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Summer Art School: Live Virtual Drawing Sessions for Kids

Session 1: Thursday, July 8, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT

• Theme: Portraiture
• Artwork: Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled (1981)
• Materials: pen or pencil, paper, and coloring medium of your choice (markers, crayons, color pencils, etc.)
• Description: During this drawing session, we'll look at Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting Untitled. We'll explore the theme of portraiture.

Session 2: Thursday, July 15, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT

• Theme: Still Life
• Artwork: Roy Lichtenstein's Still Life with Green Vase (1972)
• Materials: pen or pencil, paper, and coloring medium of your choice (markers, crayons, color pencils, etc.)
• Description: During this drawing session, we'll take Lichtenstein’s painting of a still life as inspiration. You'll choose objects around your home or surroundings that mean something to you and create your own still life.

Session 3: Thursday, July 22, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT

• Theme: Color and Abstraction
• Artwork: Julie Mehretu's Six Bardos: Transmigration (2018)
• Materials: pen or pencil, paper, and a coloring medium of your choice (markers, crayons, color pencils, etc.)
• Description: During this session, we'll focus on mark making and color. We'll explore color choices, such as warm and cool colors, and explore how those colors are associated with different emotions.

Session 4: Thursday, July 29, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT

• Theme: Collage
• Artwork: Nathaniel Mary Quinn's C’mo’ and Walk With Me (2019)
• Materials: pen or pencil; paper; cutouts from photographs, magazines, or newspaper; glue or tape; scissors (optional)
• Description: We will discuss collage and mixed media as ways to create a picture. Quinn’s two-step process for creating portraits involves first finding images from photographs, magazines, and newspaper. Then he cuts and layers them together to create an image of a person he’s thinking of. Next, he looks at his collage and draws on a separate sheet of paper what he just made. The final drawing is what he presents as his completed artwork.