Beyond the Line

Comprehensive Charcoal Foundations Workshop with Nikki Rakov

Friday, April 17 | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

at the St. Augustine Art Association

Join artist Nikki Rakov in this single-day workshop and perfect your charcoal skills!

Refine your technical drawing skills and discover the expressive power of charcoal in this comprehensive, hands-on intensive at the St. Augustine Art Association. Explore the subtle yet complex nature of a variety of charcoal media as you experiment with marks, textures, and value. Students will learn essential techniques such as perspective, mark-making, and light modeling, while incorporating subtractive drawing methods and experimental tools to create realistic depth and detail. The session will conclude with a gallery walk and expert tips for preserving your work. Ideal for artists seeking to achieve mastery in this classic, versatile medium.

This workshop is open to artists of all skill levels.

About the Instructor

Trained as an artist through her Fine Arts undergraduate work, Nikki Rakov earned her M.F.A. in Painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Nikki works in acrylic, oils, watercolor and drawing media that are layered into paintings to express her visions of a mysterious world. Her paintings reveal figures and animals interpreted from dreams, visions, and reference photographs woven together in ethereal and haunting landscapes. Inspired by research of folk magic and family history, her paintings invite the viewer to join her on a journey to transcend the ordinary.

Nikki’s paintings may be seen at the St. Augustine Art Association, and Butterfield Garage Gallery, where she is a resident artist. Currently, Nikki is an adjunct Professor at the University of North Florida.

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$80 for STAAA Members | $105 for Non-Members

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STAAA Workshops and Educational Programming are generously sponsored by:

Programs & Exhibits of the St. Augustine Art Association are funded in part by grants from the the St. Johns County Tourist Development Council, the St. Johns County Cultural Council, and the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida.