Oakland Museum of California

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Oakland, CA 94607 United States Get Directions
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  • Drawing Shorebirds

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    The shorebird migration is on all over the Bay Area. Drawing shorebirds will train your eye to capture the subtlety and nuance of shape and the contrast of size. At high tide, shorebirds will flock together making comparison and sketching much easier. Learn the details of wader anatomy that are relevant for field sketchers and Read More

  • Sketching Ducks and Waterfowl

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    Ducks and other waterfowl are extremely cooperative subjects. Yes they move, but they love napping if plain sight and will stick around for you to draw. Learn the details of duck anatomy that are relevant for field sketchers and bird artists. Discover tricks to get down the shape quickly and easily, even on a bird Read More

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  • How to Draw Mushrooms

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    Join us for a sketching workshop devoted to the gifts of the rain. It's mushroom time! Fungi are a delight to sketch and paint. Learn a simple approach to sketching mushrooms and some of the most common errors that can creep into your fungus sketching. We will explore techniques with graphite pencil, watercolor and colored Read More

    Free

  • Drawing Hawks in Flight

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    In preparation for our Hawk Hill adventure, let's focus on how to draw soaring raptors. Learn relevant wing anatomy and the differences between the major groups of hawks. We will explore how to quickly block in flying hawks with a few lines. Get tricks to help you foreshorten the wings of soaring raptors and develop Read More

  • How to Draw Hawks and Other Raptors

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    Raptor migration season has started in the Bay Area. Over the next several months, birds of prey will be flooding through our area and stopping to catch a snack on the way. At rest, raptors make great subjects to draw. Learning some of the basics of their anatomy, proportions, patterns and ecology will help you Read More

    Free

  • Landscape Shortcuts- Water & Sky

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    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

    Free

  • Landscape Shortcuts

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    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

    Free

  • Sketching Landscapes

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    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

    Free

  • Drawing Wildflowers

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    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

    Free

  • Quick Sketching Media

    Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street , Oakland, CA, United States

    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

    Free