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SP25 Bryan Thompson's Natural Landscape Drawing
Date/Time: Fri 4/18/2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

This class continues on:
Fri 4/25/2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Fri 5/2/2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Fri 5/9/2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Fri 5/16/2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Fri 5/23/2025 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: Abernathy Arts Center
Class Price: $195.00
Notes: Supply List:
• Graphite Pencils: A full set of graphite pencils that range from Hard Medium and Soft. You can replace these pencils individually as they start to wear down. Derwent or Steadtler or Grafwood Caran D’ache Pencils are good.
• SURFACES: • 18" x 24" or 14” x 17”, 80 lbs. Strathmore Drawing Paper Pad 400 Series • Drawing Board large enough for 18” X 24” Drawing Paper

• MISCELLANEOUS: • Drawing Board with clamps, large enough for 18" x 24"
• Pencil Sharpener (cordless electric or traditional manual recommended)
• Drafting Eraser, Kneaded Eraser, and mechanical eraser with refills if possible.
• Acid free drafting tape
• Spray Fixative
• Blending stumps
• Ruler

Course Description:

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore the fundamentals of creating realistic atmospheric perspective and textures within a natural exterior environment, as well as creating compositional balance.  We will draw a variety of scenes from photographic observation that include elements such as rock formations, mountains, grass, foliage, and water.  The Drawing medium we will be using for this course is Graphite.

 

Instructor Bio:

Bryan Thompson is a local Atlanta Artist receiving his BFA in Drawing and Painting from Kennesaw State University, and a Masters in Visual Development from Academy of Art University.  He has over a decade of Higher Education teaching experience in a multitude of mediums including traditional graphite and pastel drawing, oil painting, pen and ink drawing, and digital drawing and painting.  Bryan's subjects range from classical Still Life compositions, Portraiture, Figure Drawing, Figure Painting and Landscapes to Character, Creature and Prop Design dedicated to Games and Film.  

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