Burke Museum Workshop
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I had a blast at the Burke Museum this Saturday teaching “Field Sketching: Arctic Animals.” The museum generously provided our workshop with a number of beautiful specimens, including two mounted Arctic foxes, a walrus skull, a polar bear skull, and an Arctic tern wing and skull. They were inspiring! We spent the morning sketching foxes with gestures and contours.
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In the afternoon, we completed longer watercolor studies. I demonstrated how pieces can be first sketched on tracing paper, then transferred to a final sheet of art paper for completion. We worked on my favorite toned paper, Arches Cover Cream paper, using white gouache for highlights.
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The afternoon flew by. Thank you to everyone who joined me, and to the Burke Museum and Nordic Heritage Museum for making the workshop possible!
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One Response to “Burke Museum Workshop”
Kristin Johnsen
thanks for such a great class, Maria! So fun to paint with this group – and I learned a lot that I’m practicing each day. Started and completed a walrus skull that I am more pleased with – thanks again for the inspiration and the focus!