are issued in a way that can be as advanced or as simple as you would like. We will try out a variety of experimental drawing processes, investigating the relationship between eye, brain and hand. Are you stuck in your creative process? These exercises can help you look at the world of drawing with new eyes. Are you new to drawing and would like to try out different approaches and materials? We will practice mark-making, line, shape, value, gesture and composition, all classic elements of art, but will question traditional expectations about what art is supposed to be.
With Artist Sue Rice
COVID Requirements
Based on current guidance from the Arlington Department of Health, CDC, and other local and national public health agencies, Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) will no longer require proof of COVID vaccinations for participation in our programs, including classes, camps, exhibits, performances, and events. While masks continue to be optional at ACA, they are strongly recommended, and we encourage everyone to review current masking recommendations from the CDC to inform their personal choices.
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- Students should bring the following:
- Large drawing pad (at least 11x 14 , but bigger is better),
- variety of pencils and/ graphite
- erasers
- Charcoal (sticks or vine)
- Some color medium (color pencils, markers, pastels or other drawing tools)
- inexpensive paper
- (newsprint, cheaper drawing pad or printer paper) for exercises
- black pen such as Flair or Sharpie
- portfolio or something to carry supplies and work in
- tape
- any drawing tools you already have at hand.
Sue Rice
she/her/hers
Sue holds a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Besides teaching at ACA and in local public schools, Sue is a freelance illustrator and member of the Blacksmith Printmakers Group at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.