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Come and play in the garden with Laure Ferlita on

“An Imaginary Visit

To A Japanese Garden!”

Whether you stroll through a Japanese Garden for contemplation, meditation or just to enjoy the aesthetic beauty of the setting, there is much that is worthy of our sketchbook! From a simple lotus bloom to the gentle splashing of a waterfall, the Japanese Garden will lift your spirits and soothe the ruffled edges of your life as you slow down to capture the visit on your pages!

We’ll meander all through the garden sketching flowers, koi and stone lanterns. We’ll be looking at texture, color temperature, and on truly “seeing” the garden’s gifts. “Visitors” will have the flexibility to add in their own treasures from the garden to make this glorious “visit” uniquely their own! We’ll learn how to:

1. • capture color, detail and texture convincingly
   

1. • create an intimate (macro) view of the garden’s beauty
   

1. • simplify a scene down to its essence
   

1. • eliminate unnecessary detail
   

Our focus will be a mix of intimate (macro) images as well as larger scenes, giving time and attention to recreating our “emotional connections” with nature. Our visit to the garden will last 4 weeks with 1 assignment each week.

Video demos are provided for all of the assignments so that you can “see” the techniques used. You have total flexibility as to when you watch the videos once they are posted. The demos are available for the duration of the class and you can watch them as many times as you wish. You can even use the pause button to paint along side of Laure!

Individual (and gentle) critiques for each piece of work posted are given by Laure to help each artist grow. The critiques are provided in a secure environment along with feedback from other “travelers” in the class. Everyone will have email access for any questions or challenges that come up during the “trip.”

Students who enroll in this class should have the following:

Art Skills

Basic drawing skills including an understanding of shapes, shading,

    values and perspective

Basic painting skills including an understanding of washes, values,

    shaping and shapes (While it is not necessary for you to use

    watercolor, all demos and techniques will focus on using watercolor as

    the main sketching medium)

Computer (User) Skills

Use of email (to receive assignment details)

Participation in a blog environment (how to post images, make comments)

Computer Technology Requirements

Computer with high speed internet connection

Email (to receive assignments)

Scanner or digital camera (for posting images)

The Imaginary Visit to a Japanese Garden will begin on Thursday, June 7th and will end Thursday, June 28th. The class is 4 weeks long with one assignment per week. Class links and videos will stay live another two weeks from the date of the last assignment. Class size will be limited.

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QUESTIONS?

Please ask any questions before registering for the class.

You can email your questions by clicking here.

The cost of the class is $48.00 USD.

-REGISTRATION-

for

“An Imaginary Visit to the Garden!”

$48.00 USD

Registration for this class will open on

April 12th!

Upon receipt of the cleared payment within PayPal, you will be redirected to the User Agreement* requiring you to read and accept the terms and conditions via an email confirmation.

*If after reading the User Agreement, you are unable to accept the terms, your class registration fee will be returned after two (2) business days. 

*User Agreement must be received by the start of class. Delay in sending the confirmation may result in your registration being returned because the class is full or it is past the deadline. 

-Thank you!-

for your interest in

“An Imaginary Visit to the Garden!”

I look forward to seeing you on this “visit!”

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