Overview

Week One: Draw & Paint from Life

Designed for Middle – High School Level Students

June 20 – June 24 from 9:00 – 11:00 AM

Tuition: $125

Drawing from Life is for students entering 6^th – 12^th grade. Students will paint and draw both inside and outdoors to explore drawing from life. Students will use a variety of materials including but not limited to chalk pastel, acrylics, and watercolor.

*All supplies are included in the cost of the camp

• $50 Non-Refundable Deposit required at time of sign-up.
• CLASS POLICIES should be reviewed online.
• Students can not arrive more than 15 min before the start of camp.
• Students should be picked up promptly after their camp so that we can CLEAN and set-up for the next camp.
• Dress for a Mess! Students should wear sunscreen as they might be going outside.
• There will be paperwork for guardians to sign at the initial drop off.

Instructor Biography:

Chelby Benson is a Visual Arts Teacher at Woodridge High School in Peninsula, Ohio. Chelby teaches High School Drawing, Painting, and Ceramics Classes and has worked to get students involved creating art outside of school in her Community Art Class. She engages students in a variety of projects that challenge students’ creative problem solving. In her six years at Woodridge students have participated in everything from painting water barrels with scenes to promote waterway preservation, to city hall murals, logo design for the City of Cuyahoga Falls, set designs for school musicals, pet portraits to promote adoption from local pet agencies, led students to paint plein air along with Cuyahoga River and each year organizes teams of students to create pottery for The Empty Bowl Event to raise money for Family Promise Homeless Shelter of Summit County, an event that has made Woodridge a destination for those across the county. She enjoys working with students to tap into their creativity in the performing arts as well as the visual arts, making art come to life on stage as the director and producer for Woodridge High School’s theater program. Chelby holds a BS in Pre-Kindergarten-12th grade Art Education from Indiana Wesleyan University. Her personal repertoire lies in Ceramic Arts and Scenic Design.