Fundamental Drawing & Painting Classes
with Lisa Duncan in
Marietta, GA

All classes are held in studio K2 at the Artisan Resource Center. Please park at the South entrance.

E-mail Lisa to drop-in! (Scroll to bottom for contact info)

Students may choose to study drawing, oil painting, or both. Lisa's ongoing classes welcome individuals at any skill level, allowing each student to begin at their own pace and build upon previous experience through demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and independent work.

Lessons are personalized to suit each student’s progress. You may work alongside classmates on similar projects or explore different lessons tailored to your goals.

For beginners, you can choose to concentrate on learning Oil Painting, Drawing, or Watercolor, just let Lisa know what you'd like to do.

• Beginning oils: Value theory, Color theory, and begin your first painting with the rose
• Beginning drawing: Pencil and value theory, Charcoal direct & indirect drawing, pen & ink, still lifes
• Beginning watercolor: Value & Color theory, Wet-on-wet and dry-on-dry, Frisket & salts, still lifes

• Beginning artists will learn how to use materials effectively and will be introduced to the fundamentals of value, color, and composition.
• Intermediate artists will explore diverse techniques while reinforcing and expanding their existing knowledge.
• Advanced artists will focus on refining their style, pushing creative boundaries, and deepening the skills they’ve already studied.

This class touches on the fundamentals of drawing and oil painting, including the following:

• the use of oil painting supplies
• canvas preparation
• block-in techniques
• capturing form through light and shadow
• perspective
• figure drawing
• still life
• mixing color
• painting from photos
• chiaroscuro
• grisaille
• glazing