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"Black & White Landscape Drawing" with Guest Instructor Robert H. Way (June 2025)



BLACK & WHITE LANDSCAPE DRAWING
with Guest Instructor Robert H. Way
 
WHEN:
3 FULL-DAYS
Monday to Wednesday (9am to 4pm)
June 16, 17, 18, 2025
 WHERE:
Art League Academy

(106 Cordillo Parkway, Hilton Head Island, SC)

Students in this workshop will be familiarized with the fundamental principles of drawing, enhancing their ability to see the basic shapes, forms, and values that make up the landscape. Participants will learn to “read” a photograph to accurately discern its weaknesses and to discover its hidden artistic gems.  By integrating nature’s inherent proportions into the artistic process, students will receive the rudimentary essentials of composing a masterful landscape drawing. With only a few basic tools used by master artists for centuries, each student will be instructed to properly design, construct, draw, and render a realistic, even a photographic, image of their chosen landscape on paper.


SKILL LEVEL:
This workshop was designed for beginner students, intermediate students and advanced students.

NOTE:

All sales are final, No Exceptions. Credits, Refunds and/or Transfers will not be given for classes you withdrawal from.


In a circumstance where Art League of Hilton Head cancels an offering, a Full refund will be given.


Materials Included: No materials are included in this class. A list of materials you should bring with you is provided below.
Requirements: SUPPLIES LIST:


Download a printable supply list

Students Should Bring the Following Materials

DRAWING PAD
(No smaller than 14"x17") Good Quality - at least Strathmore #300 series or better.
The Instructor will have some on hand just in case


TRACING PAPER
At least one sheet, comes in 11"x14" or 14"x17" pads

GENERAL'S CHARCOAL PENCILS:
2B, 4B, 6B (Med/ Soft/ Extra Soft), WHITE
(The instructor will have this available as a set at cost for $4)


GENERAL'S PRIMO CHARCOAL PENCILS
HB, B, 3B, WHITE
Instructor will have this available as a set at cost for $6)


2H EX HARD CHARCOAL or Carbon PENCIL
(These cannot be purchased commercial, but the instructor will have some available for sale at cost for $4.00)

PAN PASTEL - TITANIUM WHITE w/ tirangular Soft Foam Applicator

SOFT WATERCOLOR BRUSHES (Old ones) - small mop & fluffy rounds

KNEADED ERASER / WHITE PLASTIC "MARS" TYPE ERASER (or a "click" eraser)

PAPER STOMPS - various sizes, VIVA PAPER TOWELS - Artist's CHAMOIS -

(Available for sale at $4 or less)

RULER
(at least 15" or at least 6" TRIANGLE OR SQUARE with 90 degree angle

BLUE PAINTERS TAPE

Instructor will provide free of charge for student use:

STRATHMORE MID VALUE GRAY PAPER

CHARCOAL POWDER

BRING YOUR OWN GOOD QUALITY BLACK & WHITE PHOTOS

(No smaller than 5"x7" or larger than 8.5"x11". YOUR OWN PHOTOS! NOT from another source!


QUESTIONS?
Email:
Academy@artleaguehhi.org
Instructor: Robert H. Way
Instructor Bio:
ROBERT H. WAY has been learning his craft, producing his inspiring works of art, and teaching others for more than 40 years. Relying on the time honored and proven artistic principles of the masters, his work depicts a strong affinity for light, color, and dynamic composition. Robert and his students regularly win the highest awards in regional, national, and international juried art competitions. He developed much of his style of painting while working with Tom Blackwell, one of the original Photorealists, and utilizes the painting methods of his mentor Maxfield Parrish. His work has been exhibited in Boston, New York City, throughout New England, the United States, and Europe. Robert's drawings and paintings reside in public and private collections worldwide.

THE ELEMENTS OF DYNAMIC COMPOSITION

Why does a well painted picture often lack the "punch" that would make it an award winner? Very often the problem is a weak composition. Rediscover the methods used by the ancient masters to design and compose their magnificent and enduring works of art. Learn a simplified, guaranteed approach to designing your own strong, well balanced, and beautifully composed work of art. Acquire the knowledge that will elevate your artwork to the dynamic levels you desire but may have had difficulty achieving. Whether you are a novice or an advanced artist, these timeless principles provide the certain advantage you need to achieve a greater degree of perfection in your artwork.

Norman Rockwell said of this approach to composition that, "Even a clumsy amateur with hands like ham bones could create a beautiful painting." Emile Gruppe taught that, "You can take a good design, throw it on the floor, and it will look interesting no matter how it lands." And, "A well designed picture will practically paint itself."

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