Event

Drawing the Huntington | Saturday Class

Join artist and author Richard Scott for a six-part in-person series drawing the gardens and architecture of The Huntington.
Classes

Join artist and author Richard Scott as he leads six classes in the techniques of drawing. Using The Huntington’s art, architecture, and gardens in each lesson, participants will improve their observation and drawing skills and enrich their visual experience. These classes are perfect for beginners, advanced artists, and every level in between.

This class is also being offered on Wednesdays, June 19–July 24

Space is limited. Both sessions are identical, please choose one.

Lesson Plan

Session 1: How to See Like an Artist

In the first session, students will learn the instructor's latest ideas on how to improve visual perception and how to confidently draw anything with excellent accuracy. The first class takes place in the classroom.

Session 2: How to Think Like an Artist

Students learn a thinking process to overcome mental obstacles that impede drawing skills and produce drawings that skillfully express the unique qualities of a subject matter. This class begins in the classroom and concludes drawing various elements in the gardens.

Session 3: Using Drawing Tools Like Musical Instruments

Students learn new and advanced techniques using pencils and pens skillfully to express the unique beauty of any subject. This class begins in the classroom and concludes drawing various elements in the gardens.

Session 4: Drawing in Art Galleries

Students learn how drawing can greatly enhance their museum-going experience. Students explore different drawing methods to deepen art appreciation and use this knowledge to improve the quality of their own artworks. This session begins in the classroom and concludes in the art galleries.

Session 5: Urban Sketching

Students learn a fun approach to sketching urban and architectural subjects. Linear perspective and quick figure sketching are explored and practiced. This session begins in the classroom and concludes by drawing the architecture of The Huntington.

Session 6: Drawing Nature

Students learn to see and simplify landscape elements: trees, plants, and clouds so that they can be effectively drawn. This class begins in the classroom and concludes by drawing various garden elements.

Supplies and Materials

You are welcome to use any pencils, pens, and sketchbook you like. For those who are interested, below is a list of materials the instructor uses for his own drawings.

  • Mechanical Pencil – Caran d'Ache 844 Metal Mechanical Pencil 0.7mm
  • Mechanical Pencil – Caran d'Ache 844 Metal Mechanical Pencil 2.0mm
  • Mechanical Pencil Refills – be sure to purchase refills that match the diameter of the pencil you purchase (the instructor uses HB refills)
  • Traditional Pencil – Mitsu-Bishi Uni Hi Wooden Pencil – 4B
  • Sharpener (if using traditional pencil) – Kum Automatic Long Point (this is a good, inexpensive choice for a pocket-sized sharpener with casing to prevent litter)
  • Kneaded eraser – General’s Kneaded Rubber Eraser
  • Retractable eraser – Tombow Mono Zero Elastomer Eraser with round tip
  • Rechargeable electric eraser – Afmat Rechargeable Electric Eraser
  • Pens – Sakura Pigma Micron Pen / black archival ink / in sizes 01, 03 and 05 / OR Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen / black archival ink / in sizes XS, S and F
  • Drawing Pad – Strathmore Series 400 Drawing Pad / 130gm (80lb.) / 24 sheets in various sizes (instructor will be using the 9” x 12” size in class)

For questions, please contact Joy Yamahata or call 626-405-3457.

About the Instructor:

Richard E. Scott is a painter, teacher, and writer. Self-taught in drawing and watercolor, he paints outdoors and in the studio. His preferred subjects are architecture, gardens, still life, and crafts. His artworks have been published in various art and design magazines, periodicals, and books.

He teaches drawing and painting at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California; The Huntington in San Marino, California; and in art workshops throughout the United States and Europe. For 20 years he has taught at numerous universities, including California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; UCLA; ArtCenter College of Design; California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

He has written for various art and design magazines, and in 2013 published a compendium on drawing, Sketching from Square One … to Trafalgar Square.