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In this four week class we will explore bold and subtle techniques for Ink and Watercolor sketching. In our first session we will begin with loose, playful ink sketches and explore strategies for adding watercolor. Soon we will switch to using watercolor first and then adding ink! By the end we will feel comfortable with both techniques and add several other strategies as well. Suitable for beginner to advanced students who have some previous experience in ink drawing or watercolor painting.

Do you want to learn to draw or paint yet never have the time or courage? This beginner and intermediate class will guide you through the process of learning to see through an artist’s eye. Instructor Janly Jaggard will offer one-on-one instruction to show you how to work from direct observation as you experience drawing processes that lead you forward towards the medium of your choice.

If you have some experience but know there is more to learn, Janly will help you continue to improve your technical skills as you begin to develop your personal style. This class is not just a two-step program but is the door that opens to lasting skill building, practice and aesthetic success. A materials list provided upon registration.

This class is designed to build on the skills learned in Session 1. In this session, we will continue to practice sighting and measuring while also starting to build a foundation in tone. We will primarily draw from the still life but students will also have the opportunity to choose their own subject matter (from photos) for the last two days of the course and they will receive individualized feedback on their drawings as they learn to develop a more confident sense of tone and texture.

Japanese woodblock prints, Ukiyo-e, greatly influenced European artists in the later 19th c. Ukiyo-e by Hiroshige and Hokusai depicting landscapes are well known, but a genre lesser known in the west, but wildly popular in Japan was Yakusha-e (actor’s portraits). During the Edo period (1603 1868), Ukiyo-e artists produced many dramatic portraits of famous actors in the extravagantly visual Kabuki theater. These prints were used for publicity like today’s movie posters. Kabuki theater, still one of the most popular performing arts in Japan, was started by a woman in early 17th c. Kyoto. The historical and cultural background of Kabuki theater and Ukiyo-e prints, and this fascinating partnership of performing and visual arts will be explored through visual presentation.

from Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees

We’ll watch one act from the most popular and classic history play, in which a fox disguises himself as a warrior in order to get closer to a drum made from the skins of his fox parents. Could he take possession of this precious drum? There are many quick changes of roles and costumes throughout the course of the play.

Sarah introduces artists to the lost art of bas-relief. No matter your skill level, if you’re into getting your hands messy and creating a masterpiece, this is the workshop for you. Over the course of two weekends, you’ll be guided step-by-step on how to create elegant 3-D abstraction with this unique art medium.

Translate your ideas to your chosen medium and work from life or photo references. View pre-recorded demos (which you can keep) on how to use watercolor, gouache, soft pastels and oil painting in a direct method. Each live session will be recorded. We’ll use Padlet for group critiques, as well as individual critiques for those who wish to participate. I will have weekly PowerPoint presentations on contemporary and historical artists who approached simplification in their work. If you have questions about the course materials, please give me a call at (614) 285-8601

In this workshop, advanced beginner and intermediate – level students will work on building a solid foundation of color theory as it applies to the color of light and shadow in observational drawing. Working with the observed still life, students will have instructor support to go through the stages of building a strong base drawing and layering colors to better understand and render the perceived colors of light. Each workshop day includes verbal explanations, artist examples and demonstration of techniques by the instructor. Each student will also receive personalized feedback, depending on their own skill level and needs.

Join a one-day workshop in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains during late spring. Suitable for beginner to advanced students with previous experience in sketching, drawing or painting.