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TOOLS & TECHNIQUES: EVERYTHING NEEDED TO EXPLORE & BEGIN YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS

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Course Number: 251DWTT100

Dates: Wednesday, January 8 - February 12, 2025
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Meets: W from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM , 6 sessions

Fee: $240.00

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According to Noah Webster, Drawing, essentially a technique where an instrument is used to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface in which images are depicted on a surface by making lines, tonal areas, washes and other non-linear marks. Instruments used might be pencils, NeoColor Crayons, pens with inks, brushes with paints, or any combination.

The projects we will work on will examine the unique benefits each tool provides. We will better understand its use both on its own and in concert with any of the myriad of other available instruments --- all the while developing the skills needed through their artistic career.

Remember, Drawing can & is often more about the experience ('the journey') than the results at least initially & the best tools are those with which you're comfortable and not being forced to fight your way across your work surface. Drawing is a visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface. Instruments are varied & over time we will learn much about each of them and the magic they bring to otherwise unadorned surfaces.They are the ones that encourage artists to stay loose and limit self judgment whenever possible.

$10 MATERIALS FEE (INCLUDES 1 CLASS MODEL FEE) PAYABLE TO INSTRUCTOR AT FIRST CLASS.
Fee: $240.00

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Fee Breakdown

CategoryDescriptionAmount
Course Fee (Basic)Non-member$ 240.00
Optional FeeDonation$ 1.00

John Horne

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John's Classes

John Horne teaches two Figure Drawing Classes, a Portrait Drawing Class, a Teen Drawing & Portfolio Development class, a Drawing & Painting w/Ink class, an Adult Drawing Class (Shadows & Light), and a couple of recurring experimental workshops and a June Teen Academy Arts Intensive program (that he teaches along with a special Artist & friend - Lauren Adams).

John is an award-winning professional artist/photographer and a much sought after instructor in the Metro Atlanta area. John's personal focus centers on capturing/creating realistic, figurative portraits and representational works with a dream-like yet realistic and often asymmetrical ambiance.

As an instructor, John is thrilled to work with young & mature artists alike as they develop their skills and begin to visualize their artistic dreams. Since 1999, three of his adult students have gone on to become Instructors at local Art Centers, five students have been accepted into MFA programs and John has helped place 26 of his teen students in colleges & professional design schools including: Rhode Island School of Design; Ringling College of Art and Design; Parsons, The New School; F.I.T.; MICA; SAIC; GSU; Auburn University; New Paltz, N.Y., Columbia, Cal Arts; UGA; Syracuse University, KSU; SCAD, & more.

"It is especially gratifying to witness younger students grow from beginners to pre-college portfolio candidates..... just as it is truly rewarding to be part of the process when an adult artist suddenly recaptures that artistic wonder & wisdom they once had in their younger years....."

"I ascribe to a classical & intuitive form of instruction, borrowing heavily from the masters, in a process now often referred to as Atelier and focusing on proportion, composition & transitional values, knowing that what was appropriate for Leonardo, Raphael & Durer, certainly remains completely relevant today. Light and shape trump line all day, every day and form the basis for my focus with my work and with my students. We work from life, creative imagination, still life, and photos - some supplied by me, others by the students........ I emphasize two maxims from early on: "integrity is not a luxury" and "an artist never allows her/his self (to be) held prisoner to a point of reference". I am as proud of my student's originality, technical skills, and their honesty as I am of their diligence and creative abilities."


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Date Day Time Location
01/08/2025Wednesday3:30 PM to 6 PM RM 112
01/15/2025Wednesday3:30 PM to 6 PM RM 112
01/22/2025Wednesday3:30 PM to 6 PM RM 112
01/29/2025Wednesday3:30 PM to 6 PM RM 112
02/05/2025Wednesday3:30 PM to 6 PM RM 112
02/12/2025Wednesday3:30 PM to 6 PM RM 112

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