Youth Drawing Explorations (13-17 Years)
10 Week Class | Available
This course will offer students (13-17 years) an opportunity to explore drawing from different angles, including traditional and experimental methods. Through demonstrations, presentations and assignments, students will develop a body of work investigating mark making, line, value, gesture, surface treatment, perspective, proportion, colour, scale and composition using dry and wet media. Students will be introduced to the importance of drawing in art history as well as investigating contemporary artists and their methods.
Field trips to museums and galleries will be announced in advance.
Base Tuition: $480 + Model Fee: $17 + Materials Fee: $25 = $522 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- In a professional studio atmosphere, students will learn to draw with wet and dry media on various supports including charcoal, pastel, pencil, ink and watercolour
- Through traditional and experimental methods, students will draw from imagination, life (model), objects, scenes and mark making
- Students learn about line, contour, texture, value, negative and positive space, perspective, colour and composition
- Demonstrations of materials and their application and introductions to various artists working in the field of drawing will help students to place their own creations in a contemporary and historical context
- Individual and group critiques as well as showcasing their work will help students to improve their skills and learn about the importance of process in art making
Tina Oehmsen-Clark
Tina's work has always been an exploration between various art forms, including sound, dance, installation, sculpture and drawing. She has exhibited in various galleries, museums and public spaces in Germany, Denmark and Canada. Since moving to Toronto in 1996, Oehmsen-Clark has worked on art projects at the AGO, Ryerson Student Gallery, Dancemakers and Wychwood Artscape. Besides her own art practice, she has taught in a number of schools and institutions including TSA. Tina always enjoys working with a wide age range, and believes that teaching art is an interactive learning process, both to inspire and be inspired.