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WI26 (A) John Horne’s Portrait Drawing: All Levels NEW!
Date/Time: Thu 1/15/2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

This class continues on:
Thu 1/22/2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thu 1/29/2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thu 2/5/2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thu 2/12/2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thu 2/19/2026 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Abernathy Arts Center
Class Price: $200.00
Notes: 18X24 DRAWING PAD & SMALL NEWSPRINT PAD
ASSORTED PENCILS (TOMBO MONO)
KNEADED ERASERS
WHITE ERASERS
BLENDING STUMPS
COTTON BALLS
VINE CHARCOAL (COATES)
COMPRESSED CHARCOAL (ALPHA- KOLOR
MONO Mini ERASER

Optional tools
Benefits introduced & discussed at first class

This three-hour observational portrait drawing class is offered to students of all skill levels, from beginners to advanced artists. Each session concludes with a thirty-minute group critique in which techniques, concepts, and compositional principles are thoroughly discussed within our developing drawing community.

Participants will examine spatial relationships while enhancing their ability to perceive, interpret, compose, and render the subject dynamically. All drawing media are welcome, including charcoal, colored pencils, pastels, conte, ink, and watercolor, with a focus on the human portrait form.

While prior drawing experience is advantageous, it is not required. This course is open to students age 18 and above.

MODEL FEES OF $60 ARE COLLECTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR AT THE FIRST CLASS

(APPROXIMATLY $10 PER CLASS)

For convenient parking located nearest the tennis courts – use GPS address:  6621 Bridgewood Valley Road, NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328. 

Instructor Bio:

John W. Horne is an award-winning professional artist/photographer and a much-sought-after instructor in the Metro Atlanta area. John's personal focus centers on creating and capturing realistic, figurative portraits and representational works, seeking a dream-like yet realistic, often asymmetrical ambiance. Since 1999, three of his adult students have gone on to become instructors at local art centers, another is now an art center director, eight students have been accepted into MFA programs, and John has helped place 64 of his teen students in universities and professional design schools including Rhode Island School of Design, Ringling, Parsons, The New School, F.I.T., MICA, SAIC, New Paltz N.Y., Columbia, Cal Arts, SCAD, and more.

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