For the New Year of 2024 I am offering a new series of classes on ZOOM called NATURAL CURIOSITIES, where we explore the wondrous world of nature. These classes can be painted in a journal to create a book, in a sketchbook, or individually just enjoyed as a class. All classes are painted in watercolor & gouache with some in mixed media.

  • All classes are held on weekends

  • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM PST on Zoom

  • Cost for each class is $50 per day

All classes are recorded & available to purchase

  • Sketchbook, journal, or good quality watercolor or mixed media smooth paper ( example: Arches 140 lb. Acid free, hot press watercolor paper ). I will be using and demonstrating on a Stillman & Birn Premium Sketchbook, Mixed Media, Multi-Techniques, Cold Press Surface - White, 8 1/2 in. X 5 1/2 in. Beta Series. Black and brown 005 Micron pens. White and black (wax-base) color pencils like Prismacolor. Graphite pencil ( I use BIC 0.5mm HB #2 ). Eraser. Tracing paper. Burnisher (bone folder). Blending stub. Xacto Knife.

    Brushes: #0-#3 Rounds, #2-#4 Filberts, 1/4 in. Stencil Brush, 1/4 in. Filbert Grainer Brush, Micro-Nova by Da Vinci micro detail brush set of 4 ( 5/0, 10/0, 15/0, 20/0 ) Set # 4270.

  • Winsor & Newton Permanent White Gouache. Next colors either watercolor or gouache: Buff Titanium, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Van Dyke Brown, Cadmium Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Cadmium Red, Daniel Smith Lavender, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Daniel Smith Undersea Green, Daniel Smith Green Gold, Sap Green, Winsor Green, Perylene Green, Perylene Maroon, Perylene Violet, Winsor Violet Alizarin Crimson, Ivory Black, Paynes Gray, Gold Iridescent Paint.

    We don’t use all these colors for each class. When I send out the links, directions, and images for each class (materials list) I will include the colors used for that particular class. All these colors are from Winsor & Newton or Daniel Smith.

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  1. Choose Zoom Class. All Classes are Recorded & Available to Purchase.

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  3. Go to Cart, at Top of Page. Make Payment.

After Sign-up

  1. Receive Materials List, Directions, Images, Zoom Invite, and/or Recording.

  2. Prepare for Class.

  3. Take Class & Enjoy!

Classes

January 6 & 7: Creating A Title Page: A Scientific Magnifying Glass With Caterpillar, Lichen, Beetle, & The Curious Eye Of A Creature
$100.00
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January 13 & 14: Wondrous Leaves With Winter Frost
$100.00
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January 20 & 21: A Snowy Owl With Secret Message Under Wing On Gray Toned Paper
$100.00
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January 27 & 28: A Gnome Sitting On A Mushroom Blowing Bubbles To His Delight
$100.00
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February 3 & 10: Caterpillars On Twigs With Scientific Labels
$100.00
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February 11: Shell Faces After A Cabinet Of Curiosity Still Life By Jan van Kassel the Elder (1626-79). Little Faces Made From Shells
$50.00
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February 17 & 18: A Red Fox Curled Inside Of An Old Gnarled Tree
$100.00
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February 24 & 25: The Whimsical Faces Of Pansy Flowers
$100.00
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March 2 & 3: A Curious Color From Nature’s Palette. A Composition Of Natural Curiosities Inspired By The Color Of The Year Peach Fuzz
$100.00
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March 16: A Magnificent Magnified Insect
$50.00
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March 17: Dry Curled Citrus Leaf Studies On Gray-Toned Paper, Mixed Media
$50.00
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March 23: Lichen Adorning A Paint Brush, Pencil, and Stone
$50.00
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March 24: Large Bird Eggs Nestled In A Little Box
$50.00
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April 6 & 7: Shell Flowers After A Cabinet Of Curiosity Still Life By Jan van Kassel the Elder (1626-79). Little Flowers Made From Shells
$100.00
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April 13 & 14: Peculiar Parts Of Flowers On Gray Toned Paper
$100.00
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April 27 & 28: Patterns Of Microscopic Fungi Images From Antique Book “Rust, Smut, Mildew, & Mould c.1865” On Toned Paper
$100.00
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May 4: The “Thinking Tree”, An Ancient Olive Tree In Puglia, Italy
$50.00
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May 5: The Fallen Butterfly, Xerces Blue, First US Butterfly Species Known To Have Become Extinct. Both Male And Female With Labels
$50.00
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May 18 &19: Tulip With Painted Black Background, Study By Barbara Regina Dietzach 1706-1783…The Art Of The Painted Black Background
$100.00
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May 25 & 26: Little Bird Nest In Small Tea Cup
$100.00
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June 1 & 2: Imaginative Still Life Illumination By Boris Hoefnagel (1591-96), The Damselfly, Carnation, Insect, Caterpillar , Ladybird, English Walnut, And Marine Mollusk
$100.00
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June 8 & 9: Butterflies, Insects, & Flowers, Study Of The Art Of Jan van Kessel
$100.00
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June 22 & 23: Beauty Of The Rose, Study Of Rose Painting By Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840)
$100.00
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June 29 & 30: Painting A Muir Woods Forest Floor
$100.00
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July 13 & 14: Mystery & Return Of The Dawn Redwood Tree, Illustrating A Scientific Collage
$100.00
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July 20 & 21: “Keeper Of The Winds” A Joris Hoefnagel Still Life Study Of Insects With Wind Keeper, Aeolus From Greek Mythology
$100.00
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July 27 & 28: Insects & Red Currents, Study Of The Art Of Jan van Kessel
$100.00
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