Introduction to Drawing
Introduction to Drawing
Get creative while learning the fundamentals of drawing. This class is for beginners or those wishing to enhance their skills. We will experiment with a variety of drawing tools while developing technical skills with line, shape, shading, and composition. Class projects are designed to guide students to develop drawing skills while encouraging personal style and creativity. The class will visit MAM’s galleries to be inspired by artworks on view. All skill levels are welcome.
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Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson was born in Harlem, New York, raised in Brooklyn, NY, and is currently a resident of Millburn Township, NJ. He has worked as a professional art director and designer/illustrator for various corporations and non-profits, and as a commissioned fine arts painter who specializes in portraiture. An alumnus of Pratt Institute and The Art Students League of NY, Peterson has studied with such leading realist painters as Nelson Shanks, Max Ginsberg, and Costa Vavagiakis. A winner of the prestigious Gonzalez-Edwards Travel grant, his work appears in corporate and private collections and museums across the country.
Peterson mostly paints from life, using traditional methods and techniques while incorporating new ideas and personal observations. His preferred medium is oil, although he frequently uses many mediums. Describing his paintings as “Contemporary Realism with an Impressionistic feel,” Peterson’s artistic style is inspired by the Impressionists and the Old Masters. His approach echoes a favorite quote from Alberto Giacometti; “The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.”
His work can be viewed at his website here.
