In last Friday’s Drop-In Drawing Class we had a mini-art history lesson, all focused on composition in 2D artwork. Then we took another stab at drawing our own compositions from objects at home, focusing on stretching our idea of all the ways one can place objects on the picture plane.

We viewed a slide show of great painters of the the 19th and 20th centuries. Whistler’s painting above, although commonly known as “Whistler’s Mother” was titled, “Arrangement in Grey and Black.” It’s one of my favorite paintings.

This week we’ll focus for the first time on portraiture, hopefully not scaring off the feint of heart from what is generally known as the most difficult of subjects to render well. Remember, drawing one thing will improve your ability to draw all things. Sign up here for Drop-In-Drawing, only $10 per class.