When
Where
Studio in the Park
The main facility for the Art Guild of Louisiana is the Studio in the Park. This BREC building is located in Cedarcrest Park in Baton Rouge.
More InfoNotes
This class is for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills.
Maximum of 14 participants.
Workshop Coordinator
Sheila Riso, Email Sheila Riso, 225-216-0826
Larry Downs
Larry Downs is a local award winning artist and instructor who has been teaching art techniques in and around Baton Rouge for over 25 years. Larry is an accomplished artist in several mediums including watercolor, graphite drawing, acrylics, and colored pencil. He teaches multiple art levels from beginner as well as advanced. He has been an instructor for the Art Guild of Louisiana for many years, as well as at LSU in the Lagniappe, Leisure, and OLLI adult programs.
Description
This class is suitable for to all mediums: acrylic, pastels, oils or watercolors and to any artistic style. It will be an intensive hand on class designed to improve the artist’s arrangement and organization of subject matter.
Core learning objectives will be to understand and apply the principals of composition: Learn the rules and when to break them – Rule of Thirds – Golden Ratio – Symmetrical v.s. Asymmetrical – Focal points – Leading lines – Contrast – Hierarchy – Deep space – Movement and how to direct the viewers eye – Cropping and framing
The workshop is for beginners and those wanting to improve their skills. Maximum 14 participants.
Supplies
Bring pencil/pen and paper for notes along with the following drawing materials:
Graphite Pencil #2 as starter
Sketch book or drawing pad at least as big as 9″ x 12″ (smooth or lightly textured paper)
White vinyl plastic eraser
Kneaded eraser
Pencil sharpener, the guild has one or bring your own
Blending stump (or you can use Q-tips as an alternative)
Ruler 12″ or 18″ (preferably clear)
TIP: You can check Walmart, Blick, Hobby Lobby, Mo’s Art Supply, and Amazon for Complete Starter Kits w/ essential tools – it should include pencil, stump, eraser etc.
Complete drawing pencil sets can be purchased with 2H, 4H and 6B pencils but a standard #2 st pencil will work for this class.