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Nature and Landscape Journaling w/Julia Carpenter

Offered as an online course. All Levels Welcome, Some Experience is Helpful.

Dates/Times:
4 Tuesdays: June 23, 30, July 7 & 14 / 2:30-5:30pm

4 Tuesdays: July 28, Aug 4, 11 & 18 / 2:30-5:30pm

Cost: $200 for 4 classes

Registration: Online

Location: This will be an online class which can be seen through Zoom.us. A link to the Zoom meeting, along with instructions on how to use Zoom will be sent in an email after you register.

Description: Learn to make observational drawings from nature and scenery, and be equipped for a summer of adventures, whether in your own backyard or your local park, or even in town. Julia will take you in some new directions in landscape composition and depth in your drawings, and the additions of ink and color media. Julia will teach from different images each session, so you can take this course repeatedly.

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A walk out in nature as a sketch hunter yields such treasures, from a majestic cedar to the discovery of an intrepid mushroom at the foot of the tree. As we open our eyes to the wonders, large and small, we begin to record them by observing and drawing. These drawings teach us in real time about that which we draw. The very act of drawing brings up questions that we never knew to ask. Our world is larger for having spent some quality time with that mushroom!

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In the manner of artistic nature-journals the world over, we will practice simple and effective ways to create nature scenes as well as detailing the micro elements you wouldn’t see in the big scene. Learn how to compose and simplify a nature scene or landscape as well as the typical drawing techniques to handle flowers and insects. In this class we will also work with color, in any media you choose, watercolor, color pencils, watercolor pencils etc, to add just enough color for memory, feeling and identification of species.  This class teaches you how to capture a time and place and truly meditate on the wonder that is all around us hidden in plain sight.  This class can be taken more than once as the subjects will change. 

Supply List:

I have supply recommendations here that are the best for me, but you can use whatever is easiest for you to find or if you already have some supplies.

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  • 3-5 Black fine point pens -Microns are great (finest is 005 Fattest is .8)

  • Signo Uniball White Gel Pen or a fine white paint pen

  • Pencil 2H, HB

  • Stick Eraser

  • *Stillman and Burn Mixed Media Journal Heavyweight or Extra Heavyweight (anywhere from 6” x 8” to 9 “x 12”)

  • **Watercolor pan set (Koi is a good budget brand; Daniel Smith is a good Artist Quality brand)

  • Any other color media you want to try: Color Pencils, Watercolor Pencils, Daniel Smith watercolor sticks (I LOVE these), Goauche (opaque watercolors)

*Other acceptable mixed media journals are Bee Paper SuperDeluxe, Pentalic Watercolor Journals, Strathmore Watercolor Journals, Grumbacher Watercolor Journals, Fabriano journals.