Life Drawing

(ART 233)

Drawing plays a vital and fundamental role in the work of artists and designers. Engaging in the process is as essential for beginners as it is for experienced practitioners. And, as students will discover, drawing from live models is also one of the most inspiring ways to learn to draw.

Working with figures, this course will explore aspects of design such as line, form, proportion, tone, and composition in concert with the expressive character of touch, texture, and mark making. Each week, we will focus on contour, line, gesture, chiaroscuro, and composition through the figure. Additionally, we will look at examples of drawings, starting with cave drawings, then moving through the Renaissance and working through today.

Prior painting or drawing experience is suggested but not required.

Katie Hawkinson, Painter; Lecturer, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley

Katie Hawkinson teaches drawing and design, and received an MFA in painting from the University of Washington. Hawkinson has worked in a range of media and processes, from oil painting, egg tempera, drawing, and printmaking in order to respond to the richness of the environment that inspires her.