Pack your sketchbook bags; this mixed-media outdoor adventure combines exploration, detailed sketching, research, and writing. Field Notes encourages you to dedicate time to building a library of inspiration from outdoor exploration and observation. It serves as a platform to capture nature, document your surroundings, and engage in play and experimentation.
This summer’s Field Notes will explore the rich and varied ecosystems found along the water’s edge—including waterfalls, rivers, wetlands, and lakes.
Key components of the workshop include:
Creating your field notes toolbox
Overcoming anxiety and the need for perfection
Experimenting with different materials and approaches
Discovering the natural world that surrounds you
Developing and maintaining a creative habit
Finding or creating a community to support your practice
This course aims to push your boundaries, demystify, and strengthen your unique and beautiful perspective on the natural world hidden within urban spaces, and honing it into a skill that will serve you throughout your creative life.
4 Thursdays, July 9th - 30th from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Registration Fee: $123.20 WBCA Member/$154 Non-Member
Material Fee: $45 material fee payable to instructor
Age & Skill Level: 18+ Adults, All Levels (youths 16+ accompanied by an adult permissible)
WHERE WE MEET EACH WEEK:
July 9: Homestead Parklands
July 16: Willow River State Park
July 23: William O'Brien State Park
July 30: WI Interstate Park
What to wear: clothing and shoes appropriate for outdoor exploration and art making activities (swimwear optional)
What to bring: reusable water bottle, light-weight folding chair or blanket, art materials, headlamp, and snacks