Lew Lehrman's Classes & Workshops,  2011 & 2012

ARTISTIC TRAVEL JOURNALING
brings much more than it might seem at first glance. Sure, it's about capturing on paper the memorable sights, experiences and feelings of a journey, but more important, it's about the pure pleasure of seeing (instead of merely looking). Artistic journaling challenges you take the time to perceive something, and to commit it, in line and color, to the page.

Even decades later, revisiting any page in your journal will bring back the moment you created it with astonishing clarity and immediacy!

In these workshops, you'll learn how to: (a) see and believably sketch the human figure and the head; (b) sketch and paint houses, trees, just about anything; (c) record a great meal as you're enjoying it; (d) understand (and maybe even use) perspective; (e) become mor and more comfortable working with watercolor; (f) capture not merely what you see before you, but every sensation you're experiencing at the moment!

But wait! There's more!

At no extra charge, you'll learn the secret of transforming any boring, interminable wait (think airport, jury duty, auto being serviced,  bus or train trip -- even a long car ride!) into absorbing, pleasurable, creative time.

We will day-trip to interesting and unique locales to sketch and journal the week's lessons and happenings.

Any appropriate medium.  

Instructor demonstrations.  
Individual critiques.
Beginner through advanced.

 

 

 

 

 


The Joy of Artistic Travel Journaling
Scottsdale Artists' School, Scottsdale, AZ

Six Fridays, 9:00 AM to Noon, February 10 to March 16, 2012

Ever wonder why we rarely look at our travel photos? Perhaps it’s because taking a photo requires so little investment of one’s attention that actual memories of the moment are scant. Not so with even a brief sketch and some notes in your journal. While I still take loads of pictures, it’s invariably my journals that, even three decades later, vividly evoke wonderful places and events of our travels!

Sketching on location slows your pace, as you observe a scene for minutes, not just seconds. Regardless of skill level, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your drawing improves... within hours! Prepare to visit (and sketch) several of the Valley’s most interesting locales, and to gain a new perspective on sketching, journaling, travel, and even watercolor itself.

Because journaling is done solely for one's own pleasure, you needn’t be an accomplished artist to enjoy a
rewarding experience. Beginners are especially welcome.

For more information, or to enroll, visit Scottsdale Artists' School
Or telephone 480 990 1422
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

(Random pages from several of my journals:
From the top:
Budapest; Guadalajara;
Bangkok; Yangtze River; NYC Lower East Side;
Peru; Vietnam.)
Each, save Bangkok, sketched on location.

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