Drawing through Observation with Kathryn Smith

Mondays & Wednesdays, January 23-February 8, 9:30-12:30pm,

Beginning and intermediate levels are welcome to this intensive workshop of six classes. Students will explore and develop their understanding of an object using observational skills and basic drawing techniques. Through a variety of two-dimensional media (pencil, marker, conte crayon, graphite sticks) students will begin an in-depth exploration of an object through various traditional drawing methods, building to a still-life composition using the original object and techniques introduced throughout the session.
Bring your favorite object and all materials to first class.

Artist and educator Kathryn Smith, known primarily for her work in white-line printmaking, has also taught drawing classes to students at the college level. With a BA in Fine Arts from University of Maryland, as well as further studies at Maryland Institute of Art, Colorado State University, University of Colorado and graduate studies at University of Northern Colorado, Smith co-founded the Provincetown Institute of Art, a collaboration between PAAM and Cape Cod Community College, and served as administrator of the program for several years, as well as instructing drawing and printmaking courses there from 1999-2002, 2005 and 2008. Drawing courses included beginning through advanced studies as well as life drawing. Smith’s work has been in many national and international exhibitions and museum shows and is included in private, corporate and museum collections worldwide.

One student wrote, “I was most impressed with the ability of Kathi to relay a large, intense body of knowledge and skill while making it easy to take in.”