I’m thrilled to be a Guest Artist with Sketcher Fest this year! Sketcher Fest is an annual event that celebrates urban sketchers, travel sketchbook artists, art vendors, publishers, and our flourishing community during a weekend of workshops, exhibits, and sketching activities in Edmonds, WA. Art Toolkit will also be a sponsor of the event! Visit their website for event details, tickets, and check out my schedule below. Be sure to check out all of the other amazing artists, too, including my dear friend Che Lopez!

Note, if you are interested in attending my workshop (or any others), **submit your request* by March 14th, workshops fill up fast! General tickets go on sale March 21st.

Saturday, July 11th

Artist Talk: Sketching with Purpose

9am at the Graphite Arts Center: Check in at the lot behind Graphite.

Tickets to Artist Talks will be available for purchase during the general sale starting March 21st.

Transform your creative passion into purposeful projects using outcome-based planning. Through examples from my experiences as an expeditionary artist, I’ll provide you with a framework to apply to your own creative projects, big or small. You’ll gain practical tools and prompts to envision your goals, identify your audience, consider resources, and create a narrative thread to bring your artistic vision to life.

Workshop: Elements of Nature

2pm–5:30pm at the Graphite Arts Center: Check in at the lot behind Graphite.

*Workshops are limited in seats, so be sure to submit your **request for a workshop seat** by March 14th, and learn more about tickets here. Note: On the request form, my workshop is under the Afternoon Workshop Selection, “W19 Elements of Nature – Maria Coryell-Martin.”*

Dive into watercolor painting as we practice techniques for sketching elements of nature on location! We’ll explore approaches for painting atmospheric skies, capturing light on water, and expressive beaches, trees, and foliage. We’ll practice working fast with watercolor as we layer washes across multiple compositions. From loose wet-in-wet strokes to gestural dry brush, discover confident mark-making and learn to embrace the spontaneous beauty of watercolor.

Sunday, July 12th

Sketchbook Fair

10am–6pm at the Edmonds Waterfront Center

Tickets to the Sketchbook Fair will be available for purchase during the general sale starting March 21st.

Come visit my table with sketchbooks and prints from my paintings around the world as an expeditionary artist! We hope you can stop by and say hello!

Art Toolkit will also have a table, featuring toolkits, three sizes of travel palettes, paint-filled Explore Palettes, Triad Templates, and more field-tested sketching supplies.