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George’s Artistic Adventure: My Last Drawing Class
Some of my classmates and our instructor, George Tkabladze, on the last day of class. You can read the rest of this series here. This was the ninth and final week for my drawing class (most of which is...
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Q&A with Award Winner Wendy Donahoe
Earlier this week we brought you an interview with Elizabeth Loftis, whose pastel and watercolor painting Procession won best in show in the December All-Media Exhibit. The Second Place Marker Award...
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Q&A with Award Winner Amanda Nicholas
“Burrow Hill,” lithography crayon on Yupo paper, by Amanda Nicholas. (Click for full size.) Drawn to the piece by its emotional content, interesting line, and “wealth of mark-making,” juror Trace...
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Portrait Drawing Demo with Jin Chung
Graphite drawing by Jin Chung. Our latest video demo (below) comes to us courtesy of Jin Chung’s Monday evening class at The Art League, Portrait Drawing. Jin showed us the steps to drawing a complete...
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New Workshop: Drawing & Painting Architecture
Ceiling as the Sky by Nicholas Raynolds Drawing And Painting Architecture In The Landscape July 26–28, 2013 Registration page A new weekend workshop at The Art League this summer will be bringing the...
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Fall Drawing Classes for Beginners
Scott Hutchison’s Basic Drawing class. Have you been looking at our brand-new catalog of art classes and you’re not sure where to start? Are you a complete beginner looking to try out a new art class?...
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Wendy Donahoe talks Daydreams
Daydreams, graphite, by Wendy Donahoe (click for larger image) The subject of the portrait above is nameless, but the artist is anything but: Wendy Donahoe’s skillful drawings always catch the...
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What’s That Thing? Tortillons
Tortillons, up close. Do you have a question about art supplies? Let us know in the comments or by contacting us here. There are lots of cool things in art supply stores, including a fair number that...
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Energy Through Line: A Q&A with Guy Jones
Resurrection, pen and ink on gesso board, by Guy Jones. Sold. The Torpedo Factory recently lost two longtime resident artists. Friend and fellow artist Guy Jones has memorialized them in this...
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Wendy Donahoe on the Spectrum of Drawing
Boston Girl, colored pencil, by Wendy Donahoe. Winner of the Gwen Lockhart Award for best in show. Wendy Donahoe has been interviewed twice before in this space, both for award-winning graphite...
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Other Ways to Draw
Picasso drawing with light in 1949. Photograph by Gjon Mili. Think of drawing, and you think of paper and pencil. It’s where we all started, right? Graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, and even chalk are...
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5 Things I Learned in Basic Drawing
The author (in green) poses with her Basic Drawing class and their teacher, Scott Hutchison. Today’s guest post is by Claire Mouledoux, vice president of communications for Visit Alexandria who is one...
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See Dan Thompson’s Drawing Demo, Live
Art League instructor Dan Thompson is one of three artists demonstrating live on Facebook on the evening of Monday, November 28. You can watch online (and ask questions) on Facebook. Here at The Art...
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Charcoal Drawing Demo with Scott Hutchison
Drawing transparent objects sounds difficult, but Art League instructor Scott Hutchison demonstrates a simple approach in the video above. This drawing uses just charcoal, white conte, and an eraser....
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Gods, Heroes & Fools Transplanted in Time
“Gods, Heroes & Fools” installation view Gods, Heroes & Fools Drawings & Sculptures by Lesa Cook May 10–June 4, 2017 Venus by Lesa Cook Bacchus stranded in a dry county. Oedipus working on...
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What is Gesture Drawing? Find Out, Saturdays This Fall
by John Murray Gesture Drawing (Beginner/Intermediate) with John Murray Saturdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm Starts September 23 What is gesture drawing, anyway? The phrase might bring to mind a game of...
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Everybody’s Drawing on the Weekend
Drawing is the foundation of artistic study. This winter, make it the foundation of a weekend well spent! The Art League has lined up nine different ways to put pencil to paper (or charcoal, pen,...
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Photos from Yesterday’s Draw-a-Thon
What’s a Draw-a-Thon? On Thursday, we held a members-only Draw-a-Thon at The Art League. That means short-pose figure, long-pose portrait, and bring-your-own art materials. The perfect opportunity to...
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Feeling the Way Around “Uncertainty”
Uncertainty by Jackie Saunders, Ink Drawing, Best in Show for 2-D Figurative Work This month’s Open Exhibit (un-themed and untethered to a certain medium) had a number of varied pieces, but artist (and...
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Beverly Ryan’s Drones Reappear
Best in Show: Beverly Ryan, Drone Silhouette, May 2018 Open Exhibit Artist and Art League instructor Beverly Ryan’s Drone Silhouette seems to be suspended in air, blades whirling off the ground and...
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