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This 3-week workshop will meet on Thursday, Februrary 2, February 9 and February 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Museum’s Activity Center and in the galleries. Cost including materials is $85 for Museum members / $100 for nonmembers. Space is limited; reservations required.

Drawing from still lifes and in the Museum galleries, participants will practice basic drawing skills such as visual measuring, line, value, composition and perspective. The class structure will remain flexible to allow for each individual’s drawing ability.

Gabrielle Barzaghi is a visual artist and former Senior Lecturer in Art and Design at Suffolk University. She is a Gloucester resident.

Workshop Schedule

Session One will meet in the activity room. Basic observational drawing techniques will be covered by showing examples, demonstration, and practice.
Session Two will involve drawing in the galleries from sculptural forms focusing on structural line, value, and volume.
Session Three will include compositional analysis and the study and copying of a masterwork in the Museum’s collection.

Materials included: 1 HB graphite pencil, 1 ebony pencil (graphite), 1 kneaded eraser, 1 pencil sharpener, 1 Strathmore 400 series 24-sheet drawing pad, 11 x 14