Edgewood Park Education Center

Let's take a close look at common elements in landscapes and develop a range of strategies and concepts to quickly transfer what you see to paper. In this workshop we will explore how to draw and paint water (still lakes, open ocean, surf, waterfalls, and streams), skies (various types of clouds and sunsets), and broadleaf Read More

Landscape drawings still bogging down in detail? In this free workshop we will take a look at some common elements in landscape drawing and explore ways of quickly and accurately reproducing their textures, structure, and suggested detail. We will take a close look at ways of drawing clouds and skies, grasslands, woodlands, rocks, and water. Read More

Master the five-minute landscape as you develop your plein-aire toolkit. Learn how to show depth in your landscapes (or any drawing). Discover tricks to help you quickly draw forests without getting sick of drawing trees. Explore simple guidelines to enhance your compositions. Experience the simplicity of the four value system. Bonus: Each participant will receive a value viewfinder, my favorite home-made tool to help with composition and Read More

The serpentine grasslands of Edgewood Park and Natural Preserve are famous for their magnificent displays of wildflowers each spring and for their abundant bird life  Let’s draw some of the lovely things we see! This workshop is a fundraiser for the Golden Gate Audubon Society, a great orginisation which I strongly support. Each participant on this Read More

Learn how to draw curling petals and leaves. Does the thought of drawing an iris with crazy wavy petals sound scary to you? Learn tricks and techniques to master twisted leaves and petals and how to handle some of the subtleties of foreshortening leaves. These tricks will allow you to show the nuance and individuality of each Read More

Learn techniques for fast field sketching. Some drawing tools allow you to easily create tone and values without a lot of fussing around. If you like the look and feel of one of these techniques, consider incorperating these tools into your sketching kit. Jack will demonstrate techniques using:soft graphite pencil and blending tool (egret demonstration) Read More

When you hit the trail for a day of nature journaling, you want to have all your favorite items at your fingertips. The more accessible you make your journal kit, the more likely you will be to get it out and use it. If your journal is buried somewhere in your backpack and it is Read More