Raleigh’s Five Points Center for Active Adults is offering a new way to get artsy on Wednesday afternoons. If you’ve got a hankering to explore your creative side but think you’ve missed the boat, think again. Adrienne Garnett, an award-winning artist, is at the helm, ready to turn even the most art-averse among us into bona fide creators—or at the very least, enthusiasts.
If you're eager to learn how to channel your feelings into art, "Abstract Art: Emotion Analogs and Learning to Read the Language of Line" scheduled for June 18, might be your jam. From 3 to 5 p.m. and at a cost of just $6, Garnett promises an experience where different emotions are not just felt but given shape on paper, offering insights into the world of abstract art which, let’s be honest, can sometimes feel like cracking the Da Vinci Code without a cipher. The City of Raleigh announced that "Actually experience different emotions and allow each to be expressed by your pencil."
But wait, there's more—because one class just isn’t enough when you’re unlocking the mysteries of the cranium. "Drawing: Depicting the Head from the Inside Out" is a series running from June 25 through July 30, where, for $21, Garnett will guide you through the labyrinth of the human skull to bolster your ability to draw, paint, and sculpt faces. Drawing facial structures and expressing emotion are the name of the game here, but you'll need to come equipped with pastel paper, charcoal, and multi-use paper, as per the City of Raleigh.
For those who have already mastered the curve of a cheekbone and are looking to level up, "Drawing Folds: Drapery Studies as a Prelude to Everything" is a class that sounds like it will help with that—as well as pretty much anything else you might want to draw that isn’t a straight line. Drapery skills are apparently transferable to all other drawing disciplines. Running from August 6 to 27, between 3 and 5 p.m., you can develop these skills for a cool $21. Don't forget to bring your vine charcoal and kneaded eraser to class. You're going to need them, according to the class description, which stated, "This class will give you the skills to represent folds wherever you see them," as detailed by the City of Raleigh's release.
So, if you’re 18 or older and ready to dive into the world of art regardless of prior experience, these Wednesday classes at Five Points Center could be the perfect mid-week pick-me-up. Registration details and more information can be found through Raleigh Parks and Recreation's dedicated art class page.
