Class Content: Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw something that gives the illusion of three-dimensional on a two-dimensional surface? or do you want to improve on what you already know? Do your paintings or drawings look “flat” or uninviting? This will be a Beginner and Intermediate level drawing class to teach how to draw with form and depth.
We will cover important fundamental drawing skills, tools and techniques such as value, Contrast, and tone to develop a drawing that will bring your drawing from 2 Dimensional (flat) to 3 Dimensional (a form). We will also be learning how to use drawing tools such as: H, HB, B and Ebony pencils and different types of erasers. Drawing strokes, proper drawing paper, blending, and transferring images will also be covered during this class.

Step by Step instruction will guide you to learn what I consider one of the most fundamental elements in drawing and improve what you already know. We will have ample time to practice these skills in order to gain understanding of the techniques before class ends.

Please bring a lunch.

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Biography: Glenda Bowles has over 30 year of experience in the Arts and nearly this in the medium of watercolor. She has a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee Knoxville with a concentration in watercolor. She furthered her education at the University of Tennessee with a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and then went on to receive a Certificate in Counseling in Saint Louis Missouri. She has taught over 25 years to affluent and impoverished students, over a range of ages – from 4 years old to adults. She has taught core art skills, art history and art theory, as well as many other mediums. She has taught in classroom settings in the states as well as overseas. She has also taught art in an Art Therapy setting. She enjoys just about every medium of Art that is out there. Presently, she is creating art in watercolor, oils and graphite predominantly. She has exhibited her artwork in numerous settings from Fine Arts shows and sales including the Brentwood Academy show in Nashville, Memphis College of Art, and in smaller settings in Knoxville and Morristown. She has created murals here in Knoxville as well as in Greece, Belize and Jordan. She has lived in Nashville, Knoxville, St.Louis, Memphis and the country of Jordan. She loves the complexity of this world and seeks to create this in her own artwork by reimagining the beauty around her. She hopes to reflect this beauty of her surroundings into her art for her viewer to experience and enjoy.