Pencil Positive! A 1:1 Drawing Class

Get ready to sharpen your skills with a fun, personalized drawing session that’s all about boosting your creativity. Think you can’t draw? Want to up your skills? This Pencil Positive class is right for you! This unique drawing class, led by visual artist and arts educator Laura King, welcomes teens, adults, and children with parents, and everyone works on a project of their choice. Laura provides 1:1 instruction to every student, roaming the room, encouraging and suggesting improvements in a joyful and empowering group setting. Students who come regularly make quick improvements with their drawing skills and artistry… and find new friends! Date: Sunday, November 8, 2 -4 PM Facilitator: Laura King For: All Ages Children must be accompanied by an adult. No drop-off allowed. Fee: $5 Per Child (Under 18) / $10 Per Adult 12 participants max • Beginner: Pick a subject you love and learn to see it with “artist eyes.” Use pencils and markers to make beautiful drawings you are proud of! • Intermediate: For students with some experience who want to go further…Bring your own photos or receive subjects and style lessons to explore in class. Learn line work and shading techniques that will elevate your talent and bring your subject to life. • Advanced: Get help with a new or existing drawing and learn to give and receive positive critique—enhance your skills in composition, perspective, lighting, figure drawing, and narrative. Take your artistry higher! Lessons for teens and adults include drawing hands and anatomy, natural objects, blind portraits, and more. Advanced students can use photos, draw a self or pet portrait, or request to learn a skill. Laura encourages all her students to share their ideas, methods and finished artwork. A mixed-age class is fun—the free spirits of younger kids inspire the adults in class to loosen up, too! Class comments are kind and very encouraging. Students generally work on paper that is 9 x 12 inches. Laura suggests students bring a waterproof bag or folder to take home their drawings – wet weather happens! About Facilitator: Laura King A resident of West Harlem since 2015, Laura King has a BS degree in environmental science and an extensive background in artmaking and teaching. She loves New York’s urban culture and color, while she is equally passionate about finding and celebrating nature in the city. Laura is a volunteer gardener at the Hamilton Grange, a certified animal rescuer, and an artist who takes delight in illuminating the natural beauty that can be found EVERYWHERE in our urban jungle. Her drawings express her love for nature on many levels, and she aims wholeheartedly to spark that joy and appreciation in her students, too.