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This is the perspective of the artist of the month, Christine Vergara: I've been in Rob Kelman's class for nearly five years. I joined because I wanted to learn basic drawing, which is what the class was focusing on at that time. Over the years the class has evolved and expanded as people began to get more confident in their skills and wanted to branch out into work in color media. We have members like me with no or next-to-no experience, and others join to brush up on skills or who have been drawing for 50ish years and enjoy the company of others and discipline of a class. The class gradually became a general art class with some students still learning basic drawing and some exploring pastels, colored pencils, watercolor and/or watercolor pencils and acrylic painting. Rob handles it all. He's a wonderful teacher for all this media and for students at every level, which is why the class continues to grow and grow. I was one of the last to branch out into color work, but this spring I decided to do several studies of one subject to explore different media. My subject was an old abandoned cabin in the North Carolina woods. It captured my imagination when I photographed it several years ago. I began by drawing it in graphite on white paper, my usual, when Rob suggested I try it in white charcoal on black paper. So I did that study first, then went on and drew it in pencil on white Bristol paper. Finally, feeling that it really deserved color, I tried it in watercolor pencils. I'm excited by this medium and am planning to revisit a few of my old subjects, which I drew in black and white and try them again in color. We meet Mondays from 10 am to 12 pm and/or Wednesdays from 6 to 8 pm. Any questions, call Rob Kelman at (951) 992- 9156. ~ Rob Kelman FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JULY 2017 37 Creative Drawing & Sketching Class Works by Artist of the Month Christine Vergara

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