Workshops

End of Summer Workshop New date! 

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Sunday, September 21

10:30 am - 2:00 pm 

Ballard Farmers Market

Meet at the Ballard Bell Tower  (see photo below)

at the intersection of 22nd Ave NW and Ballard Avenue

In case of rain venue will change to Pike Place Market. I will notify you.  

$50

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One of the things I love about drawing people is the energy and vitality people add to a space. In this workshop, we will start by exploring different ways to depict people individually, then watch and draw as people gather in groups – twosomes, threesomes, queues, and crowds. Then we’ll put people in their place by drawing the scene around them.

Learning goals:

After taking this workshop, you will be able to:

● Paint figures using simple brush strokes.

● Focus on basic form to make impressions of people.

● Place people in context with believable proportions and with believable perspective. 

● Use values to distinguish people from context.

● Blend shapes to create groups, then add distinctions as desired.

The outcome will be greater confidence and inclination to include people in urban sketches. Students will learn to use different approaches in different sketching situations.

Supply list:

• Sketchbook
• Your favorite pen
• 1 soft lead pencil 4B or higher
• Watercolor set
• 1 waterbrush and/or 1 watercolor paintbrush, size 10 or larger
• Water and a water container
• Paper towels for dabbing brushes
• Optional: chair or stool

Bio

Jane started sketching on location in 2009 when she joined the fledgling Urban Sketchers Seattle group at a sketch outing in Volunteer Park. Since then, she has been sketching non-stop and volunteering with Urban Sketchers in Seattle and internationally. She served seven years on the staff of the quarterly newsletter, Drawing Attention. The practice of sketching on location for over 15 years has given her the confidence to pull out her sketchbook and start sketching just about anywhere. “Travel sketching is the best! It’s not only inspiring, memorable, and endlessly entertaining; it also provides the best souvenirs!”

Ballard Bell Tower

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janewingfield@gmail.com