If experiencing the gorgeous art and sublimely designed grounds of the Getty Center or Getty Villa isn’t enough to entice you to visit, then maybe this will:
Go there to learn yourself some drawin’!
Check it.
Drawing from the Masters at The Getty Center is offered on the first and third Sundays of every month and provides participants general sketching guidance via a rotating list of guests artists. Topics for the instructional sessions range from establishing proportion to drawing portraits to perfecting composition. All experience levels welcome, but folks are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads. The class usually takes around two hours, and you can sign up about one hour beforehand at the information desk.
Also offered every month (usually on a Saturday) is a program entitled Drawing from Antiquity at The Getty Villa. During this 90 minute session artist and educator Elmira Adamian guides an informal lesson as students sketch from works of art, architecture, and the gardens of the Villa while also experimenting with various historical drawing materials in the gallery and studio. Supplies are provided and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place across from the museum store. There is a limit per class is 25 participants.
Oh yeah, and the best part about both programs? They’re FREE (minus the parking costs of course).
Check the most current schedule of classes below.
Getty Villa. Credit: Amatullah Guyot
Below find a list of upcoming free drawing classes currently on the calendar at the Getty Center and Getty Villa. We will update this list regularly as new classes are announced.
Drawing From The Masters at The Getty Center
Sunday, January 3 and 17, 2016 – Drawing Off-Grid
Enjoy the tradition of sketching from original works of art every first and third Sundays of the month at the Getty Center. In January, discover how the grid method can be used to establish proportion, develop tone and enlarge a drawing with artist Marissa Magdalena. All experience levels welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring sketchpads. 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 7 and 21, 2016 – Creative Compositions
Learn techniques for developing creative and dynamic compositions with artist Augustin Valencia. 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 6 and 20, 2016 – The Art of Darkness
Explore the expressive power of light and shadow with artist Kaitlynn Redell, Complements the Noir: The Romance of Black in 19th-Century French Drawings and Prints exhibition. 3:30–5:30 p.m.
Drawing From Antiquity at The Getty Villa
Saturday, January 23, 2016 – Shape
Create drawings using geometric and organic shapes inspired by patterns and designs found on Greek vases. Supplies are provided and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Open to 25 participants. 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6, 2016 – Line
Explore artifacts in the galleries, then sketch a line drawing inspired by the linear motifs of the Geometric period in Greek art. Supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Open to 25 participants. 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 19, 2016 – Form
Learn shading techniques to achieve the illusion of three-dimensional form while drawing sculptures from observation. Supplies are provided, and all skill levels are welcome. Sign-up begins 15 minutes before the start of the program at the Tour Meeting Place. Open to 25 participants. 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
If you plan on visiting either Getty museum, keep in mind the parking is going to set you back $15, so it usually makes sense to either go as a group or ride-share / take public transit if you want to save on the cost.
For more information on visiting either Getty museum, visit getty.edu.
Article originally posted by: We Like LA
