Charcoal Still Life Drawing with Mary Jo Killion Wildes

Get down and dirty with the wonderful medium of charcoal! This class is great for the novice and the seasoned artist. Students will work from still lifes and learn drawing basics to accomplish dramatic statements in black and white.  The eraser will be an important tool as we sculpt a 3-dimensional drawing on the 2-dimensional surface of the bright white paper. Bring gloves and hand wipes - It'll be dirty fun!

Materials List:

• Thick vine charcoal sticks
• 6B compressed charcoal
• White eraser
• Eraser pen
• 11x14 or larger, acid free, bright white paper with smooth surface
• Painters Tape
• Masonite drawing board with clips
• Gloves and hand wipes

About the Artist:

Jo Killion Wildes is a Marshfield Hills, MA Artist who works primarily in oil, acrylic and charcoal. Jo is a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston and Massachusetts College of Art (BFA). Her works are colorful studies of people, land and seascapes, interiors and still lifes. Jo is a former instructor at the Lighthouse Center for the Arts in Tequesta ,Fl. and the Ellison Center for the Arts in Duxbury, Ma. She is a member of the North River Arts, South Shore Center of the Arts, Cohasset, MA and Duxbury Center for the Arts. Her works hang in private collections throughout the United States, Italy, England, and Greece.