Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Fall/Winter 2024-25
Zen Design Drawing Learn how to create stunning monogram, mandala, nature, and animal designs in both black and white and color. This fun and relaxing design-based drawing course is suitable for all ability-levels. Each session incorporates a hands-on demonstration, individual support as needed, and an opportunity to share your art at the end of the session. See website for materials list. MAXINE NODEL is an award-winning, versatile visual artist and art instructor who exhibits and sells her work nationally and internationally. She received her BFA from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Nodel was an adult art instructor at the National Art League in Queens and is also the retired founder and Principal of a NYC visual art high school created using a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant awarded in 2003. Nodel is a member of the Salmagundi Art Club in NYC, as well as the Edward Hopper House where she was named Artist of the Month in 2013 and invited to give a public talk about her design-based drawings. Nodel's nature paintings were reviewed extensively by Italian cultural journalist Ippolita Sicoli in 2021. 6 Sessions, starting Wednesday, September 18 (no class 10/2) • 6:30pm-8:30pm • Scarsdale High School • Course 12877 • $210 7 Sessions, starting Wednesday, October 9 • 12:30pm-3:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 12877 • $245
Realistic Drawing Learn to draw anything beautifully with
instruction on the art of line, form, shading, and texture, as well as perspective and composition. Subject matter will include still life, landscape, the human form, and animals. Graphite, charcoal, ink, and reference images or objects will be provided. Each session will include a live hands-on drawing demonstration with examples, independent drawing time with individualized support, and an opportunity to share your art at the end of each session. Class is suitable for beginners and intermediate artists alike. See website for materials list. MAXINE NODEL (see bio for “Zen Design Drawing”). 10 Sessions, starting Thursday, September 19 (no class 10/3, 11/28, 10/10) • 6:30pm-8:30pm • Scarsdale High School • Course 12876 • $350 7 Sessions, starting Wednesday, October 9 • 9:30am-12:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 12876 • $245
Drawing Meditations in Nature Reconnect with nature in this restorative series, appropriate for all levels of experience and ability. Through both mindfulness and drawing exercises, participants are guided to observe the natural environment with fresh eyes and to experience the world with renewed awe. Each session includes meditation and mindfulness exercises, guided exercises for observing and drawing from nature, tea and conversation, and meaningful time in nature. Reap the many combined health benefits of meditation, express creativity and practice new motor skills, community connection, and time in nature. Drawing supplies and meditation seats will be provided. KATY ROMITA is the founder of One Small Stone, a meditation center dedicated to helping people find more peace in their own lives and in the world. Romita is a certified Meditation Instructor and a Mindful Schools Mindfulness Foundations graduate. She holds a BA from Dartmouth College, an MPA from New York University, and a certificate from Cornell’s Civic Ecology Lab. SUSAN GIRLING is a naturalist at Sheldrake Environmental Center and an artist with years of experience studying botanical art at the New York Botanical Garden. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Washington University in St. Louis. 5 Sessions, starting Friday, September 27 (no class 10/4) • 10:00am-11:30am • Sheldrake Environmental Center • Course 12687 • $175
www.ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org • (914) 723-2325
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