Birds in Nature
Online Birds in Nature
Adults & Teens
Maja Sereda
Thursdays 10am - 12:30pm (Pacific Time)
March 4 – April 8
6 week course
$230
Level: not suitable for absolute beginner.
Online using Zoom.
For more information and to register use link in bio or go to http://majasereda.biz/online
This workshop is all about telling a visual narrative by bringing together your love of drawing and passion for birds. Nature is not a museum of individual fauna and flora pieces, but myriad of connections, eco-systems and symbiotic relationships. You will create up to three drawings in this workshop in one medium or combination of mediums of your choice. Learn how to work with reference images, how to place things together in one artwork, create thumbnails of compositions, look and study color. This workshop is about making your art expression more personal.
You will receive reference images as well as research info about 3 different kinds of Pacific Northwest birds but if there are specific birds you would like to draw, you will be encouraged to do so.
HOW IT WORKS:
Before the workshop starts I will send out a ZOOM invite for all our lesson together, including reference images for you to work from. I will show you examples of artworks, demo techniques and also create art pieces for you to either follow or be inspired by. Then we sit and paint/draw together. During class you can email me images of your artwork so that I can give you feedback and advice where needed. We can learn a lot from one another so it’s always wonderful to show your work to others. I strive to make this workshop very interactive.
WHAT YOU NEED:
For sketching and thumbnail compositions: bond paper or thin sketching paper. Scissors (optional) for moving elements around.
Choose a medium:
Graphite
Charcoal
Pens
Color pencil
Pastel pencils
Watercolor for background washes
Good combinations: graphite and color pencil; watercolor and pen; charcoal and pastel pencils, etc.
Paper suggestions: bristol 11 x 14 for graphite/pen/color pencil/charcoal, arches hotpress paper for watercolor/ pen, pastelmat for pastels or color pencil.
Optional: light box to transfer the sketch onto final paper.
For more art supplies, please click art supplies tab in the menu above.
BONUS:
By signing up for any of my classes, you are invited to a private Facebook community where you can find more inspiration as well as art feedback and support. This is a safe space, only for my students, for sharing and feedback. Also, FREE open studio on Tuesday evenings. Email invites are sent out at the beginning of every month.
For more information and to register click here.
