Classes and Workshops
See New Online Classes Below
Or, enjoy On-Demand Classes anytime.
Or, enjoy On-Demand Classes anytime.
MY SECRET GARDEN
Keeping a Private Illustrated and Lettered Journal
This monthly workshop has a new theme each session. Class begins with a short demonstration leaving ample open studio time to create your own page or spread with as much guidance as you need.
ONLINE SECRET GARDEN: "Head in the Clouds"
TEENS AND ADULTS
LAURIE KATHLEEN CLARK Sunday, May 19th 1:30-3:30 PM PDT Class Details: In this month's class we look up to the sky. Painting landscapes in your sketchbook is a stumbling block for some artists, particularly if the cloud happens to be cloudy. Finding ways to document weather may be challenging but with practice and a few tips, it can be very enjoyable. By the end of our time together you will have a few new tools to take with you on your next outdoor adventure including a "cyanometer" that you will make in class to use to help you choose sky colors. This class is in conjunction with Cloud 9 (cloud9artschool.com) A supply list will be sent to students prior to class. |
ONLINE:
"Keeping a Sketchbook Journal About Your Pet"
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Teens and Adults
Wednesdays, 10am-12:00 PM PST 6/12-7/3/2024 4-week workshop - All levels welcome. This workshop explores different ways to create pages dedicated to celebrating the life of your pet or pets and your relationship with them. Over the course of four sessions, we will discuss ways to document important milestones, how to capture their unique "paw-sonality" and ensure that your memories live safely between the pages of your sketchbook. Demonstrations will use various subject matter, the instructors own beloved Charlemagne will model for some, as well as Charlie's next-door neighbor, a Pug and George, a golden lab. Perhaps a bearded dragon or hamster will find its way into the classroom. Explore various media, lettering, page layout, even tips for getting good photographs to work from. For a list of recommended supplies often used in sketchbook journaling, click HERE. A list of any additional supplies needed specific to this class will be sent to students prior to class. This class is in conjunction with Cloud 9 (cloud9artschool.com) |
ONLINE SECRET GARDEN:
"The Tree of Life from a Celtic Perspective"
Sunday, June 21st
1:30-3:30 PM PDT $30 Class Description: In this session of the series, we will explore the Tree of Life, it's historical and artistic background and symbology from a Celtic perspective. Demonstrations will include basic knotwork, designing your tree and ways to add color to your design in your sketchbook. The instructor's design will be made available to you as a reference image that you can use in whatever way you wish if you would rather not create your own design. A supply list will be sent to students prior to class. This class is in conjunction with Cloud 9 (cloud9artschool.com) |
ONLINE SECRET GARDEN:
"How Does Your Garden Grow?"
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TEENS AND ADULTS
LAURIE KATHLEEN CLARK Sunday, July 14th 1:30-3:30 PM PDT $30 Class Details: In this session we will explore a way to keep track of how your garden grows through the seasons in your sketchbook or garden journal. Year after year, I think I will remember what I planted, its name, how tall it grew and whether it liked sun or shade. And each new growing season, I realize I have forgotten it all, again. Let's organize all those notes, utilizing a "phenology wheel". A what kind of wheel? Phenology is nature’s calendar—charting when cherry trees bloom or when a robin builds its nest and when leaves turn color in the fall. Together we will create a way to remember all the stages of one plant, seed to blossom, or the whole garden and when each plant reached maturity or what animals and birds came to the garden and when. The example here charts the phases of the moon, which can be helpful for planting your garden. In the class demonstration, we will look at how to chart the cycle of growth of one or several plants. Not only informative, a phenology wheel can also be a thing of beauty that is an excellent way to record how your garden grow's and when to begin next year's garden. A supply list will be sent to students prior to class. This class is in conjunction with Cloud 9 (cloud9artschool.com |
ONLINE CLASS:
"Drawing Animals in Motion"
TEENS AND ADULTS
Sunday August 25th 1:30-3:30 PM PDT Class Details: In this online class, you will play with several ways to draw, paint and sketch animals in motion and at rest at a zoo or other outside venue in your sketchbooks. While focusing on rendering a cougar, the principles apply to any animal. You will create a spread of drawings, fun facts using elements of design and experimenting with typefaces. The exercises will provide useful practices for drawing animals from life and can be applied to any outdoor adventures with your sketchbook. You will have the perfect opportunity to put what you learn to practice by joining Charlene Collins Freeman in her September 25th Sketch Trip to the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah. For more details about that adventure and to register, go to the Cloud 9 Art School website here. A supply list will be sent to students prior to class. |
BARRED OWL IN CHERRY BLOSSOMS PASTEL WORKSHOP IS NOW CLOSED
Stay Tuned for the On-Demand Version Soon.
Class Description: In this two-part class, you will paint an image of a barred owl in a cherry tree from a photo reference by local wildlife photographer Michael Crowe. In the first session you will create a soft focus background of cherry blossoms on velour paper with soft pastels. In the second session you will paint the main subject matter the owl in soft, hard and pastel pencil. By the end of the workshop, you will have created a small 8' x 10" painting suitable for framing. A supply list and photo reference will be sent to students prior to class. This class is in conjunction with www.cloud9artschool.com |
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Oh No! I don't have that color . . .Don't let a lengthy list of colors and supplies stop you from taking a class. Here are a few tips about what to do if you don't have that color. |
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My Secret Garden: November Foraging for Mushrooms
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