Let’s Draw a Line (Online Course) Fall 2025 w/ Lon Brauer
November 4 to December 2 (Tuesdays), 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Eastern Time
**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.
Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.
DEMO: https://youtu.be/2qTCQSS01uc
Course Description
They say that in nature there are no lines. That is true, but painting is not nature. Painting is a language and that language has a particular vocabulary and structure. And line is a big part of that language. Line is the very thing that holds a painting together.
In this course I will demonstrate how line sets the pace in our work. Not only a foundational sketch tool line gives a painting energy and dynamic structure. Each week will have a different subject that I will demonstrate with my particular approach to painting. I will be working in both oil paint and pastel to show the student how line is a common factor no matter what the medium used. Line starts the image, and line can be a major player in the final touches.
Every artist has a particular way of working. In each lesson I will be demonstrating my methods of working and problem solving. Students are encouraged to paint along.
Course Outline
Week 1
I will introduce my materials and talk about how line and line quality is vital to any painting situation. I will do several short demonstrations with vine and compressed charcoal. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 2
More talk of line quality. I will then go into a demonstration of landscape in both oil and pastel. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 3
More discussion of line as I demonstrate a still life subject in both oil and pastel. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 4
I will talk and demonstration on how line is useful in constructing the human figure. Both oil and pastel as time allows. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 5
A discussion and demonstration on how to utilize line in a free form composition. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Course Materials List
I will be working from the following materials. This is a bare bones list. Beyond the requirements, you can fill in as you wish.
PAINTS
I use primarily Windsor & Newton Winton colors. They are considered student grade but are fine for these exercises. And they are affordable. However, you may use whatever brand you wish.
Titanium white
India Yellow
Cadmium Lemon Yellow
Dioxizine purple
Ultramarine blue
Cobalt blue
Viridian
Sap green
Ivory black
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium red
Cadmium orange
BRUSHES
I like Princeton or Rosemary-Ivory (synthetics)
A variety of flats and brights – 2in (20), 1in (12), 3/4in (8), 1/2in (6), 1/4in (4)
PALETTE KNIFE
Any knife for mixing and spreading paint
SURFACES
Oil painting paper or canvas panels. Each of my demos will be 12x12 or 12x16
MEDIUMS
I use odorless mineral spirits for cleaning brushes as well as a medium. Occasionally I also incorporate Safflower oil or stand oil to get more flow in the paint. Feel free to use what you prefer.
November 4 to December 2 (Tuesdays), 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Eastern Time
**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.
Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.
DEMO: https://youtu.be/2qTCQSS01uc
Course Description
They say that in nature there are no lines. That is true, but painting is not nature. Painting is a language and that language has a particular vocabulary and structure. And line is a big part of that language. Line is the very thing that holds a painting together.
In this course I will demonstrate how line sets the pace in our work. Not only a foundational sketch tool line gives a painting energy and dynamic structure. Each week will have a different subject that I will demonstrate with my particular approach to painting. I will be working in both oil paint and pastel to show the student how line is a common factor no matter what the medium used. Line starts the image, and line can be a major player in the final touches.
Every artist has a particular way of working. In each lesson I will be demonstrating my methods of working and problem solving. Students are encouraged to paint along.
Course Outline
Week 1
I will introduce my materials and talk about how line and line quality is vital to any painting situation. I will do several short demonstrations with vine and compressed charcoal. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 2
More talk of line quality. I will then go into a demonstration of landscape in both oil and pastel. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 3
More discussion of line as I demonstrate a still life subject in both oil and pastel. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 4
I will talk and demonstration on how line is useful in constructing the human figure. Both oil and pastel as time allows. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 5
A discussion and demonstration on how to utilize line in a free form composition. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Course Materials List
I will be working from the following materials. This is a bare bones list. Beyond the requirements, you can fill in as you wish.
PAINTS
I use primarily Windsor & Newton Winton colors. They are considered student grade but are fine for these exercises. And they are affordable. However, you may use whatever brand you wish.
Titanium white
India Yellow
Cadmium Lemon Yellow
Dioxizine purple
Ultramarine blue
Cobalt blue
Viridian
Sap green
Ivory black
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium red
Cadmium orange
BRUSHES
I like Princeton or Rosemary-Ivory (synthetics)
A variety of flats and brights – 2in (20), 1in (12), 3/4in (8), 1/2in (6), 1/4in (4)
PALETTE KNIFE
Any knife for mixing and spreading paint
SURFACES
Oil painting paper or canvas panels. Each of my demos will be 12x12 or 12x16
MEDIUMS
I use odorless mineral spirits for cleaning brushes as well as a medium. Occasionally I also incorporate Safflower oil or stand oil to get more flow in the paint. Feel free to use what you prefer.
November 4 to December 2 (Tuesdays), 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Eastern Time
**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.
Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.
DEMO: https://youtu.be/2qTCQSS01uc
Course Description
They say that in nature there are no lines. That is true, but painting is not nature. Painting is a language and that language has a particular vocabulary and structure. And line is a big part of that language. Line is the very thing that holds a painting together.
In this course I will demonstrate how line sets the pace in our work. Not only a foundational sketch tool line gives a painting energy and dynamic structure. Each week will have a different subject that I will demonstrate with my particular approach to painting. I will be working in both oil paint and pastel to show the student how line is a common factor no matter what the medium used. Line starts the image, and line can be a major player in the final touches.
Every artist has a particular way of working. In each lesson I will be demonstrating my methods of working and problem solving. Students are encouraged to paint along.
Course Outline
Week 1
I will introduce my materials and talk about how line and line quality is vital to any painting situation. I will do several short demonstrations with vine and compressed charcoal. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 2
More talk of line quality. I will then go into a demonstration of landscape in both oil and pastel. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 3
More discussion of line as I demonstrate a still life subject in both oil and pastel. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 4
I will talk and demonstration on how line is useful in constructing the human figure. Both oil and pastel as time allows. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Week 5
A discussion and demonstration on how to utilize line in a free form composition. An outside assignment will be encouraged.
Course Materials List
I will be working from the following materials. This is a bare bones list. Beyond the requirements, you can fill in as you wish.
PAINTS
I use primarily Windsor & Newton Winton colors. They are considered student grade but are fine for these exercises. And they are affordable. However, you may use whatever brand you wish.
Titanium white
India Yellow
Cadmium Lemon Yellow
Dioxizine purple
Ultramarine blue
Cobalt blue
Viridian
Sap green
Ivory black
Alizarin crimson
Cadmium red
Cadmium orange
BRUSHES
I like Princeton or Rosemary-Ivory (synthetics)
A variety of flats and brights – 2in (20), 1in (12), 3/4in (8), 1/2in (6), 1/4in (4)
PALETTE KNIFE
Any knife for mixing and spreading paint
SURFACES
Oil painting paper or canvas panels. Each of my demos will be 12x12 or 12x16
MEDIUMS
I use odorless mineral spirits for cleaning brushes as well as a medium. Occasionally I also incorporate Safflower oil or stand oil to get more flow in the paint. Feel free to use what you prefer.