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Beg/Inter Drawing the Natural World with Afsaneh Michaels__Starts July26__Wed 10am-12:30__Studio 1

Beginning/Intermediate Drawing the Natural World

 July 26- August 16 (4 weeks) Wednesdays 10:00-12:30

 This four-week course will connect you with the wonder of the nature around you and introduce you to drawing from nature. You will learn to draw branches, leaves, small flowers, fruits or vegetables and birds.  Students of all levels are welcome.

We will use pencil, charcoal, colored pencils, or pastels, and watercolor combined with pencil. Emphasis is on drawing from real specimens and not necessarily working from photos. Small things are brought into the studio or your home as models.

This course will focus on learning about line weight, form, shading and composition and making lively, interesting and beautiful drawings. A wide range of mediums are introduced as part of the class. Demos are part of most classes and the instructor works with every student individually as well.

Please come with your sketchbook and pencils (dark or colored) and plan to have fun. A basic kit of materials can be purchased from the instructor by prior arrangement.

Studio 1 is the place to meet and have the class, some days we might move to studio 2 if there is work going on in studio 1.

Email: AfsanehAm@gmail.com

Tel: 415.533.0491

Instructor: Afsaneh A Michaels

Dates: July 26- August 16 (4 weeks)

Wednesday: 10:00-12:30 pm

Cost: $ 120.00 Members   $140.00 Non-members

Studio: 1

Number of students: 12

Materials: Sketchbook, pencils (lead-2H, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B), Charcoal pencils (medium, dark, white) colored pencils (a full set). Email instructor for further info on materials. Instructor will have loose drawing paper (colored and white) for purchase.

Afsaneh Michaels, Instructor

Afsaneh A. Michaels is a San Francisco Bay Area fine artist, illustrator, graphic designer, and teacher with over 30 years of creative experience. Raised in Europe and the U.S., Afsaneh studied art and design at the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland and later moved to Florence, Italy, to study drawing and painting. In her early career, Afsaneh worked as an urban and country planner with the United Nations in Africa. She later transitioned into art and exhibit design at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi under anthropologist Richard Leakey, and subsequently worked in exhibit design at the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A dedicated educator, Afsaneh has extensive experience teaching painting and drawing to students of all ages and levels. She utilizes a coaching and mentoring style to guide each student’s unique vision and direction while building essential foundational skills. www.AfsanehMichaelStudio.com