The students will be learning about the "art of seeing" based on 55 "keys to drawing." Lessons include concepts such as: restating, focusing, mapping and intensifying the student's artwork, and this is achieved by conveying the illusions of light, depth and texture. Projects are designed to give the student the experience with the key under discussion and will include a variety of "types" of drawings including quick "gestures," "thumbnail" sketches, sketchbook studies, and full compositional drawings.

[This class is perfect for those who have previously taken the beginning and intermediate classes taught by Mr. Weesner.]

A supply list will be provided at the Parent/Student Orientation Meeting.

Mr. Weesner specializes in drawing, painting, and graphic design. He has a B.F.A. in Advertising Art from the University of North Texas, and a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary with an emphasis in Media Arts. He has worked in the advertising industry for 30+ years. He served as the Graphic Services Manager at The Cooper Institute for 18 years designing and illustrating best-selling books, annual reports, brochures, newsletters, magazine and newspaper advertisements, educational manuals, point-of-purchase displays, and logos. Clients included Campbell’s Soup, Reebok, Northern Telecom, Mary Kay Cosmetics, all branches of the U.S. Military, Xerox, and Kellogg’s. He has exhibited in a number of juried art shows.

In addition to teaching at RHSA, Mr. Weesner teaches Drawing I, Drawing II, Beginning Watercolor and intermediate Watercolor at Dallas College [Richland Campus] and Visual Art at Studio 7 Performance private school.

This will be his eleventh year to teach art classes at RHSA.

Class meets on Tuesday from 8:30 AM to 9:25 AM & on Thursday from none to none