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A group of artists and learners has been meeting weekly via Zoom since summer of 2020 when Covid shut the world down. We have met on Wednesday evenings via Zoom more than 300 times, and have become something of a community! For the third time, we're dedicating a long weekend to being together "In Real Life" for in-person learning and fun activities with friends we've made during the six years (and going into our seventh looking strong!) we've nurtured this community. 

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SCHEDULE CHANGE: In the past we've started on Friday evening with a dinner get together, and we tried to keep going through Sunday afternoon. BUT a lot of folks needed to cut out early on Sunday afternoon, so we'll start on Friday morning and wrap up by Sunday at 2 p.m. (understanding some folks may need to leave a little early that day).

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Weekend headquarters is the Connie Hansen Garden (1931 NW 33rd St, Lincoln City, OR 97367). The actual classroom is in the former residence, which is surrounded by a glorious garden that is now a conservancy managed by dedicated volunteer gardeners. 

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This year, you'll have two assignments to start on before the weekend, one botanical and one bird. You can pick one or work on them both. We'll continue to work on them during the weekend, and we'll also have time for some garden and aquarium sketching. I'll send out the projects well in advance of the weekend. You'll also have five sketching assignments to complete during the workshop – three from the garden and two from the aquarium.​

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NOTE: I'm very good at teaching watercolor painting, OK at teaching colored pencils, an absolute whiz in graphite, better-than-average in pen and ink, and if anybody wants to work in scratchboard, I'm here for that. You can choose your media, but just know those are the ones I can handle.

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(There are 12 spots available. If we suddenly have a lot more demand than that, let's consider scheduling another weekend for overflow. We were too crowded last year and need to limit our numbers.)​​ ​

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Schedule

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Friday, July 17

• 10am - Meet at Connie Hansen Garden, quick tour 

• 10:30am - Review your projects (I don't expect them to be completed, just want to know how far you've gotten)

• Noon-1pm - Catered lunch 

• 1-5pm - Work on your project(s), with interspersed demos, mini-tutorials, individual help, etc. You can also work on your three garden-themed sketches assignment.

• 5-6pm - Free time

• 6pm - Group dinner

• 7:30-9pm - Individual portfolio review*

 

Saturday, July 18

• 8-10am - Hostetler Park bird walk with Seven Capes Bird Alliance. Not particularly strenuous, but we will walk on unpaved pathways and probably on a boardwalk. Binoculars and a couple of experienced Seven Capes bird walk hosts included! 

• 10am-Noon - Work on bird projects, also with interspersed demos and individual help. 

• Noon-1pm - Catered lunch 

• 1-5pm - Work on projects. Mini-tutorials and demos as needed, we can keep a running list. I'll circulate and offer assistance. You can also work on your three garden-themed sketches assignment.

• 5-6pm - Free time

• 6pm - Group dinner

• 7:30-9pm - Individual portfolio review*

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Sunday, July 19

• 8-11:15am - Oregon Coast Aquarium visit/nature sketching. We will have the aquarium to ourselves until 10. The aquarium is an Oregon coast gem, with extensive exhibits of live animals including invertebrates, fishes, aquatic mammals and birds. I'll circulate to help with your sketching. We will meet at 7:45 at the OCCC north campus parking lot to carpool to Newport (about 40 minutes). We'll depart at about 10:30, back to the Connie Hansen Garden. You will have two sketching assignments to complete during the visit.

• 11:15am-Noon - Review your work (sketches, botanical/bird projects). This will be a gentle group critique (mostly encouragement) and a great learning opportunity. 

• Noon-12:30 - Quick snack

• 12:30-2pm - Continued work time, individual help.

• 2 pm - Farewell!

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Registration includes all classes, use of the Connie Hansen Garden classroom, the birding and aquarium visit and catered lunches. We can make coffee and tea in the facility's kitchen, and put a few items in the refrigerator. Lodging, transportation and group dinners are not included.​​

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A few more items of interest:

 

1. Padlet. You can (or better said, you will) post before, during and after the workshop.

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2. Here's a link to my materials page – what you bring is up to you, this is just for you to get some ideas on investing in yet more art supplies...

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​3. ​Swap meet! Do you have art supplies you tried but didn't like, and now they're just taking up limited storage space and cluttering up your life? Bring your surplus art supplies, let's see if somebody else in our group can make use of them! (Items that are left over will be donated to Goodwill.)

 

*A portfolio review is an opportunity to bring 5-10 current pieces of artwork that we can look at and discuss what things you'd like to get better at doing and what would be a good strategy for acquiring the skills you need. 

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