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Draw and Paint Your Way Through the New Year

January 2, 2012 by Tania Marien


Jane LaFazio, Plain Jane Studio, San Diego

www.plainjanestudio.com
Jane is a mixed media artist and a member of the San Diego Sketchcrawl group. Jane teaches at conferences across the U.S. and leads classes in Italy too. In addition to the sketching classes, Jane teaches workshops in collage, mixed media, and quilting. A detailed class schedule can be viewed on her blog. Also see an interview with Jane and her Ask The Artist Q&A with readers.

  • Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style (online)
    Begins January 24, 2012. Record sights, sounds and adventures in 2012. Jane will show you how! This six-week class is offered through Joggles.com. Cost: $75. View Details/Register
  • Sketching & Watercolor in a Mixed Media Journal
    January 24 – February 28, 2012; 9 AM – 12 PM. Learn how to draw a single object from many viewpoints and how to create creative backgrounds to enhance your work. This class will be taught at the
    San Diego/Park Blvd Studio of the Athenaeum’s School of the Arts.
    View Details/Register
  • Sketching & Watercolor: Mixed Media Journal (online)
    Begins February 28, 2012. Jane will teach you her quick and intuitive method to drawing and watercolor. Did you know Jane creates a sketch, paints it and posts it to her blog within a one-hour time frame? This six-week class is offered through Joggles.com. Cost: $75.
    View Details/Register
  • Watercolor Sketchbook: Designs from Life (online)
    Begins March 29, 2012. Learn how to create original designs to use as surface design on paper or cloth. Participants will learn how to transform their drawings of flowers, vegetables, leaves and other subjects into new graphic, stylized images. This six-week class is offered through Joggles.com. Cost: $75. View Details/Register
  • Sketching & Watercolor: On Location (online)
    Begins April 6, 2012. During this six-week class, students will learn how to draw and paint on location, often in public. Capture the sights and sounds at your local museum, your favorite bakery or a nearby botanical garden. This class is offered through Joggles.com. Cost: $75.
    View Details/Register
  • Lavender Sage Art Retreats: Mixed Media with Jane LaFazio and Pamela Underwood – April 19-23, 2012. Learn about collage, printmaking, mixed media techniques, drawing, poetry, journaling and site-specific land art. See some examples of the type of art that will be created in this course. Cost: $950, includes shared lodging, excursions, most meals and supplies. View Details/Register
  • Bella Italia: Orvieto Sketchbook – May 20-26, 2012. Create an illustrated travel journal while exploring the ancient hilltop town of Orvieto, Italy. Travelers will learn how to slow down so they can experience Italy and create journal pages that tell a story. The last day of the call will be spent creating a paper-on-cloth portfolio to hold the
    5″ x 7″ pages created during the week. View Details/Register

Also see the Classes Near You pages for southern California, Texas and Italy.

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