Charismatic Urban Sketching Mexico City
with Eleanor Doughty
4-Day, 5-Night On-Location Experience
Tuesday, August 15 - Sunday, August 20, 2023
Charisma is the magnetic attraction we feel to certain things. Mexico City (recently rebranded as CDMX) has it in spades: it is approachably luxe, historic, and endlessly interesting. The shade from its giant, old trees lining the boulevards make us want to linger for a long time. It’s inviting and comfortable, but it also doesn’t give everything away all at once.
How do we capture what the city makes us feel in a sketchbook? How to make clear, bold work that turns heads?
Eleanor has teamed up with artist/instructor/workshop creator Meagan Burns, an American now living in Mexico City, to offer this experience. They will guide a small group (max 10 students) through a few of the best parts of the city over four days and teach a different workshop topic every day. Meagan has built a solid hospitality network of local business partners who together help create a rich Mexico City experience, featuring the best venues for making art.
With our base in an iconic residential neighborhood of Roma Norte, we'll enjoy a safe, culturally rich experience in Mexico's capital city.
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique.
How do we capture what the city makes us feel in a sketchbook? How to make clear, bold work that turns heads?
Eleanor has teamed up with artist/instructor/workshop creator Meagan Burns, an American now living in Mexico City, to offer this experience. They will guide a small group (max 10 students) through a few of the best parts of the city over four days and teach a different workshop topic every day. Meagan has built a solid hospitality network of local business partners who together help create a rich Mexico City experience, featuring the best venues for making art.
With our base in an iconic residential neighborhood of Roma Norte, we'll enjoy a safe, culturally rich experience in Mexico's capital city.
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique.
Message from Eleanor
Hola! Thanks for considering my workshop. I have spent five weeks exploring and drawing in Mexico City over the last 12 months, and am very excited to show you how great it is: its food, infrastructure, art, museums, and architecture make it a truly world class city – the largest in North America, by the way!
We’ll see contemporary Mexican and historic Aztec art and draw inspiration from their aesthetics and personalities, we'll drink iced chocolate while sitting & sketching in sidewalk cafés, shaded by mature ficus trees. The city’s vibrant colors, art deco aesthetic, and hand-painted signs will inform our approach to capturing this charismatic place. After five days with Meagan and I as your guides, I’m sure you will leave inspired and enriched.
We’ll see contemporary Mexican and historic Aztec art and draw inspiration from their aesthetics and personalities, we'll drink iced chocolate while sitting & sketching in sidewalk cafés, shaded by mature ficus trees. The city’s vibrant colors, art deco aesthetic, and hand-painted signs will inform our approach to capturing this charismatic place. After five days with Meagan and I as your guides, I’m sure you will leave inspired and enriched.
Workshop Goals
Throughout the course of this 4-day on-location workshop, daily lessons will focus on how to capture your experiences in CDMX in your sketchbook, and to translate the character of the city through pen drawing, watercolor and mixed media.
Find stories in the city and use an illustrator/comic artist’s approach to record them in your sketchbook. Use the strengths of different materials to capture movement and depth. Take inspiration from charismatic Mexican folk art and infuse that in your drawings, and add Art Deco-era stylistic panache to create visually impactful work.
Find stories in the city and use an illustrator/comic artist’s approach to record them in your sketchbook. Use the strengths of different materials to capture movement and depth. Take inspiration from charismatic Mexican folk art and infuse that in your drawings, and add Art Deco-era stylistic panache to create visually impactful work.
Topics Covered
The workshop series is a mixture of lecture, teaching exercises and demos. They'll take place in outdoor public spaces and inside museums, locations chosen to be optimal for urban sketching. There will also be many chances to sketch independently.
- CDMX Charisma: capturing the spirit of the city in drawings!
- Sketching people in action quickly
- Simplifying and stylizing complex objects
- How to include typography in sketches
- Showing movement using mixed media
- Atmospheric perspective in mixed media
- Adding spot color
- CDMX Charisma: capturing the spirit of the city in drawings!
