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 8 Sessions, starting Tuesday, January 14
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
8 Sessions, starting Monday, January 13 (no class 1/20, 2/17) • 10:00am-12:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13028 • $280
(no class 2/18) • 12:30pm-3:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13029 • $280
Landscape Painting with Hard and Oil Pastels Focus on creating beautiful landscapes from copyright-free reference images using techniques for both hard and oil pastels. Engage in underpainting, layering, and blending on both sanded pastel and oil pastel paper while focusing on composition, atmospheric perspective, color harmony, and texture. Classes will consist of demonstrations and individual art-making, and a voluntary end-of-class art share and critique. Materials list will be sent to registered students prior to class. MAXINE NODEL (see bio for “Zen Design Drawing”). 8 Sessions, starting Tuesday, January 14 Tuesday, January 21 (no class 2/18) • 10:00am-12:00pm • Shaarei Tikvah • Course 13030 • $280
www.ScarsdaleAdultSchool.org • (914) 723-2325
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