Drawing Animals (6 weeks)

Monday, September 11, 2023 to Monday, October 16, 2023, 1-4pm

In-person class at Evanston Art Center

Learn how to draw realistic animals in graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor. Each class we’ll explore a different animal group, including mammals, birds, and reptiles, starting off with a discussion of their basic anatomy, before diving into how to render complex textures such as fur, feathers, and scales.

 

Botanicals in Gouache (5 weeks)

Monday, November 6, 2023 to Monday, December 4, 2023, 6-9pm Central

Online class through the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration

Sometimes referred to as opaque watercolor, gouache is an extremely rich, versatile and forgiving medium. It behaves somewhat like both oil paint and watercolor by allowing the artist to layer and blend, but also work in transparent layers. Learn about color mixing, brush work, paint application and layering and experiment with working on a toned background.

Note that this course is an elective in the Botanical Illustration program. Prerequisites must be completed to register. The course fee does not include materials.

 

Scratchboard Botanicals (5 weeks)

Monday, November 6, 2023 to Monday, December 4, 2023, 2-5pm Central

Online class through the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration

Learn how to create dramatic black-and-white images using scratchboard a panel covered with a thin layer of white clay, then coated with black India ink. Scratching tools are used to scrape away the black ink layer, revealing the white underneath.

Note that this course is an elective in the Botanical Illustration program. Prerequisites must be completed to register.

 

Private Lessons & Workshops

*All private lessons and workshops will be held via Zoom for the foreseeable future

Alex offers private lessons, critiques, and workshops in various topics and media. Examples include:

  • graphite drawing, pen and ink illustration, watercolor, gouache, scratchboard

  • scientific illustration, botanical illustration, nature sketching

For further questions, please contact Alex.