- Sketching people in action quickly
- Simplifying and stylizing complex objects
- How to include typography in sketches
- Showing movement using mixed media
- Atmospheric perspective in mixed media
- Adding spot color
Outcomes / Takeaways
The goal is for attendees to move away from trying to replicate things exactly as they are and translate how a place makes them feel into a sketchbook. They will learn to use off-beat color schemes, strong value structures and inspired composition techniques to make dynamic illustrations that pop off the page and draw the viewer into a story.
"A Sketcher's Day in London" with Eleanor Doughty
Who is Eleanor Doughty
Eleanor Doughty (pronounced “dao-tee”) is an artist and educator based in Seattle, USA. As a full-time freelance illustrator, she creates art for commercial clients centering around locations, architecture, and the stories they tell. Her clients include the Boston Globe, Hilton, Kroger/QFC, the Seattle Times, Stanford University, and VICE Media. Her graphic novel "K's Car Can Go Anywhere!" was published by Penguin Books in 2022.
Eleanor has taught numerous sketch workshops both at home and abroad, including at the 2019 Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam and at Gage Academy in Seattle.
When she’s not making art, Eleanor also enjoys cartoons, riding her 180cc scooter, exploring new neighborhoods, and drinking a good americano on a rainy day. She has been to Mexico City twice in the last year and adores it.
Eleanor has taught numerous sketch workshops both at home and abroad, including at the 2019 Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam and at Gage Academy in Seattle.
When she’s not making art, Eleanor also enjoys cartoons, riding her 180cc scooter, exploring new neighborhoods, and drinking a good americano on a rainy day. She has been to Mexico City twice in the last year and adores it.
Eleanor will be your instructor for 4 days of workshops and sketching exercises, while Meagan handles all the logistics: delivering us to the best locations for sketching, and lovely restaurants and cafés for amazing Mexican food. This is a special opportunity to see and learn about this North American metropolis while also bolstering your visual storytelling techniques.
Don't miss this opportunity to boost your on-location sketching skills!
Don't miss this opportunity to boost your on-location sketching skills!
Who is Meagan Burns
Meagan Burns Artist/Instructor originally from Chicago, first went to San Miguel de Allende in 2001 and now lives in Mexico City where she helps people plow through their drawing fears by practicing Continuous Line Urban Sketching online and in the fascinating streets of Mexico City and beyond. She rallied the San Miguel de Allende sketching community to become a Regional Chapter of Urban Sketchers in 2016, with artists sketching each week with the group from around the world. Background is marketing and graphic design, now she provides her community with art making opportunities, urban sketching and delicious tacos. Favorite motto: #makeartstaysane
In this new era of traveling art workshops, every aspect has been considered to make all workshops a safe and positive experience. Meagan invites you to take the leap and join us on this culturally rich and educational experience in fascinating Mexico City.
In this new era of traveling art workshops, every aspect has been considered to make all workshops a safe and positive experience. Meagan invites you to take the leap and join us on this culturally rich and educational experience in fascinating Mexico City.
Eleanor's On-Location Art
Who Should Attend This Workshop
- Open minded people interested in experimenting in their sketchbooks & expanding their comfort zone
- Folks who are interested in learning about & experiencing Mexican food, culture, and art
- Artists interested in bringing life into their drawings by incorporating dynamic techniques
- Creatives wishing to expand their comfort zone and enhance their life drawing skills
- People who are comfortable walking moderate distances (possibly up to about 7,000 steps on certain days, with rest breaks)
- Folks who can’t seem to ever stop drawing
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique
- Folks who are interested in learning about & experiencing Mexican food, culture, and art
- Artists interested in bringing life into their drawings by incorporating dynamic techniques
- Creatives wishing to expand their comfort zone and enhance their life drawing skills
- People who are comfortable walking moderate distances (possibly up to about 7,000 steps on certain days, with rest breaks)
- Folks who can’t seem to ever stop drawing
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique
WORKSHOP COST: $1,700 USD
Add Accommodations: $60 USD per night Single x 5 = $300
Add Travel to Mexico City (MEX)
***EARLY BIRD PRICING***
Sign up now for $1,400 USD
50% Deposit due to reserve your spot: $700 USD + $21 Transaction Fee = $721
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $700 USD + $21 Transaction Fee = $721
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $700 USD + $21 Transaction Fee = $721
SIGN UP LATER:
50% Deposit due now to reserve your spot: $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
**See below for cancellation policy
SIGN UP LATER:
50% Deposit due now to reserve your spot: $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
**See below for cancellation policy
PRICE INCLUDES:
Eleanor Doughty 4-Day Urban Sketching Workshop
Welcome Dinner
Van Transportation to Sketch Locations
Mercado Lunch
Admission to two Museums
Last Night Dinner
Tour management by Meagan Burns // Art Leap Adventures
NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare/Transportation to Mexico City (MEX)
Transportation to Hotel in Colonia Roma Norte
Hotel (see hotel information)
Food & Drinks except for Welcome Dinner, Mercado Lunch, Last Night Celebration (breakfast is included in your hotel reservation)
Alcohol, shopping, incidental food, taxi and tips at your discretion
Shared Uber rides from sketch locations to hotel (everyone splits cost)
Financial Transaction Fee
Mandatory Two Dose Covid Vaccines
Required Trip Insurance: suggested providers (but please use your own if preferred):
Allianz Travel Insurance
Mexico Insurance Advisors
Eleanor Doughty 4-Day Urban Sketching Workshop
Welcome Dinner
Van Transportation to Sketch Locations
Mercado Lunch
Admission to two Museums
Last Night Dinner
Tour management by Meagan Burns // Art Leap Adventures
NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare/Transportation to Mexico City (MEX)
Transportation to Hotel in Colonia Roma Norte
Hotel (see hotel information)
Food & Drinks except for Welcome Dinner, Mercado Lunch, Last Night Celebration (breakfast is included in your hotel reservation)
Alcohol, shopping, incidental food, taxi and tips at your discretion
Shared Uber rides from sketch locations to hotel (everyone splits cost)
Financial Transaction Fee
Mandatory Two Dose Covid Vaccines
Required Trip Insurance: suggested providers (but please use your own if preferred):
Allianz Travel Insurance
Mexico Insurance Advisors
Mexico City Hotel
Arrive: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 (or arrive the day before to get settled)
Depart: Sunday, August 20, 2023
Hotel centrally located in Colonia Roma Norte
$60 USD single room per night, includes breakfast*
*you may opt to get a room without breakfast for $55 per night, but it will be your responsibility to breakfast before we gather
We have a block of rooms reserved at our Roma Norte hotel. You'll pay the hotel directly, approximately $60 USD per night for a single room that includes breakfast, once your registration is confirmed; Meagan will confirm a room for you at the hotel.
If you prefer to stay elsewhere for the duration of the workshop, please note your plans in the registration comment section. For ease of access, it is suggested to stay close to Roma Norte in either a hotel or Airbnb of your choice.
Depart: Sunday, August 20, 2023
Hotel centrally located in Colonia Roma Norte
$60 USD single room per night, includes breakfast*
*you may opt to get a room without breakfast for $55 per night, but it will be your responsibility to breakfast before we gather
We have a block of rooms reserved at our Roma Norte hotel. You'll pay the hotel directly, approximately $60 USD per night for a single room that includes breakfast, once your registration is confirmed; Meagan will confirm a room for you at the hotel.
If you prefer to stay elsewhere for the duration of the workshop, please note your plans in the registration comment section. For ease of access, it is suggested to stay close to Roma Norte in either a hotel or Airbnb of your choice.
