Drawn To Life: Drawing Fundamentals

Drawn to Life: Drawing Fundamentals

Wednesdays, June 10 – July 15, 2026

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Ages 18+

Cost: $225pp

About the Workshop

In this 6-week series, students will learn fundamental drawing skills, including measuring scale, perceiving values, and capturing form. There will be step-by-step instructions as well as individual guidance.

Students will learn from photographs, basic household objects, and finish with a complex still life arrangement made with fruits and vegetables from our CSA Farm.

K.T. Williamson has been a practicing artist and instructor since 2016 and will guide the class throughout the process. Supplies are not included in the cost of the workshop. Please see the supply list below.

All skill levels are welcome!

Supply List

The following supplies are recommended. If a student has supplies they are currently comfortable working with, they may bring those. The instructor will introduce and review supplies on day one.

Recommended Stores:

Michael’s
Blick Art Materials
Jerry’s Artarama

Recommended Supplies:

Pencils
- 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B and 6B
Drawing Paper Pad – 11″ x 14″
Clear gridded ruler
Drawing Board
Masking Tape
Metal Knitting Needle
Kneaded Eraser
Tom-Bow Mono Eraser
Sand Paper
Box Cutter

Spherealism: Finding Your Artistic Voice

Painting accredited to: Sfera Louis
Spherealism: Finding Your Artistic Voice

Adult Education (Ages 16+)

Wednesdays, January 14, 2026 – February 11, 2026 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Cost: $225 per series

ENROLL IN THE SPHEREALISM HERE

About this Spherealism Workshop

In this 5-week series, students will learn a unique three-step intuitive painting process. This process aims to guide students towards finding their unique artistic voice while taking inspiration from the surrounding Bayard Cutting Arboretum environment. Sfera Louis is a lifelong artist and painter from New York City who has guided hundreds of painting classes. Using a playful and judgement-free approach, she helps budding or blocked artists get out of their heads and open the pathway to creativity.

Supplies are not included in the cost of the workshop. Please see the supply list below. All skill levels are welcome!

Supply List

The following supplies are recommended. If a student has supplies they are currently comfortable working with, they may bring those. The instructor will introduce and review

supplies on day one. Recommended Stores: Michael’s, Blick Art Materials, and Jerry’s Artarama.

Required Supplies:

12×16” Canvas (set of five)
- Can be stretched, panels or sheets of any brand
Assorted Acrylic Paint Brushes
- Recommended Brands: Royal & Langnickel: White Taklon or synthetic brands
Round brushes (sizes 2, 6, and 10)
Flat brushes (1/2“, 1”, and 2”)
Fine detail brushes
Acrylic Paint
- Recommended Brands: Liquitex Basics, Windsor Newton, or Golden
  - Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone Magenta, Cadmium Yellow (Light Hue), Mars Black, Titanium White. These are our primary colors.
Paint Palette
- Can use palette paper, any plastic palette, or a coated paper plate.
Palette Knife
Paper Towels

Optional Supplies:

Masterson Sta-Wet Palette
- This is a great product that will keep your mixed paints wet for up to a week!
Additional Paint Brushes
- Scumbling brush (rough hog hair-like brushes for texture and fur), mop head (soft blending brushes), assortment of filbert, angled, and/or fan brushes.
Additional Paint Colors (More colors mean less mixing!)
- Cadmium Yellow (Medium Hue), Cadmium Red (Medium Hue), Phthalo Blue, Sap Green, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Raw Umber, and Dioxazine Purple.

1. Parking fees may apply; see website for details: https://bayardcuttingarboretum.com/visit/hours/
2. Transactions will be processed through the Natural Heritage Trust; fees cannot be refunded for participant cancellation.
3. For any additional questions, contact our Education Coordinator, K.T. Williamson, via Email: KT.Williamson@parks.ny.gov

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