(Spring26) ​Intermediate Landscape Drawing

Intermediate Landscape Drawing with M Colleen Harrigan
Dates: Saturdays, April 11 & 18
Time: 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: Art Barn Drawing Studio
Fee: $160 for the 2 week course 

Take your landscape drawing skills to the next level in this three-class intermediate course designed for artists ready to deepen their understanding of composition, depth, and atmosphere. Through guided demonstrations, hands-on exercises, and individualized feedback, students will learn how to break down scenes into clear visual structures and create drawings that feel cohesive, dimensional, and expressive.

Over the course of three focused sessions, you’ll explore essential landscape concepts, including value mapping, atmospheric perspective, natural textures, and effective mark-making. Each class builds toward a completed landscape drawing, with opportunities to develop your personal style along the way.

This workshop is ideal for artists who are confident with basic drawing techniques and eager to advance their ability to interpret and render natural environments.

What You’ll Learn

• How to design strong landscape compositions using thumbnails and value plans

• Techniques for creating depth through atmospheric perspective

• Methods for rendering trees, foliage, rocks, water, clouds, and other natural elements

• How to use light, contrast, and edges to enhance mood

• Strategies for building a polished, expressive final drawing

Materials Needed:

• Graphite pencils (HB–8B) or charcoal pencils

• Blending tools (stumps, tissue, chamois)

• Erasers (kneaded, precision eraser)

• Sketchbook for thumbnails

• Printed photo references of landscapes to work from for session #3

• Optional: Smooth or medium-tooth drawing paper 

• Optional: charcoal, colored pencils, toned paper, fine liners (if working in mixed media)