Join illustrator and art teacher Lena Shiffman for a fun, freeing approach to watercolor! Learn how to sketch directly with your watercolors, letting go of pencil lines and embracing loose, expressive brushwork. Using a variety of objects brought in by the instructor, students will paint from life while exploring how to capture shapes, details, and movement with spontaneous strokes.
Watercolor sketching encourages you to let go of perfection, worry less about staying within the lines, and create fresh, effortless-looking paintings. This playful approach can also bring new energy and freedom to your regular painting practice.
Some watercolor experience is helpful, but not required. All levels are welcome!
Meet the Artist
Lena Shiffman attended Spectrum Institute of Commercial Art in NJ, and later studied at The Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League in New York City. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and member of Rutgers University council on children’s Literature (RUCCL). Her first book was Keeping a Christmas Secret written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, which received a Christopher award in 1989. Since then she has created many drawings for Cricket Magazine and illustrated numerous books for Scholastic Inc., including Dancing with Manatees, which has sold more than half a million copies in countries all over the world. For more about Lena, please visit her website http://www.lenashiffman.com/