Belmont, MA Drawing Lessons

I like to take pride in making my students feel secure and knowing and seeing the improvement they make within each session. I will be handing out a materials list prior to our lessons. Most students see a huge leap in drawing within the the first lesson! Class starts out usually with me giving a 1 hour demonstration on what I expect them to do as I cover and explain my entire process and thought and calculations that goes into drawing and painting. For the rest of the class I will be besides the student as they work giving them one on one pointers and as much help and explanation as they need in order to improve. Students start out with learning how to look and draw what they observe accurately by first working on simple geometric shapes such as spheres, cubes. We then will move on to Cast studies and after a few months of studying we will start on figures and portraits.

My students can expect to learn how to draw portraits, landscapes, and still life compositions to develop their drawing skills using drawing tools such as a viewfinder, grid, photos, and still life items. The drawing techniques will consist of light and shadow, gesture drawing, negative and positive space. For in home art lessons, all art supplies are included in the price.

Age-Appropriate areas of instruction include:
-Painting Techniques such as Layering, Mixing, Washes, and Glazing.
-Understanding Composition.
-Understanding Color Theory: Opposites or “complementary colors” on the color wheel; Painting with medium tones, so that highlights and shadows can be applied easily. Using multiple colors equals “depth” and “interest.”
-How to Mix Paint: Mixing using the palette knife, brush, on palette, or on painting.

Come Learn Drawing Like the Masters! Draw from you! I can teach you I can set your discipline goals. The work is up to you. The Practice Practice Practice! saying is crucial with drawing. A natural talent is beautiful but a Dream and Goal of being an Artist Means hard Work that shouldn't feel like work unless you want it to feel like work. I suggest the 90 min session so we can interact with the drawing subjects and not only teach you hands to control the drawing tools but find your eye your view of subject that frees you to interpret it in multiple ways from your understanding of the objects and how your concepts of them need to be readable for your voice of visual Language to be heard. We will have 10 min studies 20 min drawings and teaching between the process. I am a Certified Art Teacher and Drawing is my Passion. I have trained in the University Setting the Military setting as well as worked in the Medical Mental Health Setting. Teaching Drawing is a tool anyone can ...

I provide classical instruction in portraiture, still life and landscape in your studio or mine. In this traditional approach to drawing and painting, what will be taught and focused upon are perspective, value and composition in order for the student to develop strong visual language skills. The program of study begins with a specific focus on drawing, since drawing is the foundation upon which all great traditional art is built. Throughout this training, emphasis will be placed on accuracy, or more specifically, seeing and rendering correctly such things as line quality, hard and soft edges, proportion, positive and negative space through abstract form and the use of the full range of values.

Drawing involves training the eye to see basic lines, shapes, textures, and values while looking at an image . Everyone can train their eyes to see and draw! You will learn the process of simplifying an image while coordinating your eye and hand movement on paper. Depending on your artistic preference the drawing(s) can range from a sketch to a detailed rendering. Skills you will learn are:

Process of drawing
Composition
Value
Texture
Space
Shading and understanding pencil types

Depending on your preference and experience, I can teach you drawing methods for pencil, charcoal, color pencil, soft pastel, or oil pastel. We can focus on drawing the subject matter of your choice: wildlife, portraiture, landscapes, or abstract. I look forward to hearing from you!

I've been teaching for 3 years, and have had my work featured in galleries, universities, libraries, and more! I've taught one on one lessons, group classes and workshops to children, teens and adults. I specialize in landscapes myself, but can teach basic drawing techniques, perspective, lighting and shading, composition as well as theming, creating atmospheric and visually appealing scenes and environments, conceptual and creative thinking, and more!
Feel free to message me with questions, and lets start drawing!

At any level you are, in my drawing classes you are guaranteed to become a professional drawer.
I am a professional artists with 14 years experience in my career, and have taught drawing for several years to all different ages and students at any levels.
If you are looking for a traditional, representational and abstract drawing lessons I am here to help you.

I have a Masters of Art education. I enjoy teaching students of all ages (kids, teens and adults) no matter what level of experience or ability. Not only do I teach drawing I’m skilled in Painting, Sculpture, and Mixed Media. All art lessons are designed around the student interests. Students learn at their own pace.