Under the Tables, to Up in the Starry Night Sky

A study of the Masters. In the First week, students will have the opportunity to draw on the underside of their table to recreate a piece of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. In the second week, students will learn about master artist Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night, incorporating the feeling of movement into their drawings, plus the real look of a nighttime scene. During the third week, students will learn how to draw Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, by just starting with an oval shape. In this da Vinci lesson, students will learn how to draw perspective and about negative spaces along with cast shadows, so they can create their own interpretation of the Mona Lisa. This residency program can be offered from one week or two or three weeks long.