Art of Summer 2021!

Junior Virtual Art Immersion AGES 9–12 Teen Virtual Art Immersion AGES 13–17 Summer Art Classes ALL AGES WEEK 1, DRAWING WEEK 3, SKETCHBOOK WEEK 1, DRAWING 4–6pm with Ryan Hill COLLAGE WATERCOLOR FIELD (pick one timeslot below) EXPLORATIONS: (pick one timeslot below) Draw and paint from life to EXPLORATION STUDIES 6/7 – 6/11 Mon. – Fri., $150 6/21 – 6/25 Mon. – Fri., $150 7/5 – 7/9 Mon. – Fri., $150 develop the necessary skills (in celebration of Father’s Day!) (in-person, outside, with masks) Sunday 6/20, $30 Saturdays 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, $90 Explore the fundamentals of Build on the fundamentals of to communicate stories of drawing while incorporating 9–11am with Cynthia Miller drawing through observation personal importance. 1–4pm with John Bennett 9–11am with Cynthia Miller value (highlights, mid-tones, Sketch, collage, draw and while pushing their creative Find, cut, take apart, and Explore the natural world and shadows) into your art! design your world and ideas in skills to new heights. We will WEEK 3, SKETCHBOOK reassemble images and through detailed drawings and the pages of your sketchbook. incorporate value, play with line EXPLORATIONS: textures as we explore watercolor painting of plants 9–11am with Trenton Jung Draw from observation and work, and explore lighting in 7/19 – 7/23 Mon. – Fri., $150 artmaking through collage! and natural objects. Measure Learn to draw from observation imagination. Tell a story with our drawings. We’ll practice seeing value (the and make notations like the and experiment with pen the characters you create. 4–6pm with Cynthia Miller and charcoal to create bold Guided lessons in portrait, 1–3pm with Trenton Jung relative lightness and darkness artist-scientists and illustrators Sketch, collage, draw and drawings. gesture drawing, blind contour Use graphite, pen, and charcoal of a color) while using found DaVinci and Beatrix Potter. design your world and ideas in and transformation to make to create bold drawings. objects or images to create Locations are in Tucson and the pages of your sketchbook. 1 – 3pm with Ryan Hill your artwork all your own. beautiful compositions. include La Madera Park, the Draw from observation and Experience a series of drawing 4–6pm with Ryan Hill Art Park at The Drawing Studio, imagination. Tell a story with activities that lead to self- Use graphite, pen, and ink CARTOONING: and Ft Lowell Park. portraiture. Use ink and washes to create comic the characters you create. Saturdays 6/12, 6/19, 6/26, $90 charcoal to create dramatic characters with superhuman Guided lessons in portrait, COLLAGE effects. powers. gesture drawing, blind contour 1–3pm with John Bennett EXPLORATION: and transformation to make Cartoons can be silly, weird, or Sunday 7/11, $30 serious. They can show real life WEEK 2, PAINTING WEEK 2, PAINTING your artwork all your own. experiences or be completely 1–4pm with John Bennett (pick one timeslot below) (pick one timeslot below) made up. From character Find, cut, take apart, and 6/14 – 6/18 Mon. - Fri. , $150 7/12 – 7/16 Mon. – Fri., $150 WEEK 3, DIGITAL ART: reassemble images and Learn the fundamentals Build on the fundamentals of 7/19 – 7/23 Mon. – Fri., $150 design to punchline, in this textures as we explore of color mixing through color theory through watercolor course we will explore the many 1–3pm with Richelle Vargas artmaking through collage! watercolor painting. painting. fun aspects of cartooning! Dive into the world of digital We’ll practice seeing value (the 9–11am with Trenton Jung 1–3pm Trenton Jung art! In this weeklong class, relative lightness and darkness Create expressive paintings Create expressive paintings we’ll use Adobe Illustrator to of a color) while using found using salt and wax resists. using salt and wax resists. create art in a range of styles. objects or images to create Artists will also use their We’ll also cover the basics of beautiful compositions. 1–3pm with Ryan Hill observation skills to draw and vector illustration and apply Use collage and watercolor to paint from life. our learning to a self-portrait or tell personal stories. other subject of your choice. Art of Summer a visual art immersion program 2021 for youth and teens ages 9 to 17 Art is a natural expression of the human spirit, and at The Drawing Studio we are committed to making creative spaces 2760 N. Tucson Blvd that foster joy, healing, friendship, and Tucson, AZ 85716 community for all. Our spaces are your www.thedrawingstudio.org spaces – and together we are makers and co-creators. This summer, we’re offering a program of diverse, bold, and explorative art classes for young hearts and minds. We’ve chosen outdoor class for all ages to be hosted to remain mostly online for at least one at local Tucson parks! more summer as we move through the We hope anyone who wants to make art pandemic, and in this way we keep the well- with this us this summer will have the being of our students and their families opportunity to do so, and to that end foremost in our minds. Throughout June we will be offering full and partial and July, we are offering virtual camp-style scholarships to those who apply. intensives in painting, drawing, digital art, CLICK HERE TO APPLY! For those living and sketchbooking. Students can sign up in Tucson, we are also offering most for as many weeks as they like or jump in supplies (pencils, paper, watercolor paint, on the weeks which most capture their etc.) available for pick-up upon request. interest. We are also offering weekend classes for all ages – children, youth, May the summer pulse to the rhythm and adults. These all-ages experiences are of many creative hands. opportunities for families and friends to Saraiya Kanning, Program Coordinator share a screen for one great price and [email protected] enjoy the process of making art together. We have also included one in-person, .

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