Drawing from Observation and Imagination in Color One-Day Workshop

All skill levels welcome! Students explore drawing using observation and imaginative-based approaches in simple wet and dry media (any combination of watercolors, markers, colored pencils, crayons, pastels and collage). Bring some small personal objects (stamps, toys, buttons, dried flowers, or print outs of old photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams. Play with drawing fundamentals and design to create inventive images, illustrations, compositions. Botanicals, fashion, landscape, costume, historic figures, events or periods may serve as your theme to work with. Maybe an influential style like Surrealism, Expressionism, cartooning, or Pop Art.  We will make drawings, a simple booklet format, “collage” imagery as floating compositions and more. $79 workshop fee does not include materials. Please register at least a week in advance. Suggested supplies: simple Crayola or Art Loft Watercolor set, Princeton Round Brushes numbers 2, 4, 6, 10, and or 12, sponge brushes, kitchen sponge to cut, wash cloth or rag, water cups, gluestick, scissors, xacto blade, simple Crayola marker sets, water soluble crayons (a few colors), colored pencils, any other drawing materials, pens, or markers, a variety of papers, recycled materials, Strathmore drawing pad 14 x 17 inches with a brown cover, embroidery thread/needle, glitter, magazines to cut from, etc.  A small self-healing cutting mat is helpful if you need one. Any materials you have at home work! We will have an hour break for lunch between Noon-1pm. Bring your own lunch or check out one of the local restaurants in the area. About the instructor: Alex Rheault teaches at UNE and is a local exhibiting artist, curator and writer. Themes of the discarded and decayed, the body and anatomy, drawing, painting, and book arts are among passions. New works on view in December at a UNE Faculty Exhibition at Engine in Biddeford. View her work at alexrheaultartista.wordpress.com and 2d3dexplore.wordpress.com Click here to view our cancellation policy.