Transportation
Mexico City (MEX) is a major hub and easily accessible from almost all corners of the world. Upon you arrival at the MEX airport, there are verified taxi stands where you can purchase your taxi ride with a verified taxi driver. Uber is also widely used and a safe and efficient way to travel in CDMX. Our hotel is located less than 30 minutes from the airport, depending on traffic, and the taxi should cost approximately $150 pesos, or about $8 USD.
**Note: Mexico City has added a new large airport to its profile, and the unfortunate news is that it's located a good distance from the city proper, about 2 hours away. Please be aware when booking travel to Mexico City to choose the MEX airport and NOT the AIFA airport.
**Note: Mexico City has added a new large airport to its profile, and the unfortunate news is that it's located a good distance from the city proper, about 2 hours away. Please be aware when booking travel to Mexico City to choose the MEX airport and NOT the AIFA airport.
Workshop Agenda
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Arrive Hotel (or arrive day before to get settled)
4:30pm Gather in Hotel Restaurant for Intros, review Agenda
6:00pm Walk to Welcome Dinner
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Intro, "CDMX Charisma"
10am Van transportation to Museo de Arte Popular, dry materials allowed, backpacks go into storage
1:00pm Walk to Lunch Restaurant
2:30pm Walk to Bellas Artes, "Humans of the Bellas Artes"
4:30pm Share Ubers back to Hotel
6:30pm Sketch Review
Dinner
Thursday, August 17, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Plants, flowers, and simplifying complexity
10:00am Van Transportation to Condesa
11:00am Mercado Exploring and Sketching
Lunch in Mercado
Share Ubers back to Hotel
6:30pm Sketch Review
Dinner
Night Sketching at local churreria
Friday, August 18, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
9am Van Centro Historico
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Capture Movement in Mixed Media
Diego Rivera Murals in Department of Education Building
Lunch Break at Centro Historic Restaurant
Dancers Plaza
Walk thru Zocalo to Share Ubers back to Hotel
6:30pm Sketch Review
Dinner
Saturday, August 19, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
Van Transportation to Chapultepec
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Atmosphereic perspective in Mixed Media
Walk to Museo de Antrolpologia
Admission to Museo de Antropologia
Lunch in Museo
Final Sketchbook Review at Voladores Park
Share Ubers back to Hotel
7pm Final Adios Dinner at Plaza Rio de Janeiro, Roma Norte
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Check out and goodbyes
Optional: Urban Sketchers de Cuidad de Mexico free demo and community drawing
Arrive Hotel (or arrive day before to get settled)
4:30pm Gather in Hotel Restaurant for Intros, review Agenda
6:00pm Walk to Welcome Dinner
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Intro, "CDMX Charisma"
10am Van transportation to Museo de Arte Popular, dry materials allowed, backpacks go into storage
1:00pm Walk to Lunch Restaurant
2:30pm Walk to Bellas Artes, "Humans of the Bellas Artes"
4:30pm Share Ubers back to Hotel
6:30pm Sketch Review
Dinner
Thursday, August 17, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Plants, flowers, and simplifying complexity
10:00am Van Transportation to Condesa
11:00am Mercado Exploring and Sketching
Lunch in Mercado
Share Ubers back to Hotel
6:30pm Sketch Review
Dinner
Night Sketching at local churreria
Friday, August 18, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
9am Van Centro Historico
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Capture Movement in Mixed Media
Diego Rivera Murals in Department of Education Building
Lunch Break at Centro Historic Restaurant
Dancers Plaza
Walk thru Zocalo to Share Ubers back to Hotel
6:30pm Sketch Review
Dinner
Saturday, August 19, 2023
9am Meet after breakfast in Hotel
Van Transportation to Chapultepec
ELEANOR DOUGHTY WORKSHOP: Atmosphereic perspective in Mixed Media
Walk to Museo de Antrolpologia
Admission to Museo de Antropologia
Lunch in Museo
Final Sketchbook Review at Voladores Park
Share Ubers back to Hotel
7pm Final Adios Dinner at Plaza Rio de Janeiro, Roma Norte
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Check out and goodbyes
