Drawing and watercolor: warblers
thursday, may 27, 2021, 6:00pm - 8:00pm pacific time
and
thursday, june 3, 2021, 6:00pm - 8:00pm pacific time
via zoom
Registration closes at 5:00pm the evening of the first class. Be sure and reserve your spot!
Instructor:
beth lowell
Part 1
In the first class, students will complete a series of gesture bird drawings, learning how to quickly capture shape and movement. Based on quick studies, students will complete a simple drawing or two of the warbler of their choice. This class helps those who want to capture the essence of birds quickly while in the field.
Part 2
In this class, students will practice water color skills and complete one or two small water colors of a warbler based on a drawing they did week one.
Materials:
Pencil
Several sheets of inexpensive paper
Eraser
Watercolor paper
Watercolor paints — basic set
Palette or mixing tray
Water
Small paintbrush
Paper towels
tuition: $40 - $60 sliding scale (plus processing fees)
The link to the Zoom meetings will be sent out to attendees before the workshop times.
About the instructor:
Morristown, NJ-based artist Beth Lowell portrays traditional subjects in unusual ways. Her portraits of animals are intimate without being sentimental, a quality further enhanced through use of a vibrant palette which sets up a subtle contradiction.
Her portraits of people often reveal parts of them they’d rather others not see. In her land and seascapes, main themes are mystery and discovery, highlighted by the recurrence of paths whose ends are hidden or abrupt, which figure prominently in her work.
Lowell’s paintings have garnered several awards and have been exhibited in solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Slater Museum in Norwich, Connecticut, the Paterson Museum in Paterson, New Jersey, the Lewis Gallery in Portland, Maine, Contemporary 33 in Chicago, Illinois and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
In addition, her work can be found in private and corporate collections internationally, including Animal Nature in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Mondelli Building in Morristown, New Jersey.
Go here to see some of Beth’s work.