Illustrating Marine Life: Colored Pencil Workshop
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Embrace the winter’s last month of darkness by drawing aquatic and maritime treasures that live in the shallow or deep recesses of the ocean with instructor Dorota Haber-Lehigh. We will use a variety of colored pencil techniques and work from observation to enhance our appreciation of marine life. We will work using chiaroscuro effect of light and dark to create contrast and bring three dimensionality to our forms and a touch of color to add texture and add unique character.
Cost for workshop is $34. All levels welcome. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring a few shells or beach finds to the class.
About the Instructor
Dorota is an artist and educator working at the intersection of ecology, nature healing, human relationship with the environment, and cultural responses to nature. Dorota holds a degree in Botanical Illustration from Society of Botanical Artists in UK, degrees in Art and International Studies with a focus on Indigenous cultures, and a master’s degree in teaching. Dorota loves portraying garden and forest plants, medicinal and Pacific Northwest native plants, their ecology, their interactions with insects or pollinators. Dorota has self-published five coloring books including a coloring book for Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon, and two ethnobotanical coloring books: Native Berries of the Pacific Northwest and ABC of Native Plants. She has been commissioned for 17 illustrations for an ethnobotanical coloring book of native flora and fauna for Seaside Mill Pond Natural History Park. Dorota exhibits and teaches drawing regionally. Her work has been featured in the international show Gifts from Japan at Portland Japanese Garden; Flora in U.S. Parks; a juried show in Washington, D.C., Lan Su Chinese Garden; and several shows featuring natives of Oregon: Wild Treasures, Oregon Native Plants at Oregon Society of Artists, and In the Footsteps of David Douglas at Washington County Museum in Oregon.
*Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be issued up to 48 hours prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within 48 hours of the event. Please contact us at nclc@NCLCtrust.org to cancel your reservation and receive a refund.
