"It amazed me that you stayed two hours or more after class to help people and answer questions when you were clearly ready for a break after two intensive days. Your artistic talent and your talent in teaching is a wonderful and unusual combination, and you are so generous with it. What a wonderful workshop."
APLD Member Judy Maier
Landscape Designer
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SKETCHING ON LOCATIONTM
Massively improve your freehand sketching in one unforgettable weekend!

What You'll Learn
The questions we'll cover in two fun-filled days…
  • What equipment do I really need?


  • I have a hard time drawing angles and proportions correctly. Is there a failsafe method for doing this properly?


  • Is natural-born “talent” essential to drawing well? (hint: it isn’t)


  • Is there a sequence I can use so that with each additional line, the sketch actually gets easier and more fun (instead of confusing and frustrating)?


  • How do I begin a sketch so I know that everything I want to draw will fit on the page?


  • My drawings look so tedious and stilted - how do I produce sketches with energy and feeling?


  • How did artists like Leonardo da Vinci, John Singer Sargent, and J.M.W. Turner sketch? What specifically did they learn from sketching? How can I apply these lessons in my work?


  • How do I deal with "subject overwhelm?"


  • What quality of a place can a camera never capture? How can I capture that elusive quality in my sketches?


  • What is a "value pattern" and why is it critical to the success of every sketch?


  • How do I indicate textures quickly and easily so I don't get bogged down drawing details?


  • What three things will absolutely ruin a sketch?


  • How do I draw figures that look credible and attractive?


  • When and where do I stop a sketch so that it looks strongest?


Sketching isn't drawing pretty pictures. It's more akin to meditation...it’s a process of quieting the mind, carefully exploring your environment, and connecting with a place or subject. In doing so, you delve deeply into a place…the shapes, patterns, values, edges, and composition…and how all of these work together to evoke an emotional response. You then express this visual experience in a way that is unique to you. No other activity will connect you to the visual world at a deeper level.

Although sketching is challenging, it’s deeply satisfying and rewarding. Sketching improves your focus…it clarifies your mind…it increases your creativity…and it’s fun. In two days, you’ll learn how to do it smarter, easier, and with greater enjoyment. Enroll today.