Fleisher Art Memorial | Urban Sketching

Urban Sketching

Adult Summer Class | This program is completed

Level: All levels welcome.

Date: 6/18/2024-7/23/2024

Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT on Tue

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Tuition $215.00

Member Tuition $195.00

Studio Fee: $20.00

Urban Sketching

Adult Summer Class | This program is completed

Program Description

Loosen up your drawing style and breathe new creativity into your artmaking. You will be challenged to capture the bustling life of the city through quick sketches in pen, pencil and watercolor. Each session will take place at some of Philadelphia’s most beloved and iconic landmarks, including 30th Street Station, Reading Terminal Market, and the 9th Street Market. Topics covered in this class include choosing and framing your scene, sketching at a quick pace, conveying detail through modest means, drawing in perspective, and watercolor techniques.

What you will learn:
1. Sketching on location
2. Framing and choosing your scene
3. Drawing in perspective
4. Sketching with watercolors
5. Conveying detail through modest means

Locations by session (subject to change):
Week 1: Fleisher Art Memorial
Week 2: 3rd and Market St - Meet at Artists & Craftsman
Week 3: 18th and Walnut St - Rittenhouse Square
Week 4: City Hall (meet across from the clothes pin at Dilworth park - facing West Philly)
Week 5: Reading Terminal Market outside/inside
Week 6: 9th and Christian St

In case of inclement weather this class will meet at Fleisher.

Special Notes

This is an in-person class. Please review our Safety Policies and Community Guidelines.

To make our classes and workshops accessible to everyone, Fleisher offers tuition assistance every term so that everyone can join our creative community. Tuition assistance applications can be completed once registration is open by clicking here.

Required Supplies

• Watercolor sketch pad
• Water-soluble pencils
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Watercolor set
• Watercolor brushes
• Drawing Board or travel easel
• Water bottle
• Sunscreen

Instructor

Bernard Collins

Exhibitions: Gallery Soho 20, Chelsea NY Gallery Ciano, Philadelphia PA October Gallery: Philadelphia PA Walt Whitman Cultural Center, Camden NJ Fox Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Zonks Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA Community College of Philadelphia The African American Museum of Philadelphia, “Silent Voices, Loud Echoes”, 2005 The African American Museum of Philadelphia, “Statements”, 2008 The Smithville Mansion, Burlington NJ, 2006 The Hopkins Heritage House, Camden County, NJ, 2006,2007 Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2007 The Willingboro Public Library, Willingboro, NJ, 2006

Public Art Mural commissioned by Kingswood Recreational Center, Wilmington Delaware,( Mural project commissioned by The City of Philadelphia, Curran Fulton Correctional Center Mural commissioned by the Cathedral of Fresh Fire, Wilmington Delaware

Graphic Design: “Seasons of Her”, Tonya Marie Evans- Cover design; Illustrated by Bernard Collins Jr “Beyond the Back of the Bus” written by Sandra Turner Barnes; Illustrated by Bernard Collins Jr “Straight from My Heart”, Bill Holmes- Original Book Cover Design; Illustrated by Bernard Collins Jr “Constipated Conversations”, Bro. Life- Cover design; Illustrated by Bernard Collins Jr “1998 Festival of Black Writing” - Poster design Illustrated by Bernard Collins Jr.