Back to Black

This drawing class exposes young artists to a variety of approaches to a variety of approaches to subject matter without the forced effort of working from a light surface. By utilizing black-toned paper, you will achieve more vivid color and tonal qualities.

After an initial demo in the first session, you will learn about and work on gestural studies. In the following week, students will move from gestural studies to slightly more defined studies using photographic reference images. In the third session, we will begin drawing from life, depicting arrangements created by the instructor. The class will end with sustained study from either images or still life.

See the course images for examples of the instructor's own black-toned paper drawings and paintings. Anything is possible!

ARTWORK PICTURED

• "Golden Time of Day", Erin M Smith Glenn, 2022; Acrylic paint on black canvas, crowned by acrylic yarn
• "Zion's Violin", Erin M Smith Glenn, 2022; Colored pencil on black toned paper
• "The HAIRitage of Solange", Erin M Smith Glenn, 2020; Colored pencil on black toned paper
• "Primarily", Erin M Smith Glenn, 2022; Acrylic paint on black canvas

Ages 13+

Erin Morgan Smith Glenn is an associate professor of art, former VP of the board for the Dayton Society of Artists, and alum of Central State University. She holds an M.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati. Erin has had her work exhibited in various regional, national, and international exhibitions in Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, Vermont, Texas, Virginia, and Illinois, including numerous solo exhibitions. Erin is also the creator and faculty lead for CSU’s Fine Arts Study Abroad program which has covered Italy (2022) and, more recently, Paris (2024).

Among Erin’s lifelong pursuits is to continually practice her overall creative experiences, vowing never to stop “growing as an artist and individual," while always striving to instill this concept in her students, mentees, and her three children as she does within herself.

When not participating as an educator or practitioner, TheScarvinArtist LLC occupies much of her entrepreneurial time as she accepts painting and drawing commissions and creates unique crocheted and other artisanal designs and mixed media projects. Etsy, IG, and FB have been her main platform for showcasing her business exploits.

Follow the gravitational pull within you that leads to a life of consistent growth and development through the pursuant act of creative imagination.
- Erin M Smith Glenn

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With Fair Share Pricing, CCAC is eliminating the need for scholarship applications so that everyone has access to the arts and can express themselves. If you are unable to pay the full tuition amount, simply choose one of the provided scholarship levels. If you are in a position to pay more, we encourage you to select the Supporter Level or to make a donation upon checkout. You can find guidance HERE on which tuition level we suggest, but the decision is up to you — we will never ask for additional verification or paperwork

Support for the Fair Share Pricing program comes from the Gerald H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Fund and contributors like you.