Optional: Urban Sketchers de Cuidad de Mexico free demo and community drawing
WORKSHOP COST: $1,700 USD
Add Accommodations: $60 USD per night Single x 5 = $300
Add Travel to Mexico City (MEX)
***EARLY BIRD PRICING***
Sign up now for $1,400 USD
50% Deposit due to reserve your spot: $700 USD + $26 Transaction Fee = $726
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $700 USD + $26 Transaction Fee = $726
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $700 USD + $26 Transaction Fee = $726
SIGN UP LATER:
50% Deposit due now to reserve your spot: $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
**See below for cancellation policy
SIGN UP LATER:
50% Deposit due now to reserve your spot: $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
Balance Due June 15, 2023, $850 USD + $27 Transaction Fee = $877
**See below for cancellation policy
Who Should Attend This Workshop
- Open minded people interested in experimenting in their sketchbooks & expanding their comfort zone
- Folks who are interested in learning about & experiencing Mexican food, culture, and art
- Artists interested in bringing life into their drawings by incorporating dynamic techniques
- Creatives wishing to expand their comfort zone and enhance their life drawing skills
- People who are comfortable walking moderate distances (possibly up to about 7,000 steps on certain days, with rest breaks)
- Folks who can’t seem to ever stop drawing
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique
- Folks who are interested in learning about & experiencing Mexican food, culture, and art
- Artists interested in bringing life into their drawings by incorporating dynamic techniques
- Creatives wishing to expand their comfort zone and enhance their life drawing skills
- People who are comfortable walking moderate distances (possibly up to about 7,000 steps on certain days, with rest breaks)
- Folks who can’t seem to ever stop drawing
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique
CDMX WEATHER
Dress in Layers! Mexico City enjoys almost year-round ideal weather, although it does have brief rainstorms in the afternoons. Bring some rain gear (like a poncho or umbrella) and a back-up pair of shoes just in case we get wet.
Layers are super important to stay comfortable! It gets hot in the afternoon and chilly at night, but is overall really pleasant and non-humid. Locals in CDMX dress relatively conservatively; avoid wearing tank tops and shorts, or you’ll stand out. Dress in Layers!
Layers are super important to stay comfortable! It gets hot in the afternoon and chilly at night, but is overall really pleasant and non-humid. Locals in CDMX dress relatively conservatively; avoid wearing tank tops and shorts, or you’ll stand out. Dress in Layers!
COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS
This workshop is designed to be mostly outside and many of Mexico City's restaurants are now out in the streets, although generally speaking much of life has always been lived in the streets in Mexico. Proof of vaccination is required to attend this workshop, as it is show of respect and regard for being a tourist in Mexico. If you have any further concerns about the Covid situation in Mexico, please feel free to reach out to Meagan, but I have been living in Mexico City since 2021 and have found it somewhat easy to navigate an outdoor existence because so much happens outside. Personal responsibility is necessary and current boosters are recommended; let's do what we can to ensure the group has a safe and enjoyable workshop experience.
If Covid protocols are required by Mexican Government and/or City Officials, we will abide and you must agree to abide.
If Covid protocols are required by Mexican Government and/or City Officials, we will abide and you must agree to abide.
Workshop Art Materials
INK:
- Platinum carbon black ink
TIP: buy a syringe from a pharmacy to refill your ink cartridges!
PAINT CHOICES:
- Your watercolor kit of choice, whatever you like to take with you outside of the home/studio. Recommended paint brands: Schminke, Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton
BRUSHES:
- 1” wide square watercolor brush - any brand is fine
- ½” wide square watercolor brush
- Round brush - medium
- Round brush - small/detail
- Any others you enjoy using.
