One Day Workshops
(Currently all online)
Beginners welcome! No prior experience necessary.
Artist: John Ruskin
Pen & Ink Landscapes
2-4 hours | Studio Class
Students will use traditional bamboo dip pens and ink to make “en plein air” drawings of the view from their window or inside their apartment. These interior and exterior landscapes will help budding pen and ink artists see their homes and communities in an elegant new way!
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Artist: Ileana Tejada
The Three-Hour Portrait
In this three-hour workshop we will explore the fundamental properties of creating a portrait from start to finish. Diving deep into facial anatomy, we will approach drawing the face in segments, while learning the different technicalities of graphite and charcoal. Demonstrations will include glazing, blending, hatching, and cross hatching, in addition to a variety of other drawing techniques. No prior drawing experience is needed. Please bring graphite or charcoal drawing materials. Paper will be provided.
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Artists: Artemisia Gentileschi (left), Amy Sherald (right)
Women in Art History
2-4 hours | Art History Class
Discover outstanding women art leaders in this non-studio course that takes an alternative approach to art history. We’ll spend time with improper, impolite, and uncommon (read: fun!) women visionaries who helped define and shape art history.
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Inks + Drinks
In this workshop hibiscus flowers will serve as ingredients for homemade cocktails and handmaid ink. Students will work in dry and wet media, drawing a plant of their choosing from life while sipping on hibiscus mimosas, margaritas, lemon gin cocktails, and whiskey sours. Students should expect to walk away with two to three paintings, new cocktail recipes, and an introduction to painting with natural ingredients.
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Artist: Katherine Vetne
Bling! Metalpoint Workshop
2-4 hours | Studio Class
Learn to draw like da Vinci in this course that introduces students to the world of drawing with pure silver (yup, that’s right!) This Renaissance-era method of drawing is packed with history, fun, and beauty. Take a tour through metalpoint with us for a truly unique art experience.