Drawing Summer Flowers With Ink, Charcoal, and White Chalk

Drawing Summer Flowers With Ink, Charcoal, and White Chalk

Weekend Workshop | This program is completed

Beginner/All Levels
8/4/2023-8/6/2023
9:30 AM-4:30 PM PDT on Sun Fri Sat
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$480.00
$432.00
$20.00

Drawing Summer Flowers With Ink, Charcoal, and White Chalk

Weekend Workshop | This program is completed

Revel in the beauty of summer flowers while discovering the freedom and expressive quality of brushed ink and ink wash layered on tinted paper with the incisive lines of black charcoal and accents of brilliant white chalk. You learn to observe and break down complex blooms and floral still-lifes into their simplified essence, and to build a dynamic image using a full range of relative values and a variety of marks and brushwork. You complete multiple studies of flowers and glass vases, and one finished piece.

  • We recommend that everyone registered for an in-person program at Gage Academy of Art receives full COVID-19 vaccination. Gage leaves the use of face coverings when indoors at the facility up to each individual as masks are not required.


  • *IMPORTANT INFORMATION: There will be a $5 Materials Fee collected at the first class to cover the cost of materials purchased in bulk by the Instructor to keep student costs down.
    PENCILS, CHARCOAL, PASTELS
    Pencils: 1 or 2 of B, or HB
    Vine Charcoal, Soft or Extra Soft - the round thin type (not super thin) – 6 sticks (Winsor Newton
    is good or something similar)
    2-3 Charcoal Pencils - Soft or Extra Soft (the General's brand if good, or similar)
    (Suppied by Instructor: Bob's Fine Vine, soft - (or similar square vine charcoal) - 2-3 sticks)
    (Supplied by Instructor: Pitt compressed charcoal (round) or similar: Soft or Extra Soft– 1 stick)
    1 stick @ Rembrandt soft pastel - White and Black
    PAPER
    5-10 sheets good quality white sketch paper, 80-90 lbs, appropriate for charcoal;
    2 good options are: Borden and Riley #116 Artist Sketch Vellum, 90 lb., 18"x24";
    OR Seth Cole Vellum Sketch Pad, 90 lb., 18"x24
    Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 19”x22”: 2 sheets Pale Umber; 1 sheet Felt Grey
    Optional: A roll or several sheets of acetate paper/glascine for protection and
    storage of drawings
    INK, BRUSHES
    1 small bottle black waterproof ink
    1 inexpensive brush for use with wash, approx ½” wide if flat, or as big
    as your middle finger if round (Instructor will also have brushes available for
    use in class)
    MISCELLANEOUS
    1 kneaded erasers
    1 roll 1/2" or 3/4" masking tape (white Artist's Tape is good)
    1 sanding block for sharpening charcoal
    1 Stanley knife or equivalent utility knife for sharpening pencils and charcoal
    1 pencil sharpener for sharpening pencils and thin charcoal (the small but heavy
    2-hole brass kind works well)
    1 rag
    1 toothbrush old or new
    Optional: 12" clear see-through ruler
    Optional: 1 Mars Staedtler white plastic eraser
Terry Furchgott