Instructor Sheri Lynn Boyer Doty is a recognized national master of this unique medium (having won both national and international awards). This is another medium ideal for home use. Sheri treats colored pencil in a painterly fashion, much like one would use oil paint, starting with an underpainting and then layering pigment to develop color of great depth and intensity.

      This is one of our most highly recommended courses from an exceptional instructor.

   Harold Petersen has always emphasized the importance of a solid drawing foundation. This class teaches basic principles including perspective, proportion, and light and shade. For our young students all of Harold Petersen’s Art for Kids, emphasize drawing skills.

     Life drawing (clothed) is offered for both high school and adult students and is an essential element of study for any serious art student. Students draw from live models each week, and study human anatomy as well as fundamental drawing techniques

"Love Watch," by Sheri Doty Boyer. Sherri is a master colored pencil artist and also an instructor at the Petersen Art Center


"I guess you could say 'it's better late than never. I started watercolor classes at the Peterson Art Center at mid-life and wish I had started years earlier. My creative juices are flowing and I love every minute. Arts open up new dimensions of my life. It's top notch in every way." Greg Gough

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