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Nina Antze
Saturday, June 2 • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
Come draw a summer sunflower or another flower of your choice in the wonderful environment of Point Reyes National Seashore. Colored pencils are a fun, non-toxic, and portable way to express yourself artistically. Learn the basics of color theory and application plus blending and impressed line techniques while incorporating the principles of botanical drawing.
Participants at all levels of expertise are welcome, including beginners.
Ane Carla Rovetta
Saturday, June 9 • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
Humans have been using color from natural supplies that are close at hand for thousands of years. Legend has it that Leonardo Da'Vinci made his own "pastellos" from materials he found outdoors. In this class, participants will use a recipe that he might have used to make chalks and pastels as a non-toxic approach to creating beautiful pigments. A perfect class for curious artists, innovative teachers, and closet alchemists.
Also open to youth (age 7 to 17) with attending parent.
Patti Trimble & Susan Bono
June 8–10 • 7:30 PM Friday – 4:00 PM Sunday • $190 ($180 Members)
Time for our annual foray into the wilderness of words! This writing retreat is for anyone who enjoys writing about or in nature. The retreat is held at the dramatic and fantastic Life Boat Station on the remote tip of Point Reyes National Seashore, home to sea lions, cormorants, and wildflowers.
Leading this retreat for the eighth year, Susan and Patti have designed the program with an easy pace to support writers in their process. Participants attend short workshops on poetry and essay designed to inspire new work, and there is time to write, wander, and share writing about the natural world.
Writers at all experience levels are welcome, including beginners.
Rustic accommodations at the charming and historic Lifeboat Station are included for all participants.
Linda Ann Vorobik
June 22-24 • 7:30 PM Friday - 4:00 PM Sunday • $190 ($180 members)
Learn the basics for creating beautiful botanical art with a focus on field sketches from professional botanist, botanical illustrator, and teacher, Dr. Linda Ann Vorobik. Linda, through demonstration and lectures, introduces participants to drawing skills, parts of the plant, what botanical illustration is when defined precisely and practice time in the field. After taking several walks through Point Reyes indentifying and sketching different plants we will then go into the studio to create more finished botanical watercolors.
Rustic accomodations at the charming and historic Lifeboat Station are included for all participants.
Joan Hoffmann
Saturday, June 30 • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
Celebrate painting. Learn to watercolor like you know what to do. Drawing on the considerable inspiration from being at Point Reyes National Seashore, participants will practice exercises and refine techniques designed to enable them to paint alla prima (all at one time.) In the afternoon, participants will work outdoors and in-depth on one watercolor.
Instructor and renowned watercolor artist Joan Hoffman will demonstrate and guide participants throughout the day and lead group evaluations which will assist participants in discovering how to improve and progress with painting. Joan will assist more experienced painters in refining and enhancing their watercolor techniques.
Painters at all levels of expertise are welcome, including beginners.
Also open to youth (age 16-17) with parental permission.
Joan Hoffmann
Sunday, July 1 • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
Learn to add emphasis to your landscape drawings while enjoying an afternoon of sketching in the beautiful Point Reyes National Seashore. Instructor and noted artist Joan Hoffman will share drawing techniques and assist each participant in refining their particular skill set.
Artists at all levels of expertise are welcome, including beginners.
Also open to youth (age 16-17) with parental permission.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, July 28 • 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
This class is fun, fun, fun! Participants are always amazed with the outcome of their paintings. Beloved instructor Birgit O’Connor guides you step-by-step through the painting process and shares her techniques of how to simplify and create realistic sand, rocks, beach glass, and other treasures found along the shore. We will start by practicing images to become comfortable with techniques that will enable us to add another dimension into our work and then we will apply them to our final paintings. Participants will be working with half sheets of watercolor paper, a more manageable size, during the learning process. Participants may easily make up compositions, use materials that are provided, or use reference photos.
Knowledge of watercolor is helpful but artists at all levels are welcome and encouraged.
James Freed
Saturday, August 4 • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
Instructor James Freed loves being outdoors. A very good day is when he can combine being outside with his love of drawing. During this one-day workshop, James covers the practical basics of drawing on location. A master draftsperson requires more than one day of instruction, but James will provide some effective tools and techniques to help participants improve their drawing. Many days spent drawing, whether outdoors or in the studio, are the best teachers you can provide for yourself. Lots of practice will make your drawings better. Studying good work by other artists will help, too. This class focuses on the process of drawing so that participants may develop their drawing tools and skills.
Artists at all levels of expertise are welcome, including beginners.
Joan Hoffmann
August 25-26 • 9:00 AM Saturday – 4:00 PM Sunday • $205 ($195 Members)
The renowned white cliffs of Drake’s Bay are often compared to the white cliffs of Dover. Join fellow painters and experience the fun of painting outdoors on Drakes Bay in beautiful Point Reyes National Seashore. Instructor and artist Joan Hoffman will demonstrate plein air painting techniques for artists at all levels. Saturday evening Joan will give a fascinating talk and lead a discussion about the history of American landscape painting and the National Parks.
Artists at all levels of expertise are welcome, including beginners.
Rustic accommodations at the charming and historic Lifeboat Station are included for all participants.
Also open to youth (age 15-17) with parent attendance.
Birgit O’Connor
Saturday, December 1 • 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM • $110 ($100 Members)
We will be using large washes to create the emotion of the sky using a limited pallet. Create colorful sunsets and mysterious fog and mist along the coastal wetlands and mountain ridges along with other atmospheric scenes. Learn how to incorporate minimal landscapes to evoke intrigue and bring the viewer into your painting allowing them to experience a zen like feeling. After this workshop and working with these techniques you will start to view nature as a painting. Learn how to use so called mistakes to your advantage to create illusions.
Knowledge of watercolor is helpful but artists at all levels are welcome and encouraged.
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We offer gift certificates for specific classes or the dollar amount of your choice. Email or call 415.663.1200 ext. 373 and we can create a certificate for you to give as a gift.
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