Drawn to Nature: Sketchbook Drawing with Pen and Ink (AUG 2022)

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Drawn to Nature: Sketchbook Drawing with Pen and Ink (AUG 2022)

$200.00

A TWO DAY ONLINE WORKSHOP
August 7 & 14
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Instructor: Luis Colan

This workshop was recorded and access to it can be purchased below.

Sketchbooks have been an important tool for artists throughout the centuries. In them many ideas, stories, and experiences have been recorded by simple means such as pencil and pen drawings. In recent years sketchbooks have become desirable objects which can mesmerize audiences with every turn of the page. In this two-day workshop, you will explore and celebrate nature through sketchbook drawing by using three types of pens. You will learn to create inviting scenes full of light by utilizing pen techniques which will give you a variety of line weight and tone. At the end of the workshop, you will become familiar with different pen and ink types, and be able to use the techniques learned here on any subject you choose in the future.

This course is for anyone who is interested in learning to develop their drawing skills using pen and ink via landscape imagery.

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  • (All of these can be found at Soho Art Materials in NYC. Shipping available within the USA)

    Pens

    Zebra F-301 ballpoint pen, black, 0.7mm uni-ball Vision Elite rollerball pen, black, 0.5mm Pentel Slicci gel pen, black, 0.25mm (If you are not able to find the specific brand, or brand type of pen, you can substitute with any other manufacturer as long as they are rollerball, ballpoint, and gel pens at the specific size requested.)

    Sketchbooks

    Sketchbook - size 5" x 8 or 6" x 8" or A5. You can work larger if you wish, in the end sketchbooks are a personal choice. The most important thing is that the paper is smooth or very smooth, and that it is 165g or heavier. 140g paper works well too but pens like rollerballs may bleed through on the other side.

    Some examples of sketchbooks with good paper are: Moleskine Sketchbook – large, 165g. / 111lb. acrid free paper, warm white, 104 pages Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Sketchbook – A5 portrait, 190g. / 90lb. acid free paper, natural white, 80 pages Hahnemuhle Travel Journal – 5.3” x 8.2” portrait, 140g. / 52lb acid free paper, warm white, 124 pages Hand-Book Journal Co. – large portrait, 8.25” x 5.5”, 140g. / 52lb acid free paper, warm white, 128 pagesStillman & Birn Gamma Sketchbook – hardcover, 5.5” x 8.5”, 150g. / 55lb. acid free, ivory, 124 pages

  • Luis Colan (b 1980, Lima, Peru) Graduated from the Hartford Art School in 2004. He continued his education by attending the Art Students League under the instruction of Dan Thompson. He was also one of the first students of the Teaching Studios of Art when it opened in 2009, where he studied with Adam Miller, Bennett Vadnais and Robert Zeller for several years. Working closely with these artists from both schools has allowed him to refine his ability to depict landscapes and figures.
    Partaking in numerous events and workshops, including Plein Air workshops in Tuscany in 2013 and 2015 has allowed him to continue to develop his vision as a landscape painter. He has been exhibiting in New York and surrounding areas in several group shows, three solo exhibitions. In 2010, he became a Junior Member at the Salmagundi Club where he was reacquainted with Monotype printing, which has since become an important part of his practice. The process has allowed him to explore and use what he has learned in painting the landscape outdoors to execute images from imagination and memory.

To see more of the instructor’s work, click on the images.