Breathing with Line
with visiting artist Cynthia Hellyer Heinz
3-Day Schedule:
Friday, April 27th, 3:30-6:30pm
Saturday, April 28th, 9am - 4pm*
Sunday, April 29th, 9am - 4pm*
* an hour break is scheduled for lunch
Registration Deadline: April 6
[ REGISTER HERE ]
Description:
This workshop balances specific drawing techniques including building layers of marks to create luminous color and strong forms, carving into the surface of the paper to capture textures and depth, and using resources from nature to explore creative subject matter.
Cynthia Hellyer Heinz will work closely with participants to explore how the interconnections between surface, structure, and symbols can create a drawing rich with implication. Distinctive, intricate patterns in nature like grass, twigs, feathers and hair that seem ordinary, yet offer unexpected visual connections, will be technically dissected through a variety of drawing techniques.
Participants will utilize a variety of pencils, papers, and mixed mediums to advance the layering and blending process, which will improve one’s tool box of colored pencil applications. Artists are going to create compelling images that come from a variety of materials and creative thinking strategies, giving each person a way to approach intricate subject matter. This workshop combines drawing techniques that are adaptable to any skill level.
Tuition: $325
Class Size:
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 12
Materials List:
- Prismacolor Verithin Color Pencils:
- White
- Metallic gold
- Indigo Blue
- Terra Cotta
- Olive Green
- Golden Brown
- Red
- Prismacolor Premier [box of 24] Faber Castell Polychromas:
- Bistre
- Light Yellow Ochre
- Grass Green
- Dark Indigo
- Cream
- Erasers:
- Tuff Stuff Retractable
- Kneaded
- Mars white plastic
- Drawing paper*:
- MiTienes Canson Paper Felt gray
- Black Arches Cover Stock, 92 lb
- Fabriano Artistico extra white 300lb
- Lanaquerelle 140 lbs
*Large sheets may be cut down and shared. We will be working on an intimate scale.
- Miscellaneous:
- Spray Fix
- Pencil Sharpener
- Sketchbook
- Drawing Board with clips [Sketchpad board 15x16]
Level of Study: All levels are welcome. Breathing with Line is geared toward participants at all stages of their drawing education. In this workshop, the materials of drawing will be explained and demonstrated step-by-step. Participants will have many opportunities to test out new techniques and tools and receive feedback in a supportive classroom environment.
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's Drawing Center Studios in Madisonville at 4905 Whetsel Avenue (second floor) (see map and direction links below). Manifest's studio facility provides two classrooms, a darkroom, and a processing room all totalling nearly 4000 square-feet. The
studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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Cynthia Hellyer Heinz
Drawings by Cynthia Hellyer Heinz
About the instructor:
Cindy Hellyer Heinz is an artist and Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University, where she has been teaching for twenty years. Her drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries and featured in books and journals. Her imagery describes the human aging process, paralleling nature’s cycles of regeneration. Cindy is a committed and passionate educator, devoted to the healing and growth potential in art making. She has developed a series of drawing workshops, offered both nationally and internationally, which are targeted toward teaching idea generation and skill development through experimentation and the senses. The emphasis is slow, careful observation as experience and expression, with acknowledging the potency of visual empathy, storytelling and identity. Cindy works primarily in colored pencil. Prismacolor featured her on a colored pencil drawing video available on YouTube (Cynthia Hellyer Heinz/Prismacolor). |
