Meditative Drawing
Adult Class | Available
Meditative Drawing is a class where you will learn about meditative practices through drawing. We will study drawing methods influenced by a range of meditative traditions designed to develop mindfulness. In this class, you will learn how to boost your creativity, release preconceived ideas about art making and tune into the power and benefits of drawing practices for mind and body wellness.
What you will learn:
1. To improve your attention and ability to focus
2. Cultivate your mindfulness
3. Meditate while you are drawing
4. How to create your own patterns and designs
5. How to express yourself through your creations
6. Improve your drawing skills
Please note: This is a 9-session class. Class will not meet on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.
• A sketchpad size 9x12 or 11x14
• Drawing pencils HB, 2B, 4B, 8B
• Painters masking tape (blue)
• Kneaded eraser
• Staedtler eraser
• Q tips
• 2” brush or similar size
• Small plastic container for trash
• Ruler
• Mechanic pencil
• Prismacolor Colored Pencils (box of 24 pencils)
• 1 Charcoal Pencil Black
• 1 Charcoal Pencil White Tracing Paper Pad 9x12in. Strathmore
• Black Sharpie Ultra Fine Point
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Barbara Zanelli
Barbara graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration from Syracuse University in 1999, and immediately moved to NYC. She met success in shows at Figureworks Gallery and Get Real Art, but felt drawn to study classical painting in Florence, Italy. She lived there for one year studying drawing under Mario Pachioli. Then in 2004, she moved to Philadelphia on a full scholarship to study with Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati. It was here that she developed her portrait painting, drawing and color theory skills. She left the atelier in 2006 to work on a series of large paintings depicting figures of Greek mythology and began to explore landscape painting. After travelling and painting extensively, Barbara returned to Incamminati to finish the Professional Program in 2015 and served as a teaching fellow for two years. In addition to Fleisher, she currently teaches painting and drawing at Studio Incamminati, Wayne Art Center, Main Line Art Center, Abington Art Center, Journey’s Way, and Repenning Fine Arts in Audubon, NJ. You can visit her website to view more artwork at barbarazanelli.com.