Online Class: Observational Nature Drawing: Texture Study 

Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s still life and nature studies, this beginning to intermediate-level class will focus on the observational drawing of texture using pencil and charcoal.  Through interactive demonstrations, instructor Sudeshna Sengupta will explain how to achieve textural detail using tonal values, highlights and shadows to create three-dimensional forms. Participants can gather textured items from around their house and yard, or they can follow along with the set-up used for the demonstration during class.

Supplies needed for this class: 

Mixed-media drawing pad in Strathmore 400 Series, Canson, or any other similar brands in any size between 9” x 12” and 11” x 14”. Larger pads will work well also. Thicker paper (140 lb or higher) is better. 

A set of 2B, 4B, & 6B graphite pencils and an eraser 

3 to 5 Blending stumps (AKA Tortillons, often comes with drawing pencil sets) and or Q-tips 

Optional: Charcoal Pencils in Medium (2B) and Soft/Dark (4B or 6B), masking tape and or clips to keep the paper flat especially is the pad is larger, color pencils or pastels or conte to add a hint of color, darker or toned (pastel or mixed-media) paper to add accents in white or terracotta conte.

These items should be available locally or online from Amazon as individual items in the U.S and in Europe or can be purchased online as individual items or as a set for Sudeshna Sengupta’s  class list (U.S. domestic shipping only).

About the Instructor:

Sudeshna Sengupta’s career as a teaching artist spans multiple decades, continents, and cultures that inform her pedagogy for 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 credit 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. To see her art please visit: notes-and-doodles.com 

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.