PENS:
- Several markers and fine liners in different colors. Yellows, oranges, and a bright red are important to capture the CDMX vibe. Some should be waterproof and some should be watersoluble (i.e. if you put water on top, the lines will soften and bleed).
- A calligraphy pen with refillable cartridge. I recommend: Sailor fude DE mannen, or 1.2 mm Pilot parallel pen. Both available at jetpens.com
- 2 Black fine liners – 0.3 and 0.8 are recommended. Staedler and Etchr are recommended brands.
- Mechanical pencil and rubber eraser
PAPER OPTIONS:
- Watercolor sketchbook of choice.
- A 9x12” pad of nicer paper, around 300gsm – recommended: Arches hot press or cold press.
HELPFUL ITEMS:
- Empty pill bottle for storing water on the go
- Water brush (the kind with water inside the barrel – to supplement regular brushes)
- Portable stool for sitting
*ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS (more to come after registration)
- Water Bottle (for drinking)
- Additional art supplies – bring it all! (Ok, maybe not all all.)
- Backpack
- Sun Hat
- Sunglasses
- Sturdy walking shoes
- Coin purse
- Take a couple hours to learn some basic Spanish phrases and vocabulary.
- A regard for the safety of yourself and others
- Your enthusiasm and sense of adventure
*It is not an option to attend this workshop and not participate in the drawing activities
- Platinum carbon black ink
TIP: buy a syringe from a pharmacy to refill your ink cartridges!
PAINT CHOICES:
- Your watercolor kit of choice, whatever you like to take with you outside of the home/studio. Recommended paint brands: Schminke, Daniel Smith, Winsor Newton
BRUSHES:
- 1” wide square watercolor brush - any brand is fine
- ½” wide square watercolor brush
- Round brush - medium
- Round brush - small/detail
- Any others you enjoy using.
PENS:
- Several markers and fine liners in different colors. Yellows, oranges, and a bright red are important to capture the CDMX vibe. Some should be waterproof and some should be watersoluble (i.e. if you put water on top, the lines will soften and bleed).
- A calligraphy pen with refillable cartridge. I recommend: Sailor fude DE mannen, or 1.2 mm Pilot parallel pen. Both available at jetpens.com
- 2 Black fine liners – 0.3 and 0.8 are recommended. Staedler and Etchr are recommended brands.
- Mechanical pencil and rubber eraser
PAPER OPTIONS:
- Watercolor sketchbook of choice.
- A 9x12” pad of nicer paper, around 300gsm – recommended: Arches hot press or cold press.
HELPFUL ITEMS:
- Empty pill bottle for storing water on the go
- Water brush (the kind with water inside the barrel – to supplement regular brushes)
- Portable stool for sitting
*ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS (more to come after registration)
- Water Bottle (for drinking)
- Additional art supplies – bring it all! (Ok, maybe not all all.)
- Backpack
- Sun Hat
- Sunglasses
- Sturdy walking shoes
- Coin purse
- Take a couple hours to learn some basic Spanish phrases and vocabulary.
- A regard for the safety of yourself and others
- Your enthusiasm and sense of adventure
*It is not an option to attend this workshop and not participate in the drawing activities
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SMALL PRINT, PLEASE READ
- Minor agenda changes may occur, but the substance of the tour will remain.
- Please always be armed with your walking shoes, N95 masks, sun hat, sketch bag and sense of adventure, as there will be sketching prompts throughout the workshop, as well as unforeseen circumstances that naturally occur in Mexico. We'll roll with the changes and ask for your patience if a change in the agenda is necessary.
- Group is limited to 10 participants + Eleanor + Meagan
- During our group meals; we will have one bill per table and you must pay for what you consume plus a 20% tip. Please keep track of what you consume.
- Food sensitivities can be accommodated with proper notification, but please know that corn is an extremely important ingredient in the food and culture in Mexico. Vegan and vegetarian options exists, with diligence, yet currently this ALA agenda includes meat, corn and dairy.
