SPRING ADULTS: Exploring Composition with Charcoal & Pastel

Course Description:     
This class provides an introduction to using charcoal and pastels, concentrating on developing compositions that are balanced, dynamic and interesting. Some of our activities will include designing still lifes using our materials or materials you bring in from home, working with viewfinders and thumbnail sketches to create interesting points of view and practicing both reductive and additive techniques in drawing.

Instructor: Rebecca Davidson
 Rebecca Anne Davidson is an artist and educator from the Boston area who has been teaching art to both children and adults since 1996. She is a mixed media artist who has exhibited works in collage, painting, drawing, printmaking, fiber installation, ceramics and performance art. She has a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art & Design and an M.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. Learn More »
Age range: 
Adult
Students min/max: 
4/12
Duration: 
8 weeks
Day/time: 
Wednesdays, April 8 - June 3, 6:00pm - 8:30pm (no class 4/22)
Dates: 
April 8, 2026
April 15, 2026
April 29, 2026
May 6, 2026
May 13, 2026
May 20, 2026
May 27, 2026
June 3, 2026
Location: 
Room 223
Cost: 
$350