Basic Drawing Class

This is a series of classes on basic drawing skills. Each class will have a different focus:
Sept 25: lecture on drawing and warm up exercises. Begin class project "drawing and object" with out direction. This will be saved to show progress at end of sessions.
Oct 2: Rendering a gray scale and basic shapes- cube, cone, sphere, cylinder.
Oct 9: Continuing (vine charcoal) drawing and introduction of white charcoal on toned paper - finish at home.
Oct 16: Introduction to graphite drawing. Begin drawing of still life.
Oct 23: Continue graphite drawing of a still life.
Oct 30: Continue graphite drawing.
Nov 6: Display of developed graphite drawings and class discussion. Compare first drawing without directions to graphite drawing.
Teacher Biography: Robert Rex
I am a retired art teacher. I taught for 30 years at the high school level and for ten years (two nights a week) at the junior college level. I also taught adult education classes at Visalia Unified School District in Visalia, CA. Also, I taught drawing at the local prison for two years (one night per week). I started my art education at Fresno State University, then, later on, I transferred to Art Center, College of Design. From Art Center I transferred to Long Beach State University where I got my bachelors degree. I then moved to the Chico CA area and got my teaching credential. Then I moved to Visalia CA and started teaching art at Mt. Whitney High School. After teaching for ten years at Mt Whitney, I was hired to teach a basic drawing class for the College of the Sierra's (a two-year college)- this in addition to my daytime duties teaching at Mt. Whitney. I retired in 2000 and moved to the John Day area where I have taught a few art classes in my studio.

Materials list- to be provided by the student-
18x24 Drawing board
18.24 pad of rough newsprint paper
sticks of soft vine charcoal (come in boxes of 12)
one white charcoal pencil
small chamois
can of spray affixitive
1 large alvin vinyl erasure
1 large kneaded erasure
several paper stumps or french tortillions
set of graphite drawing pencils (2H; 3H; 4H; HB; 2B; 4B; 6B)
two large clips for holding drawing pad to board
double hole pencil sharpener
sandpaper block
art box (tackle box)
11x14 sketch book