Description
Still Life Drawing Fundamentals
with Jonathan Luczycki January 5, 12, 19, 2025 10am – 2pm
Drawing is the foundational skill for nearly all visual arts. Drawing necessitates you slow down and truly see the world around you, noticing details and the subtle interplay of light and shadow. Come improve your drawing skills in this focused, 3-session class where you’ll learn
core techniques needed to create compelling drawings of stationary objects. Students will learn how to see and measure objects accurately to achieve correct proportions and how to use
negative space for correcting errors and defining object edges. We will dive into shading to give your drawings the illusion of 3-dimensions, focusing on highlights, mid-tones, core shadows, reflected light, and cast shadows. Students will learn about blending and layering techniques using graphite to create smooth tonal transitions and convey texture.
This class is for both beginners and those with drawing experience who are looking to strengthen their skills.
Artist Bio Jonathan Edward Luczycki (Lou-ziss-key) “I was always drawing in sketchbooks and on kitchen walls as a kid. In high school, I was the head illustrator for “The Bridge” newspaper at Portland Community College.” Jonathan attended, on a scholarship, Laguna College of Art & Design, one of the leading art schools teaching classical ways of painting. He received a degree in Illustration with a minor in Fine Art. He studied the early works of renowned landscape painters Edgar Payne, William Wendt, and John Carlson and quickly fell in love with painting outdoors – racing to capture the moving light on canvas like those artists before him. “My art education was a valuable tool, but nature has proven to be the best teacher out there.” Jonathan has had several solo and group shows and his paintings are found in private collections worldwide. Jonathan currently resides, and works as a full-time painter, in Portland, OR, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. https://www.luczycki.com/
SUPPLY LIST
A set of drawing pencils (the guild has some you may borrow if you don’t have a full set).
HB, 2B, 4B, 6B or 9B
- A kneaded eraser and a plastic/vinyl eraser
- Drawing paper or a sketch pad (size?)
- A ruler or straight edge for measuring (optional, but helpful)
- A drawing board to prop up, or a table easel
