In this online class, explore the fundamentals of drawing by focusing on line, gesture, shading, texture, composition, proportion, and perspective. Learn a variety of techniques to improve observational skills while working creatively from an array of still life and personal objects.
Students are responsible for providing their own materials. View the supply list.
Occurring every Tuesday
Closed captioning
Ticket Information
Before registering for Studio Art Classes, please review Program Information and Policies.
Online Studio Art Classes can only be purchased through mfa.org. Unfortunately we cannot process phone orders or in-person sales.
Tickets are delivered to the e-mail address that was used to log in when registering for the class. Please check the spam folder if the ticket does not arrive within 30 minutes after registration.
About the Instructor
Patrick Brennan is a Boston-based sculptor, master of fine arts student at MassArt, and art educator with years of experience designing and building statues for public parks and exhibiting at art galleries within the New England area. Along with being an art instructor at the MFA he is also currently employed by the education department of Massachusetts College of Art and Design and previously by the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. While in undergraduate school he studied figurative sculpture under the guidance of professor Charles Stigliano and became highly skilled in the discipline of classical sculpting in regard to proportion, anatomy, composition, and complex symbolism.