Online Class: Cross-Contour Drawing for Nature Close-ups

Join us for a focused practice of nature drawing in close-up view, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s pencil studies of Irises containing distinctive cross-contour lines. The interactive demos and instructions will guide you through the process of cross-contour drawing to capture the illusion of volume with thin and thick lines running across the surface of the object following its turns and changes in direction. This intermediate-level class is designed to make drawing accessible and enjoyable by focusing on the meditative process of observational drawing. 

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This class is suitable for youth ages 12 and up. Children are welcome to participate alongside their adults.

Space is limited, reservations required.

This program will take place via the video conferencing app – ZOOM. Details for accessing the Zoom meeting will be with your receipt upon registering and again sent via email the day prior. Please register in advance in order to access the program.

Note that all program times are in Mountain Time.

Supplies needed for this class:

• Mixed-media drawing pad in Strathmore 400 series or any other brand  9” x 12” and 11” x 14”. Larger pads will also work well. Thicker paper (140 lb or higher) is best
• A set of 2B, 4B, & 6B graphite pencils and an eraser
• Optional: Charcoal Pencils in Medium (2B) and Soft/Dark (4B or 6B)
• 3 to 5 Blending stumps (AKA Tortillons, often comes with drawing pencil sets) and/or Q-tips
• Optional: Masking tape to keep the paper flat especially if the pad is larger
• Optional: Color pencils or pastels or Conté crayons if anyone wants to add a hint of color 

About the Instructor:

Sudeshna Sengupta’s career as a teaching artist spans multiple decades, continents, and cultures that inform her pedagogy of decolonizing studio art. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1985 from Visva-Bharati, an international university founded in India, by the humanist poet Tagore, the first non-European Nobel Laureate (1913). After teaching art and design at the college level in New Delhi, Seattle, and California, she taught at NMSU-Alamogordo, where she established its first intaglio printmaking studio in 1995. Since moving to Santa Fe, she has been teaching courses in online studio art at the Santa Fe Community College. She also conducts workshops and short courses and presents lectures and community-based art events for various age groups with civic, cultural, and community organizations in the US and in India, often with a focus on multicultural and inter-cultural experiences that emphasize human, cultural, and environmental connectedness through creativity.

This class is being offered on a sliding scale:

$10; minimal fee.

$20; covers the cost of the class.

$30; covers the cost of the class, plus a contribution to support educational programs.