Physical ability to walk unassisted and stand for extended periods is absolutely necessary.
- Please always be armed with your walking shoes, N95 masks, sun hat, sketch bag and sense of adventure, as there will be sketching prompts throughout the workshop, as well as unforeseen circumstances that naturally occur in Mexico. We'll roll with the changes and ask for your patience if a change in the agenda is necessary.
- Group is limited to 10 participants + Eleanor + Meagan
- During our group meals; we will have one bill per table and you must pay for what you consume plus a 20% tip. Please keep track of what you consume.
- Food sensitivities can be accommodated with proper notification, but please know that corn is an extremely important ingredient in the food and culture in Mexico. Vegan and vegetarian options exists, with diligence, yet currently this ALA agenda includes meat, corn and dairy.
Physical ability to walk unassisted and stand for extended periods is absolutely necessary.
CANCELLATION POLICY
1) All individual cancellations must be made in writing and are effective upon receipt.
2) If you have paid your deposit or trip fee and are unable to attend due to medical emergency, you will receive a 100% refund up until June 15, 2023.
3) If you need to cancel after June 15, 2023, please contact Meagan and we can discuss the options for the possible refund of monies.
4) If a waiting list of interested participants has formed, we will put you in contact with the first person on the list to whom you can offer your class spot. If the person accepts and then pays the workshop fee in total, you will be reimbursed for your workshop fee.
5) If there is no waiting list, you can transfer your paid fees to another ALA travel workshop within 12 months. However this option is not possible if canceled within two months or less until workshop date.
6) Participant expenses incurred in preparation for the trip (e.g., non-refundable purchased airline tickets) are not the responsibility of ALA. It is required to obtain medical/trip cancellation insurance for this reason.
7) If an emergency occurs and you must make a change to your participation status, please contact Meagan to discuss.
2) If you have paid your deposit or trip fee and are unable to attend due to medical emergency, you will receive a 100% refund up until June 15, 2023.
3) If you need to cancel after June 15, 2023, please contact Meagan and we can discuss the options for the possible refund of monies.
4) If a waiting list of interested participants has formed, we will put you in contact with the first person on the list to whom you can offer your class spot. If the person accepts and then pays the workshop fee in total, you will be reimbursed for your workshop fee.
5) If there is no waiting list, you can transfer your paid fees to another ALA travel workshop within 12 months. However this option is not possible if canceled within two months or less until workshop date.
6) Participant expenses incurred in preparation for the trip (e.g., non-refundable purchased airline tickets) are not the responsibility of ALA. It is required to obtain medical/trip cancellation insurance for this reason.
7) If an emergency occurs and you must make a change to your participation status, please contact Meagan to discuss.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP
- Open minded people interested in experimenting in their sketchbooks & expanding their comfort zone
- Folks who are interested in learning about & experiencing Mexican food, culture, and art
- Artists interested in bringing life into their drawings by incorporating dynamic techniques
- Creatives wishing to expand their comfort zone and enhance their life drawing skills
- People who are comfortable walking moderate distances (possibly up to about 7,000 steps on certain days, with rest breaks)
- Folks who can’t seem to ever stop drawing
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique
- Folks who are interested in learning about & experiencing Mexican food, culture, and art
- Artists interested in bringing life into their drawings by incorporating dynamic techniques
- Creatives wishing to expand their comfort zone and enhance their life drawing skills
- People who are comfortable walking moderate distances (possibly up to about 7,000 steps on certain days, with rest breaks)
- Folks who can’t seem to ever stop drawing
Level: Advanced Beginner: you’re comfortable sketching on location and are acquainted with drawing tools and watercolor technique
Register:
Charismatic Urban Sketching Mexico City with Eleanor Doughty
August, 2023
Eleanor and Meagan Urban Sketching in the Streets of Mexico City
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