Resource person: artschool@artscenterlive.org

Location: 900 Writing Studio / Green Room (The ArtsCenter, Programming, Youth Programming A) | 400 Roberson Street, Carrboro, NC, 27510

Description:

This class explores the use of line to create drawings in pen and ink. We will explore the various mark-making techniques of contour line, parallel line, crosshatching, stippling, scrumbling, crisscross lines, and wavy lines. We will then learn how to employ them to create form, value, contrast, and the development of texture.

About the Instructor: Stacy-Ann Topjian Searle is a landscape artist who uses pen and ink to create detailed drawings in black and white. Stacy-Ann is a member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. She is a juried artist who has participated in exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Her work is in private collections throughout the United States and overseas. Searle began her art education by taking workshops at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston Massachusetts. She later earned a BA in Art from the University of Lowell, Lowell Massachusetts, where her focus was on Illustration. Originally from New England, she now calls Chapel Hill, North Carolina home. www.inkhatchings.com or @inkhatchings on social media.

Available spots: 3

Price: $164.00 Taxes waived

Notes: Students should bring an HB or #2 pencil, white polymer eraser, micron pens in nib sizes 01, 02, 03 and 05, and a 7x10 sketchbook suitable for ink or mixed media.

Prerequisites: Students should have prior drawing experience.

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