Description
Look Up! It is intrinsic to our nature to pay attention to daily and seasonal climate shifts that happen in our environment. We see, feel, hear, sense and smell a change in the air. Explore a wide variety of painting and drawing techniques to capture these weather patterns in a Weather Journal. Layers of watercolor, acrylic, graphite, and mark-making tools can quickly communicate the feel of the wind, clouds, storms, hot days, dark and smoky skies. We will be working both outdoors and in the studio. Students will build a foundation for a continued practice and create a collection of various weather examples to use as references.
About the Instructor
Lauren Ohlgren, from Corvallis, Oregon, has worked in various mediums; hand painted silk art-to- wear, encaustics, book arts, charcoal, urban sketching, nature journaling, and mixed media. She has taught classes and workshops in abstract design, mixed media, charcoal, book arts and travel journaling through Linn-Benton Community College for over 18 years, and with the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology for five years. She has a strong penchant for creating art communities and getting others to play. Author of the award winning book: The She Project; how ‘she’ inspired a community.
Learn More
www.laurenohlgren.com
Materials List
You will need to bring:
Sketchbook or Journal – with watercolor paper, at least 6″x9″ that opens flat
Black Ink sketching pens – both water soluble and waterproof of varying nib sizes
Colored Pencils
Graphite pencils – soft and hard
Water-based paints – your choice or mix them up; watercolors, acrylics, gouache, casein (no oils)
Brushes: variety of sizes and types (e.g. 1″ flat, #12 round, old stiff boar bristles for textures, etc.)
Small water container
Glue for collage; can be thick gel medium or glue stick, or whatever you have
Optional: Favorite Mark-Making tools – might include; colored pens, pastels, wax crayons, ink, pan pastels, etc.
Provided by instructors:
Mixed media paper for samples and layering exercises
Assortment of mark-making tools to share