Drawing New York

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Do you ever look at your surroundings and think: "These colors are magical! I wish I could translate them into a painting!" Two of the biggest challenges when painting from life can be depicting colors and values naturalistically. Much of painting is not only mixing an accurate color on your palette, but training your eye to judge relationships between colors and values successfully. In this course, we'll sharpen your perceptual abilities. We'll dive into the world of hue, value, and chroma, as well as palette organization, leveling up your painting game. Experience with drawing is recommended for this class, though beginner painters are welcome. Each session will include a lecture and demo by the instructor along with individual critiques. We will complete two paintings in this course – two sessions for each painting. Our goal is accurate and naturalistic color studies, rather than highly resolved paintings.

• 4-session live oil painting course exploring color theory- Wednesdays- Nov 12, 19 and Dec 2 and 9
• Master hue, value, and chroma through still life painting
• Learn palette organization and color mixing techniques
• Train your eye to judge color relationships accurately
• Every class includes instructor demonstration
• 3 hours of painting time with individual critiques
• Open to all skill levels - beginners welcome

### Required Materials

Canvas: Two canvas panels, around 5”x7” and 2-5 colorful objects to paint. We will switch up our still life setup halfway through the four sessions

(Simple is best: fruit (banana/lemon/tangerine/plum/pear), vegetable (tomato, zucchini, gourd), trinket, toy, glass, knickknack, book, tennis ball, vase…)
Provided Supplies: Oil Paint • Brushes • Easels • Paper towels • Linseed oil • Small bottle of gamsol • Solvent cup (metal double cups that clip onto palette) • Palette • Brush cleaning soap (bar of clothing detergent works)

If you don't know what to bring, we recommend the following supplies.

This uninstructed session begins with short poses for attendees to warm up. The longest poses are 20 minutes. We take a 5-minute break every 20 minutes. There are cookies and fresh water available. We listen to music while we work. Please bring your supplies (we have limited supplies to lend out).

Looking forward to seeing you!

PLEASE NOTE:

• We can not accommodate dry pastels (for health reasons), open ink containers, or paint other than watercolor.
• Latecomers will be seated at the moderator's discretion to prevent disruption to other artists.
• Because of the limited space, we can not offer any refunds for the session. I appreciate your understanding.
• Absolutely no photography while the model is posing.

We encourage attendees to purchase tickets through the Drawing America website, where they receive a 5% CREDIT ON EVERY PURCHASE that they can use towards their next purchase.

To register for any of these events, head over to The Drawing Foundation

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# ON DRAWINGS 2025

The Drawing Foundation invites you to ON DRAWINGS 2025. Join us in New York City on November 6th and 7th for two full days of events and conversations among curators, collectors, conservators, and artists focused on historical, modern, and contemporary drawings.

ON DRAWINGS events are available only to MEMBERS of The Drawing Foundation.
Register here

FULL EVENT PROGRAM
Exhibition Tour of Voice of Space: UFOs and Paranormal Phenomena
Led by Olivia Shao, Burger Collection and TOY Meets Art Curator, The Drawing Center

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Study Center Visit: Claes Oldenburg Drawings & Exhibition Tour of Claes Oldenburg: Drawn from Life
Led by Antonia Pocock, Curatorial Assistant, and Eli Harrison, Curatorial Fellow, Sondra Gilman Study Center, Whitney Museum of American Art

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Study Center Visit: European Drawings Highlights
Focused on highlights of the Brooklyn Museum's collection of European drawings
Led by Lisa Small, Senior Curator, European Art, Brooklyn Museum

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Beyond Boundaries: Mapmaking
Even in the age of satellite images, GPS, and Google Maps, mapping remains a drawn act—raising questions of orientation, imagination, and belonging. This program explores maps – their making, their functions, and their repurposing – focusing on mapmaking as a hand-drawn delineation of place and boundaries, and how artists and scholars expand on mapmaking traditions to suggest new ways of seeing and placing ourselves.
From early hand-drawn maps to the tools and techniques that render mapmaking possible, from the juxtaposition of distinct histories of movement to the creation of new worlds, this panel brings together speakers with vastly different perspectives to reflect on the history of drawing maps and consider how mapping—past and present—shapes our understanding of place and invites us to draw it anew.
Presented in partnership with the Conservation Center, NYU IFA

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Study Center Visit: Surrealist Woman Artists
Focusing on drawings by Surrealist woman artists from the collection
Led by Samantha Friedman, Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, MoMA

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Exhibition Tour of Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson
Led by Jennifer Farrell, Jordan Schnitzer Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Exhibition Tour of Renoir Drawings
Led by Rebecca Pollak, Associate Paper Conservator, Thaw Conservation Center, and Sarah Lees, Research Associate, The Morgan Library & Museum

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We are grateful to our members, partners, supporters, and Master Drawings New York, whose contributions help to make these events possible.
Register now: https://thedrawingfoundation.org/event/on-drawings-2025/

Tickets: Free for undergraduate and graduate students with a valid ID; Online reservations required.
(PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR UNDERGRAD OR GRADUATE STUDENT FRIENDS!)
Current undergraduate and graduate students are invited to a free after-hours event featuring gallery activities, behind-the-scenes experiences, sketching, live music, and more!
Object in Focus Conversations
What’s your take? Encounter a single object through close looking and discussion.
Staff Picks
Discover objects not currently on view and learn more about the resources of the Sherman Fairchild Reading Room and Drawing Study Center.
Drawing at the Morgan Sketch a costumed model as you enjoy live music in the Gilbert Court. Informal drawing tips and materials are provided by Drawing America, no experience necessary.
Choose Your Own Adventure
Explore details of the Morgan’s campus and test your powers of observation with a Choose Your Own Adventure guide. If you complete it, you can enter a raffle for a free membership to the Morgan!
Encounter our exhibitions, including Renoir Drawings, Sing a New Song: The Psalms in Medieval Art and Life, and Lisa Yuskavage: Drawings.
The Morgan Café will be open until 7:30pm with items for purchase. Enjoy a snack or beverage and make a friend!
Please e-mail schools@themorgan.org with questions about accessibility.