Abstract Drawing

AbstRact drawing

This is not your grandmother's drawing class. Get loose in this unconventional drawing class using a variety of drawing tools and materials on paper.

You may not realize it, but you draw all the time. When you sign your name, when you draw a map, cross something out, or doodle on scrap paper. Drawing is a powerful and wonderful language, capable of expressing things not easily conveyed in other mediums.

Drawing can also be very expressive: communicating the intangible and invisible. It is one of the most accessible and portable activities you can undertake. The Modernism movement expanded the definition of what drawing can be and do; freeing it from being equated to only realistic renderings.

In this course, we will produce a broad range of expressive and gestural drawings that will be personal and meaningful. We will explore and experiment with materials beyond the familiar pencil and eraser duo. We will learn to loosen up, trust ourselves, and expand on what we know we can do to create rich, satisfying abstract drawings.

You'll likely never look at drawing the same way again…

Supply List:

1 Roll of Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media Paper, 42" x 8 yds @ 140lb weight (order this item, local stores do not carry)
1 Graphite pencil
1 Charcoal stick, jumbo size
1 ArtGraf water soluble carbon square, black
1 Ink, black (any kind: india, sumi, etc.)
1 White vinyl eraser
1 Chip brush, 2" width
1 Large round brush
2 Heavy Duty Clips, found in drawing section for using with drawing boards

Class Info:

Next session: November 16th - December 14th
Cost $165 (4 classes; no class on Nov 23rd)
WED PM from 6:00pm-9:00pm
Max 8 students
All skill levels welcome
Age level: adult (18 & up)

Artists who have taken this class may want to explore our. Intro to Abstract or Intermediate Abstract classes.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS...

• those who are brand new to abstract art
• those who want stronger composition skills

• those who love working with drawing materials
• those who want to get loose and expressive

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About the instructor

Kristen Guest

Kristen Guest is an award-winning and published full-time artist as well as a certified art instructor in San Diego, California who works in a variety of mediums and genres. She studied Art Education at Middle Tennessee State University and has been teaching realism painting since 2004 and abstract painting since 2018.

Currently, Kristen works out of her studio at the Bernardo Winery, teaches a variety of classes and workshops, and is the Director of Marketing & Education at Art on 30th. She is represented through Ashton Gallery and her art is showcased in featured staged homes throughout San Diego in collaboration with Guest House Shop. She also creates work for designers, national exhibitions, and online galleries. Kristen is best known for her muted hues, expressive gestural line work, and simplistic approach to composition.

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"I highly recommend Art on 30th. Very friendly environment and I’ve learned so much—even on my first day in class!"

~Monica L.

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