CLARTSA002 - The Artist’s Sketchbook
You can’t do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh. — John Singer Sargent
For centuries, artists have kept sketchbooks to capture the flow of ideas, projects and life. Leonardo da Vinci, Paul Gauguin, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe and many others recorded fleeting images and thoughts in pencil, pen, watercolor, collage and ink. Part journal, part artistic sandbox, sketchbooks have an intimacy and freshness not often found in more finished works of art. Requiring a minimum of time, space and tools, sketchbooks can enhance an artist’s creative process. The class includes demonstrations, presentations, sketching in class, a virtual field trip, and sharing. Participants are encouraged to take part in the Brooklyn Art Library Sketchbook Project. No prior drawing experience is necessary for this welcoming course.
Note: Studio art supply lists are shared two weeks before the course start date. Contact cpcoord@rice.edu with questions.
Course Details
Ellen Orseck, M.A., M.A.T., is a Houston-based artist whose artwork has been exhibited across Texas as well as in New York City and Lima, Peru. She has been awarded several commissions from state art councils, corporate collections and private patrons, and was a finalist for the Hunting Art Prize. Ms. Orseck shows her work at Carolyn Garcia Gallery, Winter Street Studios and Mother Dog Studios in Houston, and one of her paintings is in the permanent collection of the Myrtle Beach Art Museum. Her education includes four years at the Glassell School of Art. Ms. Orseck holds a master’s degree in painting from New York University and a master’s degree in museum education from George Washington University.
Online--Synchronous
This course will be delivered in a synchronous format online. Registered participants will receive login instructions to the course page which will provide access to the virtual classroom link and other resources. All online classes are held at Central Standard Time.
Studio art supply lists are shared two weeks before the course start date. Contact cpcoord@rice.edu with questions.