Ferdinand Hodler – Geneva Lake drawing class in Kunsthaus

Join my drawing class on landscape and learn the tricks of pastel sketching.

We will focus on drawing a Geneva lake landscape with pencil and dry pastels. Drawing landscapes seems much easier than drawing portraits, but it’s just a “seems-like” statement. Landscapes can be quite challenging in terms of colors and tones. Ferdinand Holder loved painting lakes and mountains. The key element we will focus on is color.

You will learn:

1. Historical background of the painting “Geneva Lake”.
2. A couple of interesting facts about Ferdinand Hodler.
3. Shading with pastels. Basic techniques for drawing with dry pastels: a) layering, b) hatching c) cross-hatching d) mixing colors by adding multiple layers of basic colors

What to expect?

• instructions on how to draw step-by-step with individual help from the teacher
• individual analysis of your drawing and hints for the future
• meeting new creative people
• widening your knowledge in art and art history
• complete immersion  “in the here and now” which results in deep relaxation state similar to a meditation

Dry pastels will be distributed to you during the class. You don’t need to bring yours if you don’t have them.