Learn to Draw: Guided Drawing Night

6:00-8:00pm

Instructor: Jay Anderson, Ph.D.

Whether just starting out or looking to further develop your skills, this 2-hour guided drawing session will guide you through the basics. Register for one night or register for multiple dates to grow your skills over time. Participants will work with select elements of art or principles of design to develop an understanding of their importance in art and the ways they can be manipulated in order to create different visual effects. This is a laid-back, fun drawing environment open to all interested in exploring this diverse and fundamental drawing medium.

Ages 18+

Minimum of 3 participants required to run the class.

$25 for members

$30 for nonmembers

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Jay Anderson, Ph.D. / “The Ol’ Illustrator”

Raised with the Beach Boys serving as the backing-soundtrack for his teenage years, this southern California native enjoyed easy access to the desert, the mountains, and especially the surf. He owned a horse and listened to Merle Haggard, but he also loved The Doors and Jimi Hendrix.

Within that idiosyncratic counter-culture lay the door to re-imagined possibilities for “low-brow” art… a concept Anderson came to appreciate. The Rock concert posters by Rick Griffin and the caricatures by Mort Drucker (Mad magazine) were among his earliest influences.

Later, through the teachings of Andrew Loomis, he soon learned that figure-drawing was a key element to many avenues related to pop-imagery and the storytelling process. The use of a more dramatic color palette is in keeping with the comic book tradition.

With his deep interest in sociocultural studies, Anderson deliberately represents the underclass in a variety of settings. His three self-illustrated books (available on Amazon), which include 289 short stories, attest to this fact.

Consequently, his subject matter ventures into issues related to ethnicity, economics, power-relationships, and a host of other social issues… all with a quirky, sideways grin from the left-hander’s perspective.

Vision: To create a vibrant, nationally recognized arts destination in Southern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, where everyone can experience the life changing impact of creative expression.

Arts Lab of South County operates as a workspace where artists can create their own work and share the experience with others. Arts Lab provides dynamic interactions with the arts through our community of visual artists, open studio tours, and programs. Through our artist members and guest artists, we offer art up close, in person, and in progress. Artists work in oil paint, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, pencils, glass, ceramic, metal/jewelry, fiber arts, stone, plastic and more. We aim to create value for Southern Anne Arundel County residents through classes, lectures, and other community events.

Arts Lab of South County is supported in part by the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Arts Council, Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area, The Cynipid Project, Dippel & Co., and Herrington Harbour North.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Arts Lab of South County, 312 Deale Road, Tracys Landing, United States