NEW! Energy Drawing
Winter Class | Available
What is "Energy Drawing?" It's a drawing that starts with random lines and grows. It is intuitive. It can become a scene, a landscape, a story, a feeling, a statement, or all of these, or none. One line is a mark, two lines begin a visual conversation. As the lines multiply, swirl, jag, crisscross, speed up, slow down, the energy is imbued in the visual marks, the lines form the traces of the energy. Crescendos announce a point of focus, perhaps moving on to another, leading to a center of interest, a focal point, an apex. Students will explore their personal energy in mark making and then interpret the shapes and vision that present themselves in their drawings either realism or abstract.
Joel Keener
Residing and working in Claymont Delaware, Joel considers himself to be a realist with a traditional fine art background. Having worked in various mediums from pencil to cast bronze sculpture, his passion for art began in high school and after 57 years, this passion is vibrant as ever. After serving in Viet Nam, he was accepted to college and further graduated with a Master's in Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture. Joel has exhibited internationally, and his work adorns numerous private collections. Now retired from teaching fine art and design in higher education, he devotes much of his time to sculpture and drawing. He has crafted his drawing techniques which he calls energy drawings and messy lines to a fine art teachable discipline. His energy drawings won him numerous awards in numerous Science Fiction and Fantasy Art shows from 1998 to 2012. He subscribes to the idea that with this technique, almost anyone can create dynamic and beautiful drawings. His drawings range from softly toned nudes and portraits to wildly abandoned pencil and eraser strokes that burst from the paper and draw the viewer into the work with intriguing detail. https://myownlines.com