Tag Archives: drawing

If you like the woods and want to draw, this is for you.

Fall 2024 Nature Drawing Classes The first meeting for the fall 2024 ** landscape/tree drawing class ** will be 1 p.m., Monday, October 14 at State College PA Wegman’s Cafe.  This is a free planning meeting to set the schedule, share goals and supplies list. Cost of each future class will be $35 o.b.o.; comeContinue reading “If you like the woods and want to draw, this is for you.”

Get out of your Head and into a Tree

A free art in nature wellness activity Register for this guided activity that I’m leading Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Galbraith Gap, hosted by Centred Outdoors of Clearwater Conservancy, Centre County, PA. Do you need to rest in the cool understory of a lovely fully-leaved tree and learn to draw, write, report and nature journal? JustContinue reading “Get out of your Head and into a Tree”

I’m back with lots of events planned.

Please check out my events page for the latest spring 2024 upcoming happenings. I’m happy that I’m back in the teaching role at the Art Alliance of Central PA after a year off due to multiple recuperations last year. I’ll be teaching a “Fundamentals of Drawing” and a 2-part workshop for teens in polymer clayContinue reading “I’m back with lots of events planned.”

Drawing to Inspire Bonsai Styling

I taught drawing to inspire styling your bonsai trees workshop to the Susquehanna Bonsai Club and to my club in Centre County, the Happy Valley Bonsai Club, over the last few months. The images above show the progression of the drawing of the front and then the back of a ficus tree planted over rock. WeContinue reading “Drawing to Inspire Bonsai Styling”

Great Horned Owl @ Shaver’s Creek by Ann Taylor-Schmidt

I donated this lovely little color pencil, graphite, acrylic medium and gouache piece of mixed media to the Art Alliance of Central PA for a September fundraiser. This subtle 5″ x 7″ on archival cream paper was adhered with wrapped edges to a 3/4″ block of sanded birch plywood with hardware for hanging. I hopeContinue reading “Great Horned Owl @ Shaver’s Creek by Ann Taylor-Schmidt”

Prep to Teach Gesture Drawing

I am getting ready to teach a gesture drawing workshop for the Central Pennsylvania Art Alliance in October. This is one of my posters useful in talking to a class about the concepts involved. Gesture is the Tai Chi of Drawing – Sensing the energy in the scene and incorporating that movement, emotion, vibrance toContinue reading “Prep to Teach Gesture Drawing”