Pen & Ink Demo/Class

I'll be teaching a pen & ink class on Labor Day weekend at Touchstone Center for Crafts so I went out to the Laurel Highlands for their annual open house to do a little demo for guests while they were visiting the school. I had this old photo of Glenn Campbell that I really love and between the great light/dark contrast, he was bit older in the photo so I thought his wrinkles and folds in skin would be helpful for showing some different mark making techniques.

Always love to get out to this area of Pennsylvania to get some nature time with my friends out there. I've attached a link below to the class information and sign-up. We won't be working outside in my class but we'll still get to be in some beautiful surroundings while we work and the studio is looking pretty swanky these days. Did I mention it sits above a creek and you get to hear the sound of running water while you work? Sounds nice, doesn't it?

https://www.touchstonecrafts.org/workshops/painting-drawing-workshops

 

Return to Touchstone Teen Week

Felt so good to return to Touchstone Center for Crafts and teach drawing/painting at this years Teen Week. I did this gig 2 years ago and I've been looking forward to getting back ever since. We had a smaller student body this year due to the covid concerns for everyone but it felt just as inspiring and full of energy as my previous time. We got some still-life and life drawing in, a collaborative project with the ceramics class and a couple illustration-based projects towards the end, which all the students did great on. I'm always a little sad when the week wraps because it seems to just blow by but everyone is pretty exhausted by the end and probably looking to their own bed and regular internet service again. Thanks again to everyone for the great time and hope to return again sooner next time.