CLASS #2: Intro To Drawing From Life With Lisa Jacobson '97
Monday, May 23, 2022, 7PM to 8:30 PM (Eastern)
Building on the ideas of Class #1, using shadows to create volume, Class #2 will revisit the use of shadow and highlights and composition, with potentially greater complexity.
We will continue to use white objects as our subject. Eggs, dishes, earbuds, etc. could be beautiful.
Those looking for a greater challenge, can try white fabric or folded or crumpled paper in order to increase the difficulty.
No new supplies are needed. Those wishing to use charcoal are invited to do so.
FOR THOSE WHO MISSED THE FIRST CLASS: You are invited to attend CLASS #2. We do strongly recommend that you watch the class #1 video for the basics shared during that session. You can access the video through our website Smith College Club of New York City (smithclubnyc.com) or directly from this YouTube link https://youtu.be/c0WaZegeuzE
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 container, 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 southeast 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: CLASS #2: Intro To Drawing From Life With Lisa Jacobson '97
Date: Monday, May 23, 2022 (Eastern)
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (Eastern)
Attendance: 30
Cost: Members and 'Young Alums' (classes 2022 to 2017) - $10; Nonmembers - $15
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You must be registered before 6:00 PM on Monday, May 23 to join the event.
Zoom information will be provided to registered guests by 8:00 PM on Sunday, May 22, 2022, and, again, on the following day, up to two hours prior to the event.