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Learn to create glowing colored pencil drawings! You will learn the “heightened drawing” technique as you draw on toned paper, adding highlights to achieve luminous, vivid color. Draw textures in natural objects and create vibrant landscapes as you learn techniques for clouds, water, and foliage. Beginners and experienced students are welcome....

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. This intro class teaches you basic botanical illustration techniques to help you make realistic drawings of branches, stems, leaves, and flowers using graphite and colored pencil. Recommended Textbooks: Botanical Art Techniques, American Society of Botanical...

Draw or Paint a beautiful model in a 3-hour pose. This is a great way to stay social with friends & artists while staying home. Note: Once paid we will send you the Link & Passcode to join Join in on Zoom.us Download the Free ZOOM App We request that the artist please provide their own art supplies.

Take a closer look at how to approach drawing birds using graphite and colored pencil. We will look at a variety of bird types, and cover how to do quick drawings from life as well as how to move into a more in-depth study. Both loose and more detailed ways of colored pencil application will be covered. Skill Level: All Levels This interactive...

Draw a live model in Quick Sketch poses. (3s, 5, 10s min poses) Great way to draw and keep social with other artists while staying home. NEW TIME – Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm PST Hosted by Tayen Kim & Jennifer Fabos Patton.

This class will explore drawing in the landscape and the issues one might consider when doing so, from the formal to the personal, with a specific emphasis on touch. Each participant will be able to work in a landscape or environment close to them and we will connect via zoom so that we are able to see what we are each doing and discuss it as we work....

The Zentangle® Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Everyone, regardless of artistic skills, is invited to use repetitive strokes to draw delightful pieces of art. Each class will include the introduction of tangles, guided practice and information about the Zentangle® Method....

Practice drawing techniques via lectures, warm-up drawings, and longer finished poses. Techniques may include gesture and organizational line, contour line, shape-plane-volume-modeling, value, foreshortening, and anatomical studies. We will work from a clothed model and have critiques to provide a supportive class response. Choose to work in drawing...

Strong drawing is the cornerstone of botanical art. In this class, we will work in pencil, covering the fundamentals of proportions, line, tone, dimensionality, and expression. We will work from live specimens, flowers, seeds, and fruit.

Understand proportion of the facial anatomy from various perspectives. Use light and shadow to understand the shaping of the face and discover subtle color for a rich sense of volume.  Students will work primarily from photos. Demonstrations will be made prior to each assignment. Some drawing skills are preferable, for intermediate and advanced...

Experiment with a variety of mediums in combination with various types of surfaces. Students can use Graphite, Gouache, Watercolor, Oil paint and Colored Pencils in this class. The surface directly influences mark making whether your style is traditional or contemporary. Many different artists used mixed media such as Degas, Romare Bearden, Jasper...

This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an emphasis on proportion, and explore techniques such as foreshortening, perspective,...

With "5G" as the backdrop, we will explore tangles related to the following themes:  glitz & glam; gardening; grids; grande; and got it!  We will use easy-to-learn, repetitive strokes that create beautiful and unique pieces of art.  Relax and have fun drawing structured patterns in a supportive class environment. Skill Level: All...

Broaden your creativity through colored pencil application techniques with an emphasis on transitioning from graphite to color. Various finishing techniques unique to colored pencils will be introduced.  Emphasizing form, drawing skills will be strengthened, facilitating your personal expression through botanical art. Live plant specimens will...

Bring the unique textures and bright color of red bell peppers to life on paper using specific watercolor techniques. This workshop will impart the instructor's method of using dry brush watercolor to replicate the colors, form, and texture of this subject. Please note that this technique requires patience, as it entails building up color slowly layer...