Urban Sketching in Guanajuato
with Susan Dorf, January 26-29, 2017
I am so looking forward to sketching with you in Guanajuato, a most cultural and
lively city just a short ride from San Miguel, where we will explore beautiful colorful
architecture, bustling plazas and amazing vistas.
Our sketchbooks will become our daily companions as we explore many aspects of
Guanajuato. It won’t be long before you begin to see that everything is possible
subject matter and will begin to fill your pages and create a visual diary of the
moments of your day.
Learning goals of this workshop:
I will be performing demos every day for you to learn new techniques and drawing skills, as well as plenty of one-on-one coaching as you work. Also we will meet each evening for feedback to share our work and discuss our progress and learn from each other.
There will be many opportunities to learn at the pace you are comfortable with and at the level of experience you have. If you are a beginner, this will jumpstart your creative fire into the fascinating works of sketching. If you are a seasoned or experienced artist this will be an opportunity for you to go deeper into your practice.
See you in Guanajuato!
-Susan Dorf
lively city just a short ride from San Miguel, where we will explore beautiful colorful
architecture, bustling plazas and amazing vistas.
Our sketchbooks will become our daily companions as we explore many aspects of
Guanajuato. It won’t be long before you begin to see that everything is possible
subject matter and will begin to fill your pages and create a visual diary of the
moments of your day.
Learning goals of this workshop:
- How to let go of fear and embrace curiosity, turning “mistakes” into learning opportunities
- Create your own handmade sketchbooks
- How to use “Intuitive Perspective” to sketch buildings and street scenes
- Techniques to help you to capture people in motion (and they are always in motion!) in your sketches
- Design a page using vignettes, working with a viewfinder and learning how negative space can greatly improve your sense of composition
- How to establish a focal point for your drawings
- How to work with picture planes- foreground, middle ground and background to show distance and create more complex compositions
- How to bring depth to your watercolors by working with values and layers
- How to create a sense of atmosphere with watercolors
- How to work with a limited palette, mixing colors to unify a painting and create beautiful greys and earth tones
- How to work with different lettering styles and tips on how to create your own unique styles
- How to find patterns in a scene and incorporate them into your designs
I will be performing demos every day for you to learn new techniques and drawing skills, as well as plenty of one-on-one coaching as you work. Also we will meet each evening for feedback to share our work and discuss our progress and learn from each other.
There will be many opportunities to learn at the pace you are comfortable with and at the level of experience you have. If you are a beginner, this will jumpstart your creative fire into the fascinating works of sketching. If you are a seasoned or experienced artist this will be an opportunity for you to go deeper into your practice.
See you in Guanajuato!
-Susan Dorf
First Guanajuato WorkshopOur first Printmaking workshop in Guanajuato
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Donde esta Guanajuato?Guanajuato is about 75 miles north of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and about a one hour and fifteen minute bus ride. If you will be attending us from far away, the closest airport is Leon, Guanajuato (BJX) with many daily flights from Texas and elsewhere. Airport shuttles can be arranged through BajioGo transportation, based out of San Miguel de Allende for about $30 USD. Safe, convenient and efficient, we do it all the time!
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