I am so honored to have been asked by Wandering Craft Retreats to teach next spring in Scotland and England. Registration is open! This retreat is completely dreamy and I can’t wait to crate with you all over the countryside.
You can read some of the beautiful reviews and testimonials HERE.
With a sketchbook in hand we will begin in Edinburgh and travel through the Scottish Borders to the English Lake District. We will capture the landscapes and collect the lines and shapes in graphite, charcoal, pastel, watercolor and gouache. We will create a concertina sketchbook and smaller sketchbook to collect thumbnail sketches.
As we travel through Scotland and England you will collect a vocabulary of mark making, shapes and lines that will help you break down what you see with ease. Whether we are quickly painting a field, rolling hills, an old chapel, florals or the skies above you will be present in the sweetest way with your surroundings and your creativity.
Techniques Taught:
How to travel with minimal supplies
How to create a makeshift studio when you travel
What I have learned about myself while creating and traveling
Create a concertina sketchbook
Create a mini sketchbook
Create a vocabulary of mark making so you won’t get stuck
Work on paper/vellum/raw canvas
Work in watercolor/ gouache/graphite/ink/charcoal/colored pencil/china marker
Learn how to break down a large landscape
Create abstract studies and landscapes
Explore the beauty and freedom of being inspired by the same lines and shapes again and again
Be inspired by and use some of the techniques and practices of JMW Turner