Take part in an engaging, in gallery sketching experience with the exhibition Metamorphoses: Visions of Antiquity in the Modern Era.

Under the guidance of Artist Instructor Amanda McKinney Sparrow, students will explore a different subject matter in each session by sketching directly from the exhibition’s artworks. In the second half of each session, students will have the opportunity to move to the studio to finesse their work with charcoal or colour. Thumb nails, value, shading, and hatching techniques will be demonstrated when sketching each subject matter. Each session will provide a unique opportunity to enhance your technical skills and creative insight.

Skill level: beginners are welcome, but best suited to those with some sketching experience
Materials: sketch book, pencil, eraser

Saturdays, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

• October 18 – Landscape: atmospheric perspective
• November 8 – Human Figure: proportion, sighting
• November 29 – Animal: proportion, form
• December 6 – Architecture: one- and two-point perspective

Artist-Instructor Bio:
Growing up in the Niagara Wine region of Southern Ontario, Amanda drew inspiration from an agricultural based community. Amanda began post secondary school in Early Childhood Education and Photography at Niagara College. This led to an Art Fundamentals Certificate at Sheridan College and a BFA at the Ontario College of Art and Design. A mother, practicing artist, Amanda has been teaching art for the past twenty years.

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