Mastering Plants and Trees with Plein Air Sketching

REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 20 @ 10:00 am

Expand your sketching skills and explore the outdoors in this one of a kind workshop on our beautiful rural property.

Description: Learn how to use shape, texture, shadow and colour to bring looseness and artistry to your botanical sketching.

Audience: Adults – both beginners with a desire to start sketching or intermediate artists wishing to develop a regular sketching practice!

Weather: In case of rain, activities will be performed inside the museum or one of the art studios of the Leighton Art Centre. Extremely poor weather may result in cancellation. For our cancellation & refund policy, please see below.

Supplies: Please bring the following supplies to the workshop. The Leighton Art Center has extra supplies to supplement your own.

• Brand new Sketchbook 50 – 100 pages, white paper, 5.5″ x 8.5″ – 8.5″ x 11.5″ sized, can be spiral or hardbound (student’s preference)
• 1 to 3 different sized tip fine liner pens (black) – waterproof (suggested brands: Sharpie (reg and fine tip), Sakura Micron, Staedler, Faber-Castell)
• An assortment of paintbrushes that you already own (smaller ones are preferred) (LAC has some to borrow)
• If you already own watercolour tubes and watercolour pencils, we invite you to bring those with you to permit you to get to know your supplies!
• A bag to carry supplies around the property (plastic is fine)
• Weather-appropriate clothing and shoes for sketching outside.
• Students who require reading glasses to create will want to bring them along.
• Students who wish to sit while working outside may bring a fold up stool or chair. (LAC has some to borrow!)
• A lunch, snack, and water bottle for the day!

Registration cost: FREE

NOTE: This workshop is free thanks to generous support from Alberta Culture Days. In order to ensure all have the opportunity to enjoy these free workshops, please limit your registration to one per person.

Artist/Instructor/Guide Bio: Michelle Wiebe is a Cochrane, Alberta based artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking, and letterpress. Her work is characterized by simple subject matter rendered with bold colour and line work. Michelle is also a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills. She has regularly instructed at Inglewood Art Supplies, Alberta Printmakers and Route 22 Artist Collective Gallery. www.michellewiebe.com or @mw.artco on Instagram

Cancellation and Refund Policy: Workshops may be cancelled prior to the start date and participants will be notified via email and/or phone, and a full refund will be processed. 

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