Claire Watson Garcia is an accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited across the United States and Canada. She is an instructor at the prestigious Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT, where her courses and workshops for the "Absolute and Utter Beginner" have been popular for more than 20 years. She is also the author of Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner.

Praise for Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner"This is simply the best beginners’ drawing book available."—Library Journal"[A] winner. . . . an ideal first book for someone taking their first steps in art . . . "—About.com

Claire Watson Garcia is an accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited across the United States and Canada. She is an instructor at the prestigious Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT, where her courses and workshops for the "Absolute and Utter Beginner" have been popular for more than 20 years. She is also the author of Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner.

Praise for Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner"This is simply the best beginners’ drawing book available."—Library Journal"[A] winner. . . . an ideal first book for someone taking their first steps in art . . . "—About.com

Claire Watson Garcia is an accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited across the United States and Canada. She is an instructor at the prestigious Silvermine School of Art in New Canaan, CT, where her courses and workshops for the "Absolute and Utter Beginner" have been popular for more than 20 years. She is also the author of Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner.

Praise for Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner"This is simply the best beginners’ drawing book available."—Library Journal"[A] winner. . . . an ideal first book for someone taking their first steps in art . . . "—About.com