Description
Drawing & Painting Workshopw/Annie GardnerA twelve (12) session courseNo class on 11/25Description:This 12-week course is for beginners who want to explore life drawing and oil painting, and for more experienced artists who want to improve their artistic skills. Using still-life compositions, students will learn about form, space, design, value, and color through working observationally. In addition, the instructor will introduce a variety of artists who are representative of the lessons provided and conduct in-process and final critiques for a helpful synopsis of the student’s progress and ideas. The class will be broken up into five weeks of drawing and seven weeks of painting, but the student is open to work in any medium if they prefer or continue drawing throughout the entirety of the course.
Materials List:**Please be sure to have drawing materials for the first-class date.Drawing Materials:● 18x24” Drawing paper pad (70 lb or higher)● Vine charcoal● Vinyl erasers (Faber Castell Dust-Free Vinyl Erasers are great)● Straight edge● Paper towels/rags**Please be sure to have painting materials for the 6th class date if you choose to switch to painting.Painting Materials:● 9x12” and/or 12x16” painting canvas panel or canvas pad (or preferred painting supports) **Be sure to have at least one or two painting surfaces for each class date.● Palette paper pad (or preferred palette)● Turponoid or Gamsol (paint thinner)● Airtight Brush Washer can or small jar with screwable lid for paint thinner● Bar soap or bottle of dish soap for cleaning brushes● Brushes of preference (I prefer synthetic hair for softer application. A variety in sizes of Filbert and Round brushes would be great. A larger flat brush would also be good for more experienced painters.)● Paper Towels● Palette knife (metal preferred)● Oil paints (Utrecht, Winsor-Newton, and Gamblin are great student-grade brands that are economical)○ Titanium White○ Ivory Black○ Yellow Ochre○ Cadmium Red Medium○ French Ultramarine Blue○ Burnt UmberAdditional Painting Materials List for an Advanced Student:● Linseed oil● Latex gloves● Additional Oil Paint Colors for an advanced palette:○ Raw Sienna○ Cadmium Yellow Medium○ Alizarin Crimson○ Cerulean Blue○ Cobalt Blue○ Viridian Green○ Cadmium Orange Medium○ Dioxazine purple○ Lemon Yellow
Instructor Bio:
Annie Gardner is a painter and teacher based in Philadelphia, PA. A 2024 awardee of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant for emerging representational artists, she is concerned with perceptual and direct painting. She received her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) where she was a recipient of the Fine Arts Venture Fund in 2023, and received her BFA from Flagler College. She exhibits in solo, two-person, and group exhibitions, most recently in "2026 National Juried Exhibition" at First Street Gallery, New York. Currently, she is part of the teaching faculty at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA, and Bucks County Community College.
Prerequisites
2026-2027 Adult Membership
or 2026-2027 Family Membership
or 2026-2027 Senior Membership
or 2026-2027 Supporting Benefactor Membership
or 2026-2027 Supporting Patron Membership
or 2026-2027 Adult Membership
Instructor
Annie Gardner