ARTS 100: Drawing i
Prof. William Binnie

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic elements of drawing. The first half of the course will expose students to formal and fundamental aspects of the visual language through observational drawing exercises. Working from the still life, landscape, and human form, concepts and skills related to line, space, form, and perspective will be introduced. Students will work with a wide variety of materials and will gain facility in media such as charcoal, graphite, collage, watercolor and ink. As the term progresses, assignments and exercises will become more complex and students will explore more conceptual ideas in drawing related to material specificity, research, experimentation, and working from the imagination. The class will conclude with a publication of a zine. The theme or topic of the publication will be determined by the dynamic of the class and the students’ curiosities and concerns. Through lectures, assigned readings, screenings, and visits to the WCMA, this course hopes to expand what it means to draw and to become aware of how drawing appears in the practices of other artists as well the world outside of art contexts.

'Stone Hill'
Noah Jacobson
Fall 2020
Pencil on paper

'3 Skelly Boiz And Their Vanishèd Friend Chillin in the Void CW Gay'
Allyse Grace Pratt
Fall 2020
white conte on black paper, 18x24in

'Ghost Taffy'
Kevin Weng
Fall 2020
erased charcoal on paper, 18x24in

'Dinner Party'
Madeline Rawson
Fall 2020
white conte on black paper, 18x24in

'Skeleton Soiree'
Arianna Barzacanos
Fall 2020
White conte on black paper, 18 x 24"

'The Alien'
Anthony Chen
Fall 2020
Ink on paper, 9x12"

'Untitled'
Reed Putnam
Fall 2020
Erased charcoal on paper, 18x24"

'Untitled'
Reed Putnam
Fall 2020
White conte on black paper, 18x24"

'Untitled'
Daniel Queen
Fall 2020
White conte on black paper, 18x24"

'Untitled'
Kiley Wallace
Fall 2020
India ink on paper, 12x20"

'Shaded Figure'
Luna Stuart Burnscharcoal
Fall 2020
India ink on paper, 30x40"

'Resolve'
Xan McKenna
Fall 2020
Colored pencil, marker, and white gel pen on paper, 2.5 x 4"

'Untitled'
August Bougie
Fall 2020
Acrylic on denim