Prescott Community Center

In this workshop, Abby along with Heather Barros will guide participants in exploring East Asian calligraphy techniques, focusing on the "Four Gentlemen" of bamboo, plum blossom, orchid, and chrysanthemum, and/or script styles (standard script + seal script). Since the early 2000s, Abby has taught herself to work with graphite, ink, clay, wood, enamel, and paint. Since 2013, the artist has studied East Asian calligraphy both in the United States and abroad, earning a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Arts, which included brush-and-ink studies at Ewha Womans University in South Korea, as well as at Dalian Institute of Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Workshop $45 | Material fee $5

Join us for five weeks this winter as we travel through the ocean of creativity using a variety of materials and subjects. Dip a stick into black walnut ink and draw what you see across the table. Paint on your charcoal drawing with oil paint, and draw on your watercolor painting with pastels. We’ll use graphite, charcoal, watercolor, pastels, oil paint, a combination of these, and more. Composition, perspective, color harmony, brush stroke, and inspiration are the stars that will guide us. This class is about experimentation! The instructor will provide the class materials. Class $150 | Material fee $20

In the classroom, we will create still life pastels from your favorite life and landscape photos. We will explore composition, underdrawing, perspective, color harmony, and pastel application onto different surfaces. The instructor will provide a demonstration at the beginning of every class and instruction throughout. This class emphasizes creativity, exploration, and experimentation rather than technique. While composition, color mixing, perspective, and mark-making will all be considered, learning technique is a by-product of the joyful creation of art. All participants will enjoy the freedom of experimenting with mixed media and surfaces and approaching the edge of abstraction in a friendly, supportive environment. This class is for all skill levels, including beginners. This medium is immediate! Student is required to bring materials. A list will be sent upon registration. Here is what they are saying about Heather's Beginner Pastel Class: "The instructor is talented and lovely."