[CUSAI 2020] Drawing at Home: Material Exploration, Observation and Contemporary Practice
This class was intended to help bridge the remote divide by introducing students to a variety of tactile materials used in drawing. The experience of drawing remotely was challenging but provided us with some beautiful new discoveries.
Of course, we drew each other in many different media, peering over Zoom and trying to draw from life even though we were separated. We also found and built still lives from objects in our home. We replaced figure drawing by drawing from dance videos. This gave us the opportunity to talk about contemporary dance created in response to current issues and make cross media connections. The online nature of the class allowed us to share many more links and learn how artists and institutions are using social media to come together during the pandemic.
One great advantage of the Zoom classroom was that we were able to visit with 3 artists, traveling directly to Portia Munson’s studio and quite literally to her drawing desk to see work in progress. We visited with Dan Herschlien at his gallery and saw his work as it was being installed and did a deep dive into how he conceptualizes his imagery. We also visited with Danica Phelps, who described her drawing process in detail in a conversation tailored to young drawing students.
It turns out that a 4 hour zoom class was not enough time to cover everything that was planned! In the end students were introduced to erasure and revision using charcoal and graphite, as well as using light and dark materials to create chiaroscuro. We used ink with brush and homemade tools and learned how to make simple collagraphs and transfer drawings.
I’m so proud of this group of students who had to step up and take charge of their learning in new ways. I hope this class has given them inspiration to continue to create on their own as we move forward through this exceptional time.
–Anne-Marie McIntyre, Instructor
(Artwork is listed in alphabetical order by students last name)
Anna Buretta–Collagraph
Anna Buretta–Figure
Anna Buretta–Self Portrait
Mia Isabella Garcia–Still Life
Mia Isabella Garcia–Still Life
Mia Isabella Garcia–Collagraph
Ruby Gonzales–Collagraph
Ruby Gonzales–Classmate
Ruby Gonzales–Contour
Ruby Gonzales–Self Portrait
Ruby Gonzales–Still Life
Ruby Gonzales–Figure
Mina Jarrett–Classmate
Mina Jarrett–Classmate
Mina Jarrett–Still Life
Natalia Labre–Portrait
Natalia Labre–Rubbing
Corinne Lafont–Classmate
Corinne Lafont–Drapery
Corinne Lafont–Portrait
Corinne Lafont–Self Portrait
Sophia Lee–Figure
Sophia Lee–Collagraph
Sophia Lee–Contour
Sophia Lee–Contour
Sophia Lee–Figure
Sophia Lee–Figure
Sophia Lee–Self Portrait
Sophia Lee–Chiaroscuro
Sophia Lee–Still Life
Sophia Lee–Figure
Una Loncar–Portrait
Una Loncar–Drapery
Una Loncar–Figure
Una Loncar–Still Life
Anya Malhotra–Classmate
Anya Malhotra–Portrait
Anya Malhotra–Portrait
Anya Malhotra–Self Portrait
Anya Malhotra–Still Life
Anya Malhotra–Figure
Cassandra McKinney–Portrait
Cassandra McKinney–Collagraph
Cassandra McKinney–Figure
Cassandra McKinney–Figure
Cassandra McKinney–Self Portrait
Renee Ricevuto–Portrait
Renee Ricevuto–Self Portrait
Renee Ricevuto–Drapery
Renee Ricevuto–Still Life
Kaylie Shelton–Figure
Kaylie Shelton–Figure
Kaylie Shelton–Drapery
Kaylie Shelton–Gesture
Kaylie Shelton–Still Life
Kaylie Shelton–Still Life
Kaylie Shelton–Self Portrait
Lucy Simon–Collagraph
Lucy Simon–Drapery
Lucy Simon–Figure
Lucy Simon–Self Portraits
Lucy Simon–Portrait
Lucy Simon–Still Life
Michael Siriotis–Still Life
Tatiana Torres–Classmate
Tatiana Torres–Contour
Tatiana Torres–Drapery
Tatiana Torres–Self Portrait
Tatiana Torres–Blind Contour
Susan Yang–Self Portrait
Susan YangSusan Yang–Self Portrait
Susan Yang–Self Portrait