Field Sketching with Paint

Bring your favorite sketching materials, including pen, pencils, watercolors and sketch book in a small backpack or shoulder bag.

We will walk the trail, and stop to sketch or paint and making quick paintings or drawings. Joan demonstrates composition, color and brushwork and works with you individually to meet your goals.

Learn how to set-up and break-down and pack your painting and sketching materials. We will do multiple sketches in paint or drawings while we seek different subjects to capture ideas quickly. We evaluate the sketches after returning to our trailhead. Find camaraderie with other beginner or advanced artists as we learn from each other.

Joan Hoffmann has taught painting, drawing and woodblock printing with PRNSA for over twenty years. The Pt. Reyes Seashore landscape is home to her. She creates impressionistic landscapes in oil, watercolor and woodblocks. She lives in Vermont, but she grew up in California, and started her art career in California and the west. www.joanhoffmann.com

Details:

-We will be meeting at the Tomales Point Trailhead at the end of Pierce Point Road

- Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to check in

- Refunds available for all classes 7 days in advance of the start date, after 7 days and before 2 days, participants can credit their class for a future date. All requests before 48 hours in advance will be declined.

- Please follow the parking instructions for the facility used that day

- Please provide an email you check regularly for updates and reminders about your class

- Registration is required online prior to the event in order to maintain class sizes

- Sales end 48 hours before the start date.

- Waitlists are available when the class sells out

Ticket Pricing

A range of pricing options are available to meet your needs. We welcome your participation and appreciate your support at any level.

What to Bring:

Notebook or sketchbook(no lines) for painting or drawing

Permanent fine black marker and #2 pencil or colored pencils

Watercolor kit (palette and paints) with two brushes

Water and cups for paints

Optional-pad of Watercolor paper

Day Pack

Lunch Bag

Warm Variable Weather Clothing

Hiking Shoes

Water Bottle

Notebook and Pen/Field Journal

Eventbrite Confirmation Email

Binoculars (Optional)

Camera (Optional)

About the PRNSA Field Institute:

The PRNSA Field Institute offers hands-on environmental education classes throughout the year that foster enjoyment of Point Reyes National Seashore. Our classes are led by expert instructors, who take you out of your everyday life and into the natural world. We host a variety of classes about the arts and sciences and have something for everyone. You can reach the Field Institute at (415) 663-1200 x304 or by email at fieldinstitute@ptreyes.org.

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Health Guidelines

Masks are welcome at your discretion as we all work together to remain safe and healthy.