Portrait Drawing
Instructor Nancy Kyzer
MEETS TUESDAYS Nov 3-17
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Ages 16 and older
Level Beginner
Cost $50, all materials included.
Description
Surprise yourself by learning to draw a recognizable face, as you continue to gain confidence ‘seeing’ more clearly. In this 3 day class, students will look at light sources and shading to make your portrait pop!
About the Instructor
Nancy Kyzer studied drawing and painting at the University of Georgia before teaching high school art in Atlanta. Nancy is a well-rounded artist with an impressive resume, including set painting for an elite Atlanta impressario, running a very successful Atlanta business doing portrait and sculpted cakes, working as the caricature artist on the Cunard cruise line, and was the national gingerbread champion and later finalist on a Food Network competition. You may remember her from her miniature Waffle House entered in AACA's Open Exhibit in 2019, which later became the centerpiece at Waffle House corporate headquarters in Atlanta for two years. In addition to all of this, Nancy has been teaching classes at The Arts Center for several years in mixed media, color theory, drawing, painting, and textile work. Nancy Kyzer graduated from the University of Georgia majoring in drawing and painting. She taught high school art in several Atlanta private schools. She is a cake decorator, sculptor, and was also featured as the caricature artist on the Cunard Line’s Sagafiord Caribbean Cruise. Nancy has won two national competitions for gingerbread sculptures (Good Housekeeping and the National Gingerbread Competition at the Grove Park Inn) and also competed on the Food Network’s Gingerbread Challenge. Most recently, Nancy was awarded first prize at this year’s AACA Open Exhibit Competition with a miniature Waffle House diorama. The diorama goes next to be exhibited in the Waffle House corporate office in Atlanta. Nancy is accomplished in a variety of art forms including drawing and painting, clay sculpture, interior designs in miniatures, sugar panoramic Easter eggs, personalized folding paper albums, and tailoring.
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