Introduction To Drawing From Life With Lisa Jacobson '97
Monday, April 25, 2022, 7PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern)
Ever curious about drawing? How to make something look 3D using charcoal? Learn basic ideas and tricks to render 3D objects on paper in a virtual classroom with artist, educator, designer Lisa Jacobson, '97, Chair, Visual Arts, Collegiate School, NYC.
This is a great way to look more closely at objects around you and connect what you see with your eyes and your brain. You'll start with the basics and learn how to make everyday objects appear to have volume on the page.
And, if there is interest, following this event, Lisa will follow on with other sessions, #2 and #3, to complete her Introduction to Drawing Trilogy. Hang out (virtually) with other Smithies while challenging yourself to see more carefully!
ALL-YOU-WILL-NEED DRAWING SUPPLIES: These supplies are not costly and available at any local art or office supply store, including Staples, DickBlick, and, of course, Amazon.
- Drawing Paper: this can come in a pad or large book that can lie flat or in single sheets. It does not need to be expensive but it needs to be more substantial (heavy) than copy paper;
- A Range of Pencils: Pencils come in different hardnesses which determine how dark and light they can mark Here's one example:
https://smile.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Sketch-Drawing-Pencil-Set/dp/B078J6ZRRG/ref=sr_1_6?crid=ALSCC02Q7XCB&keywords=drawing+pencils&qid=1649348250&sprefix=drawing+pencils%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-6"
- Eraser: It can be a drawing eraser but any eraser should work.
- A Light Source: One that you can control as much as possible - a desk lamp or flashlight would be great.
- And last: A WHITE OBJECT (or two) of your choice: an egg, plastic silverware, a paper cup, a ping-pong ball or baseball. (Note: Objects with more complex shapes are great, too, but more challenging, e.g., a Chinese food cntainer, dinnerware, toothbrush, crumpled white paper (hard!))
About Lisa
Lisa Jacobson
, Class of 1997, studied Art and Art History at Smith and has been teaching art, including drawing and painting, for 26 years to students ranging from 3-year-olds to adults. She spends most of her time teaching High and Middle School students at Collegiate School in Manhattan where she is Chair, of the Visual Arts department. Her projects with students run the gamut from drawing, painting, collage, ceramics, fibers...and can be viewed on her website under 'student work'. Lisa also continues to direct workshops and receive awards for her work in related fields, such as Leadership in Arts Education, Community Arts and Art and Technology She is also a practicing artist, primarily a sculptor, using media that range from glass to fiber to clay, but she reveals that for the past two years she has become 'a little obsessed with painting'. Lisa has exhibited her work over the years in numerous museum group shows, mostly in the northeast and south-east United States. In addition to her website, she and a friend have an Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/willowandbenny
website: https://lisarjacobson.squarespace.com
Topic: Introduction To Drawing From Life With Lisa Jacobson '97
Date: Monday, April 25, 2022 (Eastern)
Time: 7:00 pm -8:30 pm (Eastern)
Attendance: 30
Cost: Free to Members and Nonmembers
Members and Nonmembers: Click to Register
You must be registered before 6:00 PM on Monday, April 25 to join the event.
Zoom information will be provided to registered guests by 8:00 PM on Sunday, April 24, 2022, and, again, on the following day, up to two hours prior to the event.