Secaucus, 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.

I've been drawing my whole time practically, and it's something that I always want to be doing more. Whether it's looking outside at the still landscape, or recreating a moving scene, drawing has always been a passion of mine.

I can help you with putting what you see in your mind onto paper more genuinely. We'll work on perspective, scale, color gradients, shading, detailing, and much more.

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 have lots of experience teaching people with different learning styles. I am easy supportive, understanding & patient.

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.