Art Along | Food Drawing is a casual on-going mixed-media art and social class. This class meets weekly and subscribers are charged accordingly every Sunday morning. Learners may cancel their subscription at any time. For this class, that means that learners will have the opportunity to practice drawing food, learning about new foods from their peers, developing art skills, socializing, and having fun. 

Every week class will begin with a short drawing exercise or lesson, such as a prompt, blind contour drawing, composition sketches, mark-making exercises, value scales, texture cubes, and others. Each exercise will be taught with a live demo. This five to ten minute drawing exercise will get creative juices flowing that will help focus our brains on the art! After our exercise is over, young artists will begin to work on their food artwork. They may choose to draw a meal they have had during the week, their favorite foods, a dish they would like to try, or whatever food-related subject they are interested in depicting. No matter the subject, young artists MUST draw from life or reference! During our drawing sessions, learners will be encouraged to socialize by asking questions, describing their foods, sharing art tips and tricks, and having other discussions.

Since this is a mixed-media art class, every week I will Art Along with learners in a different medium. With each new media, I will explain the materials I am using them and what I like about it. I will also demonstrate different techniques for each new medium. Young artists can choose to use the same media as me, or work with their preferred tools. 
 
After each class, learners will be asked to submit their artwork to the Outschool classroom page. They may do this by attaching a scanned or photographed image of their work to a comment under the corresponding post for that week. Learners will have the opportunity, and will be encouraged, to comment on their peers work while I will give learners private feedback. They may also share their work with me privately through the learner conversations tab. Young artists can also volunteer to share their artwork in class! 

Schedule is subject to change based on section and learner needs. Since the subject matter (food) for the course remains the same, this schedule outlines the exercises and mediums I plan to use for each week. 

Summer 2024: 
June 10 : Investigating gouache / watercolor & painting simple form foods
June 17 : Exploring gouache / watercolor techniques 
June 24 : Paint a gouache meal 

July 1 : Using collage techniques
July 8 : How to use mixed media 
July 15 : Mixed Media Project 1
July 22 : Mixed Media Project 2

August 5 :  Macro Abstract Food
August 12 : Color Field Food
August 19 : Cubist Food
August 26 : Choice of Style Food