Classes and workshops
Drawing Fundamentals Art Classes
► Each Wednesday 10:00am – 12:00pm
► Four-Week Tuition (18 or older): Members: $65.00 or Non-Members: $85.00
►Flex schedule: you can start at any time
Anyone can learn to draw! Drawing is the most underrated and often overlooked art form, yet all other art forms begin with the ability to draw. This class is designed for anyone wishing to improve their drawing skills, whether as a foundation for other media or as an art form of its own.
This ongoing series of four-week classes will address the following list of topic skills through instructional worksheets, still life drawing and individual objects, and individually chosen compositions, as well as guided personal instruction.
► Each Wednesday 10:00am – 12:00pm
► Four-Week Tuition (18 or older): Members: $65.00 or Non-Members: $85.00
►Flex schedule: you can start at any time
Anyone can learn to draw! Drawing is the most underrated and often overlooked art form, yet all other art forms begin with the ability to draw. This class is designed for anyone wishing to improve their drawing skills, whether as a foundation for other media or as an art form of its own.
This ongoing series of four-week classes will address the following list of topic skills through instructional worksheets, still life drawing and individual objects, and individually chosen compositions, as well as guided personal instruction.
- Sketching
- Blocking Out
- Creating Textures
- Building Form
- Values
- Animals
- Proportion
- Shading Techniques
- Still Life
- Line Variation
- Linear Perspective
- Atmospheric Perspective
Art Instructor: Carolyn McKee-Freese
Carolyn McKee-Freese received her Bachelor of Education from NIU, retiring after 25 years in the public school system as a visual arts instructor for middle school and high school. She has also served as a district visual arts curriculum developer and worked as a private contractor for the Chicago Field Museum’s Education Department and Paleontology Department. Now a private and group art instructor in a variety of media, Carolyn has been published in many magazines and exhibited at numerous venues including Norris Gallery and the New York State Museum.
You may register online below. Registration forms are available at the Coliseum. You may also call 815-595-5810 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
Carolyn McKee-Freese received her Bachelor of Education from NIU, retiring after 25 years in the public school system as a visual arts instructor for middle school and high school. She has also served as a district visual arts curriculum developer and worked as a private contractor for the Chicago Field Museum’s Education Department and Paleontology Department. Now a private and group art instructor in a variety of media, Carolyn has been published in many magazines and exhibited at numerous venues including Norris Gallery and the New York State Museum.
You may register online below. Registration forms are available at the Coliseum. You may also call 815-595-5810 or email us at [email protected] for more information.