Workshop

Bring materials and come ready to draw—or even paint! Drawing in Madison Square Park will provide participants the opportunity to make art from observing the nature, distinctive architecture and public art around the park.

Artist and Continuing Education (SVACE) instructor Elise Engler will provide prompts and guidance throughout the drawing session. Everyone is invited whether you are a true beginner or a more experienced artist.

Bring your choice of materials, whatever you are most comfortable working with—wet or dry—or bring materials that are new and unfamiliar and Elise will help with suggestions and comments. The materials you use are entirely up to you. You might choose to work in black and white or in color, with pens or pencils, colored pencil, watercolors or gouache. Make sure you remember a sketchbook or separate sheets of paper with a clip and a surface to draw upon.

Study with Elise Engler this summer at SVACE. Other course offerings include:

• Accordion Book Workshop
• Visual Narratives: Many Ways to Tell a Story

View all Fine Arts courses at SVACE.

Elise Engler is an American artist known for her meticulous, highly pictorial drawings and paintings. Her work is a narrative exploration of the material world viewed through its countless, yet quantifiable, individual components presented in suites and series of works.

Engler’s varied projects have included documenting the contents of over 60 different women’s bags, drawing US tax expenditures and documenting her time spent with scientists in Antarctica. Her recent Armature project chronicled every aspect of her prolonged recovery from a bicycle accident that severely damaged her non-dominant arm and hand. Engler has exhibited her highly detailed and intricately crafted artworks widely in the United States and internationally.

Learn more about Engler’s work on her website at eliseenegler.com.