Beginning Drawing
Adult Class | Registration opens Monday, February 9, 2026 8:00 AM EST
This beginner level course is designed for students who are just starting out or have never drawn before. You will be introduced to key elements and principles of art that are necessary to the discipline of drawing such as line, shape, value, composition, positive/negative space, texture and proportion. Through observation, we will primarily be working with still life objects, as well as photographs.
What You Will Learn:
- The key elements and principles of art, including line, shape, value, texture, and proportion
- How to understand and apply positive and negative space in your drawings
- Techniques for composing balanced and engaging compositions
- Skills for observing and translating still life objects and photographs onto paper
- Foundational drawing practices to build confidence and develop your artistic eye
- • Strathmore 400 series (or similar) drawing pad 16" x 20" or 18" x 24"
• Sketchbook 6x8 or smaller for carrying around and sketching (optional but recommended)
• Graphite pencils 2H, HB, 2B
• Pencil sharpener
• Kneaded eraser
• A charcoal pencil
• 12 inch ruler
Patricia Thomas
Patricia Renee' Thomas is a Philadelphia-based painter, drawer, and art educator, with a BFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture, a MFA from University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School of Design with a certificate in University Education, who’s work questions the repercussions of hyper-visibility, physical safety existing in a racialized society, and camouflage. She has recently exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions with the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center in Chicago, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, The Colored Girls Museum in Philadelphia, PA, The Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, DE as well as Kravets-Wehby Gallery in Chelsea, New York, Kapp Kapp Gallery in Philadelphia, Gaa Gallery in Cologne, Germany.
https://patriciarthomas.com/