FOCUS ON DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS & MIXED-MEDIA

CALLING ALL EMERGING TEEN ARTISTS!

Join us in person for our annual Summer Art Program, instructed by Emily Michels and Johanna Spinks!

The Monday & Wednesday Program is designed for teens who are interested in learning the basic fundamentals of drawing and mixed-media. Emily will focus on each student’s individual trajectory. You will work on group projects and welcome independent projects or study. Students will receive the basic drawing foundations and expand their knowledge of techniques in value, color, and composition through drawing and mixed-media. This program is designed for teens want to learn the fundamentals in a structured environment.

Students work at their own pace with a goal of finished project(s) for a portfolio or personal achievement.

*New students signing up for the second and third sessions only with limited drawing/painting skills will be given a combination of class curriculum and personal projects based on skill level. Current sample artwork will be requested for assessment.

**If student is showing signs of being sick, they will be required to wear a face mask and provide proof of a negative COVID test to attend class.

***Program must meet minimum student registrations to run.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

SESSION 1

SESSION 2

SESSION 3

WEEK 1 – 2

Introduction to Drawing
Shape-Based Construction
Blind Contour Drawing
Line Drawing & Sketching
Introduction to Mixed-Media
Simple Still Life
Sketchbook

WEEK 2-3

Still Life: Charcoal and Soft Pastel
Drawing from Reference
Value Scale
Color Wheel: Pastel and Watercolor
Watercolor Techniques
Mixed Media Techniques
Sketchbook

WEEK 3-4

Introduction to Cast Drawing
Head Construction
Features of the Face
Self-Portrait Drawing
Mixed-Media Exploration
Sketchbook

STUDENT WORK

REGISTRATION

Session 1 – Weeks 1 – 2

MON & WED
June 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(30-min. lunch break)

Register for Session 1

Session 2 – Weeks 3 – 4

MON & WED
July 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(30-min. lunch break)

Register for Session 2

Session 3 – Weeks 5 – 6

MON & WED
July 24th, 26th, 31st, August 2nd
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
30-min. lunch break

Register for Session 3

Multiple Session Discount

If you are interested in attending more than one session, please use coupon code: 10%OFFSAP23

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Emily Michels

Summer Art Program Instructor

I’ve always loved making Art and since I was 10 I’ve wanted to be an Animator. I went to UCLA because they had Animation… but, it took a whole year to find it. It was a Graduate Program.
So, I took Art & Animation for my undergraduate degree and then did my Graduate studies in Animation - good, old-fashioned, hand drawn Animation.
I began working in Animation on the Simpsons - then Hanna Barbera, Ren & Stimpy, and more Simpsons.
After we started our family, I began teaching Art to children, and I’ve been teaching all kinds of Art for LAUSD since 2007.
My style is essentially Humorous, Observational Studies of Humankind. Artists that inspire me are: Edward Gorey, Chuck Jones, Cindy Sherman, Charles Addams, Mary Blair, Lynda Barry, Don Hertzfeldt and Tim Burton.