Drawing your Way Into Creativity

Are some of your goals for the New Year to become more Creative, to learn a new skill that will help you think more creatively throughout your life. One of the best ways to slowly move yourself and your lifestyle in that direction is to take a Drawing class. You see, it is in drawing that one can really learn the absolute ABC's of visual art, and grow steadily within the fine art field. Skipping learning the basics of how to draw from line making to mark making, affects one's growth creatively.

Hence, the good news is that skilled art educators with credentials and a long history of accomplishments both as artist and educators are out there to help you grow in that line of art making.

Acclaimed artist, and art educator of over 2 decades, Vian Borchert, has taught for many years students of all levels classes in drawing and painting. Borchert will be teaching this upcoming Winter term the "Beginning and Intermediate Drawing" art class held onsite at the Yellow Barn Studio at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, MD. Class starts at the end of January and continues till early March.

The Drawing class is on Friday mornings from Jan 30 till March 6 for six sessions.

Beginning and Intermediate Drawing
Friday mornings, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM
Date: Jan 30, 2026 - March 6, 2026

Registration link: https://reg126.imperisoft.com/...

AT: The Yellow Barn Studio is located at Glen Echo Park at: 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812

The drawing course is designed for both beginning and continuing students to explore drawing mediums like graphite pencils, charcoal, and pen & ink. Demos of line marks, shape, shading, texture, highlights, and shadow are presented. Course covers a variety of studies such as still life and landscape.

For more about Borchert's art classes visit: www.vianborchert.com/classes

* Besides Borchert's offerings of art classes in the DMV area, the artist currently has her signature artwork at the Watergate Gallery located in the iconic Watergate building complex's lower level by the shops in the group exhibition titled "Beyond the Horizon". The exhibition is ongoing till Feb 28, 2026. Borchert exhibited work of expressive horizon explore introspection, possibility, and change, inviting viewers into contemplative spaces that bridge emotion, time, and the unknown. Pictured here is Borchert's painting titled "Clouds over Ocean". For further details visit: https://vianborchert.com/exhib...

Moreover, a number of Borchert's paintings varying in sizes are available at the Glen Echo Park's Holiday Show ongoing till Jan 4, 2025. The exhibition is located within the park's galleries. Borchert has some abstract paintings located at the "Park View Gallery"located on the second floor of the Arcade building within the park and by the Registrar's office / lobby area - it is open daily at these hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am – 6pm

* Borchert, a distinguished artist has been creating artwork for decades and has exhibited in over 100 exhibits world-wide. She has been recently named in MSN's "Top 10 Most Creative Artists of 2025" - Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/life...