Drawing 2- FALL 10-week Course with Michelle Curry

Description

This comprehensive 10-week course in Drawing 2 meets on Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Sept 8 through November 12, 2026

PREREQUISITE – DRAWING 1 or Portfolio Review

Join us for a journey into Drawing! This media has a deep taproot into human history, as there is evidence in the earliest of mankind’s dwellings in caves, of charcoal drawings. It has classically come down through history as a precursor to other forms of media, such as painting. Drawing media is known for it’s wonderful graphic qualities, such as stark black and whites, and tonal values with gradations. It offers ease of access, mobility, and is extremely versatile, with many different approaches to expression and communication. Instruction is from “life,” in that it is in 3-D (as opposed from copying from a flat 2-D pictorial image), using real objects, (specially collected and curated for use in this class) arranged differently for each session, to form a composition. This is a challenging course, in that you are giving your brain a workout by having to translate and draw real 3-D objects, and transform them onto a 2-D paper. (The goal is for the student to learn to “see,” and to get comfortable with drawing in any circumstance in life, without having to copy from a photo). In this class are covered the 3 genres of art: still life, human form and anatomy (also concentration in faces and hands), and by the end of session 2, architecture with perspective. This course of study has classical leanings, and pulls from different major schools of thought past, and present, in learning to draw. Students are encouraged to do a “master-copy,” and work outside of class with their sketchbook. We cover all of the major drawing media: charcoal (compressed and vine), the graded pencil method, water soluble graphite, drawing chalks, white and sanguine, as well as pen and ink techniques and media. We will be covering tools, techniques, and supplies throughout. This is a comprehensive course good for the beginner, but also the advanced.

While students are strongly encouraged to bring their own materials. Michelle gives recommendations for products in the marketplace to fit different budgets.

Similarly, there are options to use Chelsea Art Center Supplies for a class fee of $5, per class time, if needed (Speak with CAC Dr. Barbara Fife for permission).

Short Bio: Michelle Curry

Michelle Curry is an award winning 2-D multidisciplinary artist, whose works have been acquired by corporations and private collectors alike in the US and the UK. She regularly shows her work, does commissions, and some art restoration. Her background is in traditional Fine Art, stemming from 40+ years, while intermittently attending 7 full years in college, as well as holding 2 degrees in Illustration and Graphic Design, and is a lifetime member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

Michelle is passionate about teaching! She covers comprehensive principles and techniques, including “All the things,” pertaining to each specialty. Her major vision for teaching is to equip students and artists to develop the necessary skills  to be able to artistically achieve their own voice in their choice of media, style and subject matter, ranging from realism, through impressionism, into abstraction. The particular teaching method she uses is good for the novice, intermediate practitioner, to advanced and professional artist.

Website: mcurryarts.com