Drawing & Painting
Composition in Drawing
Master the essential foundations of composition and transform your drawing skills.
Member$70.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Guest$85.00 (any noted materials fee included) |
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Thur, 10/2/2025 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Thur, 10/9/2025 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Thur, 10/2/2025 - Thur, 10/9/2025
About
Master the essential foundations of composition and transform your drawing skills.
You’ll learn how to create a strong structural framework for any drawing. Think of composition as building a solid foundation for your house, ensuring everything above it stands strong and confident.
Understanding composition doesn’t just improve your technical skills, it makes drawing more enjoyable and your artwork inherently more successful. You’ll discover how studying masterworks sharpens your compositional eye, learn to identify key shapes that structure compelling compositions, and master the technique of establishing a “hero image” (the focal point that unifies your drawing and tells its story). Every drawing tells a story, whether you realize it or not!
Throughout the course, you’ll put these concepts into practice with plenty of hands-on drawing exercises that cement your new skills.
Details
Some familiarity with drawing is helpful but not necessary.
Materials
Students should bring a sketchbook.
A $10 materials fee, included in the price of the class, covers a drawing pencil, kneaded eraser, and fine tip marker.
Class Policies
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Jennifer Davey
A life-long passion for education through the arts, she has taught at The Clyfford Still Museum in Denver as well as in many different venues both online and in person for children and adults. She writes a regular Friday letter to email subscribers, sharing about her studio practice, art, and philosophy.
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