HANDS ON WORKSHOPS AT WHITCOMB’S
Sketching, photography, ceramics, painting, dyeing.

These workshops, led by experienced instructors, are designed to develop skills and creative expression. Presented by the Grange at Whitcomb’s, the former garage in Whallonsburg, now reborn
as a center for artisans and handcrafted work.

Sketchbook Traveler: Drawing and Painting the Mindful Landscape
Saturday, October 23 from 2-5:00pm
Cost: $35

Wadhams Falls, by James Lancel McElhinney

With the rise in popularity of plein-air painting, Sketchbook Traveler proposes a deeper engagement with nature that incorporates, the history, science, and culture of a place. This more immersive approach to drawing and painting outdoors not only develops visual skills. It deepens our awareness of environmental conditions, the world around us, and our place in it. This workshop series will help you learn how expeditionary journaling can enrich your encounter with nature in ways that promote environmental awareness, general knowledge and ecological civics, using time-honored concepts and methods, along with practical demonstrations.

Workshop is led by author, historian and visual artist James Lancel McElhinney, author of Sketchbook Traveler Hudson Valley. and Art Students League of New York on Painting. McElhinney is a recipient of grants from the Pollock Krasner Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. He resides in Essex, NY.

Open to all ages 18 and above. No prior artistic training required. We will meet at Whitcomb’s and travel to a different location in the area. Supply list, suggested readings and other materials provided by the presenter will be sent to registered participants prior to the class meeting. Copies will be available on site. Some free materials may be on hand.

Workshop fee is $35.

Made possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council Cultural Assistance Program Grant with funding provided by Essex County.