Sketching With SketchersLast week I went sketching at our Tucson Botanical Garden with Carolyn Davis. I love Carolyn’s sketch! Then Suzanne Pronovost sent me a watercolor sketch of me. How can I stop teaching! You guys get fantastic results. WorkshopsAfter my long sabbatical, I’m back in the saddle again! We have two Basic Workshops scheduled and one event. The first workshop will be in Showlow, Arizona June 9, 10, 11. Why Showlow? For the first time ever we’ve rented a house for a month to escape the June heat in Tucson. Showlow is at 6400 ft and cool in the summer. How better to meet wonderful local people than an art workshop? Delightful people take art workshops! I’m very rusty, so it’s priced accordingly. If you're interested CLICK the button below then SCROLL DOWN to POCKET SKETCHING WITH KATH MACAULAY or call 928.532.2296 The second workshop is in Coupeville, Washington where I’ve had the fun of teaching several times. Why Coupeville? We are going to Sketcher Fest in Edmonds, WA July 19 and 20. It’s a major event for Urban Sketchers (and other sketchers), and I’ve never been. That puts us across from Whidbey Island and Coupeville. We love Coupeville and Pacific Northwest Art School! CLICK the button below. When on their website SCROLL DOWN TO POCKET SKETCHING or call 360.678.3396 We plan to do another Basic Workshop and a Teachers’ Workshop probably in October (no dates yet), here in Tucson. I found total retirement a tad too boring and really miss you wonderful, excited, learning people. Road Scholar won’t respond, so guess I’ll have to put on my own workshops! Call or email me if you're interested: https://www.pocketsketching.com/contact.html Email: [email protected] Phone: 520-318-9291 Great News!I said I would film Season Five for PBS if we can film it on location (plein air), as it’s perfect for anywhere you go. WGVU has agreed. Now, I have a question for you: WGVU is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a location like where many of you live. I’m in Tucson, which is desert. Would you rather have it filmed in Tucson or in Grand Rapids? Which would help you learn more? We can find gorgeous places in either locale. Any preference? Yes, you can influence where we film: let me know if you have a preference. Email: [email protected] TipIf you paint, have you tried painting from your pocket sketch? I’m re-learning oil painting as I have tons of equipment I need to either use or give away. This week I have done 6 oils from one pocket sketch. The oils are getting good. You can get tons from one pocket sketch! Especially if you did the sketch recently while it jogs your memory. This sketch is at least 5 years old. I have few memories and look what can be done! Give it a go! Happy Sketching!TRAVEL SKETCHING...A WONDERFUL WAY TO REMEMBERRetreatsA year ago I held my first Pocket Sketching Retreat. I’d never been to a retreat, much less hosted one. I’d read about them. That was as close as I’d been. A friend is a travel agent and she did the work of making reservations…for everything. The Arizona Inn here in Tucson was our base. It was marvelously fun! So several of the group decided to do a repeat, this time at Tubac, a cute, artsy village south of Tucson. Last week we stayed at the Tubac Golf Resort and visited Tubac, the village, with a good dose of sketching, lots of joyous chatting and some shopping. The easiest way to show it, is to include sketches. There were nine of us and the conclusion is that they all want to do it again, next time near San Luis Obispo in California. I am amazed: this is fun!!! Will this be the new form of Pocket Sketching? Oil PaintingI’ve been trying to re-learn oil painting. It is possible to forget a lot! Bit by bit some technique is coming back. I understand you when you say you’ve put down art for years and are re-learning. I think we have an advantage by having known before. At least we know we could do it in the past. With oil painting I am amazed at how much equipment is involved compared to the ‘grab it and go’ of Pocket Sketching. Like many of you, I have tons of equipment and have said for years all I want is to be free to use all this stuff. ‘Someday’ is now. I have no workshops booked. Maybe it’s time to make a huge donation of oil, watercolor, and acrylic supplies, then just go sketching. Here are two oils I rather like. TeachingCourt is still out as to the future of teaching Pocket Sketching. I really miss your enthusiasm and joy in learning. Dale and I are getting ancient and there are so many possibilities! Stay tuned for my “trout story” in the next blog. It set up my life. PBSIf you are not receiving Season Four of Pocket Sketching on PBS in your area, contact your local station and request it. The Season is running nationally. We are actually discussing a Season Five…if it can be filmed on location and not in a studio. This whole technique is meant to go anywhere you can go. Click the button below for PBS. Then Click (Change your local station) then click (See more stations) and enter your Zip Code to access your local station. Online GalleryYou can still order 4 x 6 reproductions of my sketches for $3.00 each (larger cost more). We will raise the price on May 1, 2025 but I wanted to keep it low a little longer so our supporters could order good model sketches inexpensively. Happy Sketching! |
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