Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay

POCKET SKETCHING IS designed for both beginners and the advanced artist. Beginners can follow each episode and enjoy the fun of success, while the advanced artist finds a fast, totally portable, compact technique that goes anywhere. Each episode demonstrates a new skill. Nothing is threatening: the supplies are few, and everything's compact and portable with no clean-up. Pocket Sketching demonstrates how one can capture magic on paper in 25 minutes or less.

Sun, Apr 19 7:30 A.M. Sketching Equipment and Tips     NH Create (11.4)

Kath demos each piece of equipment, why it is selected and how to use it.

Sun, Apr 26 7:30 A.M. Travel Sketching     NH Create (11.4)

Kath illustrates a different experience when sketching while traveling: slowing down to truly 'see' in a meditative state.

Sun, May 3 7:30 A.M. The Permanent Pen, Dilute Paint, and Using a Large Pad     NH Create (11.4)

Kath explains how a permanent pen can be used for very quick sketches that still provoke memory.

Sun, May 10 7:30 A.M. Fear and Fixing It     NH Create (11.4)

Kath talks about the fear of not doing perfect work, fear of being seen to not be 'a good painter', fear of the overwhelmingly complex outdoor world, and how to cancel them all to simply have a great time and revel in a "It doesn't matter" mentality.

Sun, May 17 7:30 A.M. Stuck Inside     NH Create (11.4)

Kath shows what to sketch when you can't go outdoors, ways to 'see' outdoors and things to do indoors, and how to put items together to make a "still life" when they are not in context.

Sun, May 24 7:30 A.M. Sketching Buildings     NH Create (11.4)

Kath illustrates the change of perspective if your eye level changes.

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