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THE ART SPIRIT


Join the BLUE EASEL CLUB: drawing classes of any dry media coupled with inspirational readings, great music, guest speakers and more to get you in touch with the artist in you. Beginners to professionals welcome. GIFT CERTIFICATES available for workshops, classes and original drawings.




To see detailed pictures of student work, classes, and workshops, find Carol Peebles on Facebook. To get dates, times and prices of each class, continue here:

SATCHMO DRAWING FESTIVAL Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, August 6th to 8th. 9:30am-12:30pm. New Orleans Sketchbook~In Carol Peebles' Uptown studio, learn how to draw gestures of people in setting, sighting, shading and various drawing techniques to help you sketch while you are out and about town. The Louis Armstrong Music Festival follows each class. With a line up of cafe's, bars and music clubs in the historic New Orleans French Quarter, take your sketchbook and apply class lessons while drawing all day. Celebrate Art, Music and New Orleans! $195 Limited space. Sign up today.
ART CAMP FOR GROWN UPS: CAMP #1: BARGUE AND GEROME Come learn the drawing techniques from their historic art bible "A Drawing Corse". Inspiring readings, great music, guest speakers and more! Monday through Friday, August 23rd to 27th, 9:30am-3pm. $395. Limited space. Sign up today.

Day 1: History of drawing materials, review of basic drawing techniques and Cast Studies
Day 2: Learn Master Copying to improve drawing abilities
Day 3: Work from live model for life study
Day 4: Work from live model for portrait study
Day 5: More drawing techniques, final critique and luncheon!


ART CAMP FOR GROWN UPS: CAMP #2: LIFE DRAWING WORKOUT Work from a live model everyday for a comprehensive study of figure drawing. Inspiring readings, great music, guest speakers and more! Monday through Friday, August 30th to September 3rd, 9:30am to 3pm. $395. Limited space. Sign up today.
Day 1: Gesture
Day 2: Sighting and Proportion
Day 3: Value and Shading Techniques
Day 4: Hands and Feet
Day 5: Portrait, Final Critique and Luncheon



NEW ORLEANS SKETCHBOOK: come discover the wonder of our beautiful city while learning the basics of drawing. We meet at restaurants, parks, coffee shops, churches, etc to lightly sketch "plein air" practicing perspective, gestures of people in a setting, anatomy of trees, etc. This class is 50 percent art study and 50 percent just getting out to enjoy our city with new friends. $ 175 per six weeks. Thursdays, 1 to 3 pm.
Classes meet year-round, call or email carol@carolpeebles.com anytime to sign up. Payable in six week increments.


TUESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL-life drawing- work from a live model (and cat) to learn gesture, anatomy, proportion, sighting, etc. Red beans and rice included so you can drive straight from work! $210 per six-week session, TUES 6-9 pm.
Classes meet year-round, call or email carol@carolpeebles.com anytime to sign up. Payable in six week increments.

TUESDAY PORTRAIT STUDIO- work from a live model to learn the structure of a head, how to get a likeness, etc. $195 per six week session, TUES 9-12 am.
Classes meet year-round, call or email carol@carolpeebles.com anytime to sign up. Payable in six week increments.
LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOPS-Learn the basics of sighting, gesture, proportion, etc. as you draw from a live model. Beginners welcome. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch! $95
Saturday, November 20th
PORTRAIT DRAWING WORKSHOPS-Do portrait sketches of your loved ones when you visit them during the holidays! Learn the basics of portraiture, how to get a likeness, correct proportion, etc. by studying a live model. Beginners welcome. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch! $95
Saturday, December 11th
GESTURE DRAWING WORKSHOP-Learn the rhythm, rules and release of expressive gesture drawing! Beginners welcome. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch!$95
Saturday, November 27th
MASTER COPY DRAWING WORKSHOP-Choose from our collection of Master Drawings or bring your favorite, and I'll guide you through the steps of doing your own Master Copy. Study how the Masters did it, then bring home your own! 9:30am to 3pm. $95
Saturday, November 13th
SELF PORTRAIT TECHNIQUES-9:30am to 3pm. $95
Dates for future classes coming soon.


DRAWING PORTRAITS FROM PHOTOS-Learn how to draw a portrait from a photo and make it your own artistic creation! 9:30am to 3pm. $95
Saturday, October 9th
HOW TO DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE-Learn the very beginnings of materials and methods with dry media. Get a great foundation to tackle any type of drawing. Lessons on hatching, stumping, line quality, value, sighting, etc. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch! $95
MUSICIANS IN MOTION WORKSHOP-Learn how to draw musicians in jazz clubs and celebrate art and music in New Orleans! We study gestures of musicians in a setting in my studio, then later that night we'll meet at a jazz club to apply our lessons to life! Beginners welcome. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch! $95 (includes nighttime sketching)
ADVANCED ACADEMIC STUDIES WORKSHOP-Draw one 5 hour pose of a live model with emphasis on traditional academic technique (proportion, likeness to model, shading, etc.) Not for beginners or the faint of heart. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch! $95
PEOPLE IN PLACES WORSHOP-Learn how to draw the clothed figure in a setting (drapery, furniture, etc.) so you can go out and sketch on your own with confidence. 9:30am to 3pm, includes lunch! $95