The Art of Drawing

This two-part workshop introduces the Waldorf approach to drawing, focusing on four key subjects: humans, animals, nature, and buildings. Student teachers will build foundational skills using beeswax block crayons and chalk for blackboard drawings, exploring form, gesture, and composition through guided exercises 

Instructor: Narsingh Khalsa 

Cost: $175

Format: Crayon and chalk lesson with guided drawing exercises and step-by-step demonstrations using Steiner’s indications for color and form. 

Session 1: Humans & Animals  

Part 1: Drawing Humans  

• Understanding proportions: the human figure at different ages 
• Basic shapes to construct figures and gestures 
• Simplified anatomy: head, hands, and feet 
• Expression and movement 

Part 2: Drawing Animals  

• Breaking down animals into simple forms 
• Capturing movement and personality 
• Understanding fur, feathers, and texture 
• Drawing animals in relation to humans (scale & interaction) 

Session 2: Nature & Architecture  

Part 3: Drawing Nature  

• Trees, plants, and landscapes 
• Light, shadow, layering colors 
• Drawing different types of leaves and flowers 
• Rocks, water, clouds 

Part 4: Drawing Houses & Buildings  

• Simplified structures: cottages to castles 
• Adding texture and details (wood, brick, stone) 
• How to integrate buildings into landscapes