Dates: Sundays, Ten-week session, March 24- June 9 (no class March 31 and April 28)

Course Description: Strengthen observational skills while exploring light, form, space, color, and composition. Each week begin class in the studio with a different topic, then spend most of the class working in the galleries. Experiment with a variety of drawing materials and work with a live model to develop personal expression. You may bring your own supplies; a list of required materials is distributed during first class.

Instructor: Justin Life

Justin Life received an MFA from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts (‘07) and a BFA in Painting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (‘02); he also studied at the Winchester School of Art at Southampton University in England (‘02). His shows include “Affirming the Hand” at the Courtyard Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (‘05); the “Student Annual Exhibition” at Grossman Gallery, SMFA (‘06); “Boston Young Contemporaries” at 808 Gallery (‘07); “MFA Thesis Show” at Tufts University (‘07); “Flora and Fauna” at EM Gallery, Winston Salem, NC (‘09); and “Boston Drawing Project 10th Anniversary Show” at Carroll and Sons Gallery, Boston MA (‘09). Life also teaches at Tufts University and the Boston Architectural College.