Oradell, NJ Drawing Lessons

Experimenting with materials in layers and mix. Emotional response to materials and of course, gesture. Movement and vision experiments with the materials. Pouring, splatting, seeing, not seeing, sprinkling, flinging. Careful and neat; messy and careless. The willingness to just go in and have the delight of image come back to you.

For as long as I can remember I've been drawing in my free time. After going to Art school and learning how to draw on a professional level, I took note of how I was taught how to draw and am very confident on teaching you how to use a wide variety of tools to draw a wide variety of things.

I graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in June 2007 with a Master in Education (Arts in Education) degree. During my studies I worked in the framework of the Artful Adventures Program (Museum of Fine Arts in Boston), which provides object - based learning and hands on artistic experiences for elementary and middle school kids. My own research was about “Creative Insight in Practice" and "Acquiring English as a Second Language and Developing Self-Esteem through the Idiom of Art". I have more than a two decades-long experience in painting, drawing, printmaking and installation work.

We will learn how to draw from real life/still life to paper with graphite, ink or charcoal. We will understand line forms, shading styles and line control. We will gain a strong foundation understanding of using basic shapes to get final images.

Would you like to learn to draw the world around you? Look no further! I am a professional, exhibiting visual artist and drawing is my passion! I have a Masters in Education and have been teaching for over 10 years. I have experience with adults and children alike and absolute beginners are welcome. I will design a personalized curriculum to fit your needs. I will show you how to train your hand to work with your eyes, how to draw light and shadow, perspective, contours, how to use your materials, and much much more!

Want to learn how to draw and paint and you don't know where to start? Interested in improving your drawing skills? I will help you to train your eye to easily see shadows/light transition to create shapes and volumes. You will master useful drawing and painting techniques that will allow you to express your vision. I'm working with graphite, charcoal, pen and ink wash for drawing and oil materials for painting. Shoot me a message to see if we're a good match!

I am currently the Visual Arts Teacher as well as the Director of Advisory at Northside Charter High School in Brooklyn, NY. I have helped develop the school’s culture significantly over the past five years I have been there.

My mission at Northside Charter High School was to create a curriculum that shows our students that their presence is essential to the ever-changing arts community. This led to creating the curriculum for Northside Television, which is Northside's first web-based school news network. NTV has grown to become a staple in Northside’s community and has brought about positive changes to the culture of the school. My master's thesis based on this course entitled, “Media Production and its Role in Preparing High School Students to be 21st Century Learners”, provides data on how our program has brought new skill-sets to the senior cohort. Students of all backgrounds are on the screen and are representing their community, their ideals, and their concerns.

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I can help with architectural graphic standards and drafting.

I began drawing and painting at the young age of 6 years old. I always knew I wanted to pursue art later in life. I learned graphic design and various computer programs geared towards creating 3D content and animation. I started teaching drawing and painting 5 years ago. My students were of all ages from 7 yrs - adults.
I've explored a wide range of mediums for creation and continue to explore for new ways of creating artwork. I believe drawing is very important and it's a great foundation for a well composed painting. My favorite subject is the human face , the proportions , the figure and fashion. Learning to draw the human body is very rewarding and fun. I like to break down my instruction so it's easily followed and practiced until it's intuitive.

Having been an art educator for over 9 years, my primary focus has always been to help students tap into their creativity while also working on their technique. Working with teens and adults presents interesting challenges. However, those "AH HA!" moments that students have after struggling with a concept or a process make it all worthwhile. I place a good amount of emphasis on sound technique: working from observation, simplifying complex forms into manageable shapes, shading, composition, etc. A solid grasp of technique frees one up to create unhindered.
Lessons all begin similarly with basic drawing exercises, as it is important for me to gauge a students' ability. But after a couple lessons I am able to cater the lessons into a more personalized structure to meet your needs. If your end goal is to be able to draw from a photo or work from life or get over a hump, I will give you the tools necessary to see the way an artist does. I am a no-nonsense instructor who doesn't ...