Jill Badonsky
Wednesdays, 2–3:30 PM
June 5–26
(4 weeks, 6 hours of instruction)
Zoom
$100/120
Let’s get into that playful state that makes art possible. Using fleeting multimedia projections, poetry, music, the silly and absurd, you will be tricked into effortlessly colliding with your true creative voice without overthinking or scaring it away. Any perfectionistic tendencies, comparison to others, hesitancy, and/or immobilizing self-judgment will be terribly confused and ask to be excused. You will experience: ways to draw and use watercolor that defy self-doubt and crippling comparison; the unleashing of a deeper creative voice through the cultivation of intuition and mindfulness; what it’s like to generate a plethora of sketches in a short amount of time under the influence of an altered state of sketching; how to make sketching and painting not only easier but relaxing, addictive, and even, I dare say, a blast; and the creation of at least three sketches you’ll want to frame, share with the world, or simply become.
Materials: A large mixed-media sketchbook like Canson Mix Media, 11” x 14”, or whatever you have that can take water. (We will be doing a lot of sketching, so you won’t want to work on a purely watercolor pad.)
Pens: black Micron pens, .005 or .05, and thicker pens—or equivalents; thin gel or Flair pen that smears with water plus white gel pens.
Watercolors: something easy like a Prang set is fine, because this is mostly fun but higher quality for lasting paintings.
Brushes: good watercolor brushes: round #10, or 12 (recommended: Princeton Long Round #12. Other: pencil and kneaded erasers. ); Strathmore 400 Series Visual Watercolor Journal, 140 lb., 9” x 12”, cold press, wire bound, 34 sheets—or whatever you feel comfortable with. (The above Canson book can also work if you don’t want to go to the extra expense.)
Optional: sparkly gel pens.
Immediately after you register, look for a confirmation email and receipt. In the week preceding the class start date, you will receive another email with more details.
About Online Classes via Zoom:
The technology to take one of our online classes is surprisingly simple. You need only a computer or tablet with a camera, microphone, and internet connection, and we are here to help, should you experience any technical difficulties.