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Landscape Drawing for Beginners: A Four-Week Series
This exciting series offers engaging 90-minute classes, each designed to build essential landscape drawing skills. By the end of the course, students will have developed a strong foundation in landscape drawing techniques.

Week One: Contouring Landscapes
Students will explore aerial perspectives, drawing the contours of hills, valleys, and trees--like those found in the Delta Valley. Using pen for the initial contours, students can choose to add color to bring their landscapes to life. Inspired by the works of Wayne Thiebaud, this session is the perfect introduction to capturing natural forms.

Week Two: Landscape Mark Making
Drawing on the techniques of Vincent Van Gogh, this class focuses on the art of mark-making. Students will practice using different types of marks to represent various trees and other natural features. They will then apply these skills to create a landscape drawing from a photo.

Week Three: Aerial Perspective and Shading
Students will learn the fundamentals of shading to create a sense of depth in their landscapes. By mastering aerial perspective, they will add dimension to their drawings, making distant elements appear further away while enhancing the overall composition.

Week Four: Plein Air Sketching
In this final class, students will take their skills outdoors for plein air sketching. Using the techniques learned throughout the series, they will observe and draw from nature, applying their new skills in a real-world setting.

This program is hosted by Woodside Library, but will take place at Horse Park at Woodside.

The Horse Park at Woodside is located at 3674 Sand Hill Rd. The confirmation sent closer to the date of the program will provide further instructions and directions.