A workshop series by Dennis Klocek
This course is designed to enable participants with no previous artistic training to develop the critical eye/hand relationship that awakens a deeper perception of forces and beings in the natural world. The focus is the practice of sketching skills that strengthen the ability to perceive the sense world at a much more subtle level.
#1 Minerals
January 20, 2011 9:30am-3:30pm
Sophia’s Garden, Petaluma
Starting with practice in basic sketching techniques based on simple geometric shapes, the first workshop will explore the mineral kingdom, culminating in sketching exercises designed to help in understanding crystal formations and rock faces.
#2 Plants
February10, 2011 9:30am-3:30pm
Benziger Family Winery, Glen Ellen
The second workshop will focus on sketching the plant kingdom through studies of leaves, branches, bark patterns and flowers. The focus of this session will be how to use sketching techniques as a way of understanding form motifs in plants.
#3 Animals
April 21, 2011 9:30am-3:30pm
Sophia’s Garden, Petaluma
The third workshop will focus on sketching the pattern motifs of bones and skulls in animals, as a doorway for entering meditatively into the different life gestures of the animal kingdom.
Please bring a 9x12 sketch book and standard HB or 2H pencils.