There are artistic skills in ALL of us.
I believe that practice makes improvement. With time we can all develop our artistic style and voice.
I teach classes based in watercolor painting, block printing, creating/using natural pigments, drawing, and book binding.
Adult Classes
The Art of Botanical Watercolor
4/4 - 4/25, 10 AM - 12:30 PM
Center for Urban Horticulture
Come to this beginner to intermediate class to watercolor portraits of plants. In this class you’ll capture the different moments from the lifecycle of a plant (bulbs, seed heads, flowers, leaves, fruit). Students will learn: how to create a harmonious color palette, techniques that produce realistic and accurate paintings, an understanding how light reveals form, and how to improve their observational and visual interpretation skills. Students will work from both photographs and live specimens. Upon completion of class, students will leave with finished watercolor pieces and the confidence to paint other subject matter!
Watercolor Washington Mammals
4/8 - 5/13, 6:30 - 9 PM
North Seattle College
Come watercolor Washington’s wild mammals! In this beginner to intermediate level class, students will learn techniques to create realistic and accurate watercolor paintings inspired by mammals found throughout our state. You’ll build skills for painting fur, texture, and form while learning how to observe and capture animal character. Students will leave with finished watercolor pieces of Washington mammals and the confidence to apply these techniques to other subjects.
Drawing Wildflowers
4/9 - 5/7, 6:30 - 9 PM
Gage Academy of Arts
Unleash your creativity through the expressive power of ink drawing! In this class, students will focus on drawing Washington wildflowers, exploring a new bloom each week as inspiration. Using ink as our primary medium, we’ll learn how crisp, intentional linework can bring form, texture, and depth to botanical subjects. We’ll explore a variety of line and mark-making techniques, from loose sketching to more detailed work, and learn how different kinds of lines can be used to create texture, volume, and movement. Students will build confidence in observing plant forms, breaking them down into simple shapes, and layering lines to create expressive, finished drawings.
Polaroid Landscapes
5/3, 10 AM - 1 PM
Center for Urban Horticulture
Join us for a fun and creative watercolor class, where you'll paint charming mini Polaroid landscapes! Let your imagination run wild as you dream up serene scenes and bring them to life with watercolor. You'll learn essential techniques in watercolor and composition. By the end of the class, you'll have two mini paintings to show off! Whether you're a beginner or just looking for a creative escape, this class is the perfect way to dive into the world of watercolor art.
Watercoloring Beach Finds
5/14 - 6/11, 6:30 - 9PM
Gage Academy of Arts
If you're captivated by the treasures found on the beach—shells, seaweed, rocks, and driftwood—this 5-week beginner to intermediate watercolor class is for you! In this course, you'll learn how to: plan watercolor layers and glazing techniques, create varying values and textures and how to enhance your observational and visual interpretation skills. Come and bring beachcombing finds to life on paper!
Drawing Flowers in Graphite
5/20 - 6/17, 6:30 - 9PM
North Seattle College
Unleash your creativity and discover the enchanting world of flowers through the magic of graphite drawing. Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate artist, this class is designed to guide you on your journey to mastering realistic flower drawings. We’ll build your observational skills, teach you the secrets of value, shading, and form, and help you create a sense of volume and delicate petal textures. You’ll learn how to capture accurate proportions using graphite pencils, and you’ll work from both photographs and real floral specimens. Throughout the course, you’ll practice techniques for line quality, layering tone, and creating depth. By the end of the program, you’ll have finished graphite flower drawings that will showcase your talent and skills, and you’ll gain valuable insights that can be applied to other drawing and painting media.
Youth Classes
Scientific Illustration & Watercolor
7/6 - 7/10, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Gage Academy of Arts
Are you fascinated by nature and love to create art? Then this class is for you! We’ll use real specimens of plants and animals as inspiration to explore the world of scientific illustration, where accuracy meets creativity. You’ll learn how to make detailed, lifelike drawings using pencil, pen, and watercolor. Along the way, we’ll develop both your observation skills and your artistic techniques, helping you see the natural world in a whole new way. Come discover how art and science work hand in hand!
Magical Pop-up Books + Acro Arts
7/20 - 7/24, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Gage Academy of Arts
Come learn how to create pages that will come to life! In this camp students will unlock the imagination and explore how to create pop-up illustration out of paper. There will be an emphasis on how to construct pop-up artwork and at the same time students will learn how to add hand drawn illustrations to their pieces. Students will also develop their visual storytelling skills as they illustrate a short story with their own pop-up constructions.
Fantastical Forests + Dancing Gardens
8/3 - 8/7, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Gage Academy of Arts
There are many magical forests around the world and they full of fantastic animals and plants. In this summer camp students will learn how to watercolor creatures and plant species of different forest (and forest types). One day painting slugs, ferns, and salmon found in the forests of the Olympic Peninsula. The next day painting Caribou, moose, and spruce trees of Alaska's forest. Students will spend the week learning watercolor technique as well as how to paint animals and plants. Come paint and see the world around us!
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Teaching Resume
I have taught classes with: Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Case for Making, Camp Craftaway, Gage Academy of Art, Kitsap Regional Library, North Seattle College, Peninsula College, The Works Seattle, University of Washington Botanic Gardens, and Wildcraft.
I have also taught youth based art classes at schools: Dry Creek Elementary in Port Angeles (in conjunction with the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center), Hawthorne Elementary, Open Window School, Sandpoint Elementary, Summit Atlas, and Summit Sierra.