Communicating with Cartooning
Students create original one-panel cartoons similar to those by Gary Larsen’s The Far Side series illustrating a selected caption after practicing cartoon drawing techniques.

Grades: 3-8
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Workshop Cost: $125 / Session
Maximum Classes/Sessions per day: 6
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Supply Fee: $2 per student

Funny Faces: Creating Cartoon Characters
Students learn basic drawing techniques and the elements of art and then design an original cartoon character in close-up. Exaggerated and expressive drawings allow students to create original funny faces. Note: This workshop’s subject is human cartoons; cartoons of animals and inanimate objects available upon request.

Grades: 2-8
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Workshop Cost: $125 / Session
Maximum Classes/Sessions per day: 6
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Supply Fee: $2 per student

Drawn to Flowers
Drawing “what one sees” is the focus of this introduction to botanical illustration. The skills acquired in this workshop can be applied to nature journaling, field sketching, and studying science. Students learn basic drawing techniques in pencil to draw selected flower specimens from direct observation.

Grades: 1-6
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Workshop Cost: $125 / Session
Maximum Classes/Sessions per day: 6
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Supply Fee: $2 per student

Illustrating Imaginary Fish
Students first study and draw the anatomy of a fish. Line, shape, color, and texture are explored. Students use their imagination in creating colorful “schools of fish” in mixed media.

Grades: 3-8
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Workshop Cost: $125 / Session
Maximum Classes/Sessions per day: 6
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Supply Fee: $2 per student

Let’s Face it: Facial Proportions
Students learn how to draw the human face in proportion and make connections between math and art.

Grades: 4-8
Workshop Length: 45-60 minutes
Workshop Cost: $125 / Session
Maximum Classes/Sessions per day: 6
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Supple Fee: $2 per student

Math & Old Masters: Proportional Pastel Portraits
Math and art are integral parts of famous portraits by da Vinci, Van Gogh, and now will be parts of portraits by your students! In this residency, visual artist and art educator Julio Suarez engages students in learning how to draw the human face in proportion, copy a famous work of art, and use oil pastels to “paint” a portrait by an Old Master or Modern Artist in this residency.

Grades: 3-8
Workshop Length: 2 or 3 days
Session Length: 45 minutes per class daily
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Workshop Cost: $125 per session
Maximum Classes per day: 6
Supply Fee: $2 per student

The Art of Botany: Discovering and Drawing Nature
Students learn to draw leaves and flowering plants from direct observation of actual specimens. Basic drawing techniques will be taught using a variety of media.

Grades: 3-8
Workshop Length: 2 or 3 days
Session Length: 45 minutes per class daily
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Workshop Cost: $125 per session
Maximum Classes per day: 6
Supply Fee: $2 per student

The Art of Zoology: Drawing Animals
Students draw selected animals using pencil, ink, and mixed media with attention to detail, color, patterns, and texture capturing their anatomies. Teaching artist and former biologist Julio Suarez demonstrates the integration of art and science while capturing the beauty and variety of animals in art.

Grades: 3-8
Workshop Length: 2 or 3 days
Session Length: 45 minutes per class daily
Participant Limit: 25-30 per class
Workshop Cost: $125 per session
Maximum Classes per day: 6
Supply Fee: $2 per student