Date/ Time: Sundays 10am-1pm, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18

Course Introduction:

This course is ideal for anyone interested in painting with both wet and dry media. Students will gain some knowledge of anatomical drawing. Students will explore foundational techniques ranging from foundational painting principles to creative expression, using a variety of examples. The class includes instruction on using different tools, dry and wet control, brushstrokes, contour, light and shadow, color relationships, and textural effects. Emphasis is placed on developing technique and observational skills with wet and dry based materials.

Tool & Material:

Pencils HB, 2B, 4B, water color set, Golden acrylic paints, brushes with a round head, flat head, brush #12 and #0 size, watercolor paper, color paper 

Class #1: Anatomy I- facial features. Lights, tone and shadow

Class #2: Anatomy II- facial features. Color wheel, color in human

Class #3: Quick sketch and composition

Class #4: Portrait I- Capture Nature

Class #5: Portrait II- Style and expression

Class #6: Portrait III- The artist's decision in mix

About teaching artist: 

Maxine Leu is an interdisciplinary artist, art educator, and environmentalist from Taiwan. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at the State University of New York at New Paltz and her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Tainan University of Technology (TUT), Tainan, Taiwan. Her work focuses on the environment, communication, and identity. Leu has been promoting workshops about Printmaking, Sculpture, Eco-friendly and recycling Art, and Traditional Chinese Art in a number of places since 2015.

@maxineleu/ www.maxineleu.com