July 25 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Drawing from Nature: Loose Landscapes
A Workshop with Watercolor and Ink
Saturday, July 25
9 AM – 12 PM
$52 General Public / $47 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Members
*Join us for one class or the whole series. Sign up for multiple sessions and get a $5 discount on all classes. Use discount code MULTI26 in your cart.
More Drawing from Nature Classes:
August 22 – Butterflies
September 19 – Hawks
In this plein air watercolor workshop, we will spend time exploring the landscapes around the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center. We’ll visit a few spots of interest to the group and pull out a minimum of painting supplies to loosely depict the view.
A loose painting style uses shapes and washes to capture the essence of a scene without obsessing over every detail. This enjoyable technique adds abstract or impressionistic pages in your otherwise detailed nature journal. Part of the fun will be sharing nature, our work and various techniques with each other.
Drawing, sketching, and watercolor experience are not necessary, all skill levels welcome.
Participant Details:
Please dress for the weather and wear shoes for walking in the woods.
Spend a full day at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. Purchase discounted admission to the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Nature Center for $5. Discount available only to registered participants on the day of the workshop.
This workshop is designed for adults 18 and up. Interested youth 10 and up may participate with an adult. No registration fee required for an adult accompanying a youth participant unless the adult also plans to participate in the workshop.
Suggested Materials:
- Your field/nature journal
- Paints for the field (although we will have a lot to share, along with brushes)
- Water bottle
- Smartphone with camera
- Portable chair and sun hat
Instructor Bios:
Cynthia Moulton
Cynthia finds that observing and recording in a field journal enhances our engagement with the natural world. Teaching courses in ecology, animal diversity and biological illustration at Castleton University for the last 25 years has allowed her and her students to explore science through pen and ink, graphite and colored pencil.
Lois Moulton
Lois has been passionate about science illustration for years, creating numerous personal nature journals from her travels and time outdoors. As an educator at Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts, she has been incorporating art as a tool for observation into her science classes since 1995. Lois specializes in watercolor and pen & ink.