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2007 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard, Ph.D.
Eureka Springs

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

Office Manager
June Easton
Eureka Springs

2007 Board Members

President - Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Vice President - Ron Morrison
Eureka Springs

Secretary - Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Bobbie Foster
Eureka Springs

RuAnn Ewing
Hindsville

LeRoy Gorrell
Eureka Springs

Sandra Lockhart
Rogers

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Dick Trammel
Rogers

Jan Wallace
Eureka Springs

Session Seven/July 21-25

Gary Simmons
Life Drawing

Beginner to Intermediate
Studio
5 Day class (9am-4pm)
Tuition: $275
Materials: $25

In this class the student will learn the fundamentals of drawing the human figure. Particular attention will be given to creating an accurate image of the figure with drawing media such as charcoal, pencil, and pastel.

Gary is a Professor of Art at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and resides in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He received a BA and MA from Southern Illinois University; later he was awarded his Doctorate from Indiana University in Instructional Systems Technology, and minored in English and Fine Arts Photography. His most recent published text is "The Technical Pen: Techniques for Artists". He teaches life drawing at Henderson where he has received awards for outstanding excellence in community service, teaching, and personal creativity. Gary has been part of a life-drawing group for over thirty years.