Monday Evenings, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm. August 2, 9, 16, 23

With: Ellen Chase

Class Fee: $40.00

Class size: 8 /Adults and children 16+ accompanied by an adult

This will be a series of weekly meetings to practice pencil drawing. We will cover technique, light and shadow, composition, and other skills. Participants will be encouraged to bring samples of drawings that appeal to them or that got them interested in drawing in the first place. Objects will be available for use as subjects but participants may bring their own if they prefer.

Prior experience is not needed. Please bring a sketchbook (Ocean State Job Lot always has some), pencils, and an eraser. A combination of hard and soft pencils is best, but plain No. 2s are fine. Bring colored pencils too, if you have them and want to get into color.

About Ellen Chase: I earned my BA (Massachusetts College of Art) and MFA (Syracuse University) in Illustration. My occupations have included potter, repairer and builder of furniture, writing teacher, software visual designer, and scientific illustrator. I learned woodworking as a child at the mill from my father, Heman, and an appreciation of language from my mother, Edith, a lifelong poet.