Wednesdays 10am - 12pm PST
09/10 - 10/15/2025
6-week workshop - $275
All levels welcome.
On ZOOM - class will be recorded and available for viewing on a private YouTube channel.
Imperfect Sketchbook - PNW
This sketchbook class is about exploring the PACIFIC NORTHWEST for all its beauty and wonder. If you do not live in the PNW, you’re welcome to draw your own local ecology. It’s not about perfect paintings or drawings but rather having fun while you experiment with different mediums & techniques. Add to your existing sketchbook or start a new one.
All the drawings will be done in a sketchbook of your choice - preferably one which is suited for wet media, ink, graphite and color pencil. (I love the STILLMAN & BIRN ZETA sketchbook). You are going to mix media on each page, write and play with lettering to make the sketchbook look beautiful. Any style: from expressive to more detailed.
OUTLINE:
Week 1 - explore textures of PNW (using different mediums)
Week 2 - tidepools (starfish, barnacles, etc)
Week 3 - forests (trees and elements)
Week 4 - mountains and ecology
Week 5 - birds
Week 6 - animals
WHAT YOU NEED:
Sketchbook best suited for wet media - smooth paper and thicker paper will be ideal. I like Stillman & Birn zeta 8 × 10 sketchbook. If you dislike sketchbooks, you’re welcome to use loose sheets of paper and create your own “book” afterwards. For example, you can use Canson watercolor paper XL or Arches watercolor paper. If you want to stick to drawing only, Bristol smooth paper is a good option.
Medium suggestions:
Graphite pencils - HB, 2B
Pens, such as Micron pens, Pentel brush pen, Pentel Hybrid Arts Technica pen or Ballpoint pens
Color pencils - my favorite are Faber Castel Polychromos pencils.
Watercolors for underpainting or some finishing touches - I love Daniel Smith collection: yellow ochre, burnt sienna, sap green, cobalt blue, indigo to name a few colors. Granulating watercolors are wonderful for adding extra effects.
Gouache - optional but fun for painting opaque layers. For example, white or black.
Brushes - small to medium. Personal favorite: Silver Black Velvet brushes no 4, 8, 12.
Eraser, sharpener
HOW IT WORKS:
Before the workshop starts, I will send out a ZOOM invite for all our lesson together, including reference images for you to work from. I will show you examples of artworks, demo techniques and also create art pieces for you to either follow or be inspired by. Then we sit and paint/draw together. During class you can email me images of your artwork so that I can give you feedback, and advice where needed. We can learn a lot from one another so it’s always wonderful to show your work to others. I strive to make this workshop very interactive.
There is a $35 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations received less than two weeks before the day of the workshop.
Please email Maja if you have any questions.
Wednesdays 10am - 12pm PST
09/10 - 10/15/2025
6-week workshop - $275
All levels welcome.
On ZOOM - class will be recorded and available for viewing on a private YouTube channel.
Imperfect Sketchbook - PNW
This sketchbook class is about exploring the PACIFIC NORTHWEST for all its beauty and wonder. If you do not live in the PNW, you’re welcome to draw your own local ecology. It’s not about perfect paintings or drawings but rather having fun while you experiment with different mediums & techniques. Add to your existing sketchbook or start a new one.
All the drawings will be done in a sketchbook of your choice - preferably one which is suited for wet media, ink, graphite and color pencil. (I love the STILLMAN & BIRN ZETA sketchbook). You are going to mix media on each page, write and play with lettering to make the sketchbook look beautiful. Any style: from expressive to more detailed.
OUTLINE:
Week 1 - explore textures of PNW (using different mediums)
Week 2 - tidepools (starfish, barnacles, etc)
Week 3 - forests (trees and elements)
Week 4 - mountains and ecology
Week 5 - birds
Week 6 - animals
WHAT YOU NEED:
Sketchbook best suited for wet media - smooth paper and thicker paper will be ideal. I like Stillman & Birn zeta 8 × 10 sketchbook. If you dislike sketchbooks, you’re welcome to use loose sheets of paper and create your own “book” afterwards. For example, you can use Canson watercolor paper XL or Arches watercolor paper. If you want to stick to drawing only, Bristol smooth paper is a good option.
Medium suggestions:
Graphite pencils - HB, 2B
Pens, such as Micron pens, Pentel brush pen, Pentel Hybrid Arts Technica pen or Ballpoint pens
Color pencils - my favorite are Faber Castel Polychromos pencils.
Watercolors for underpainting or some finishing touches - I love Daniel Smith collection: yellow ochre, burnt sienna, sap green, cobalt blue, indigo to name a few colors. Granulating watercolors are wonderful for adding extra effects.
Gouache - optional but fun for painting opaque layers. For example, white or black.
Brushes - small to medium. Personal favorite: Silver Black Velvet brushes no 4, 8, 12.
Eraser, sharpener
HOW IT WORKS:
Before the workshop starts, I will send out a ZOOM invite for all our lesson together, including reference images for you to work from. I will show you examples of artworks, demo techniques and also create art pieces for you to either follow or be inspired by. Then we sit and paint/draw together. During class you can email me images of your artwork so that I can give you feedback, and advice where needed. We can learn a lot from one another so it’s always wonderful to show your work to others. I strive to make this workshop very interactive.
There is a $35 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations received less than two weeks before the day of the workshop.
Please email Maja if you have any questions.
