This workshop, led by Jean Mackay on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., will provide tips and techniques for sketching outdoors and help you gain confidence working directly from nature. Learn to create expressive lines and employ simple washes to convey the essence of your subject quickly, capturing the beauty and changing nature of fall in the garden. Explore autumn flowers and trees and their fruits, nuts, and seeds using pencil, pen, and wash techniques. We’ll sketch outside for part of the time, if the weather permits, and bring nature inside if it doesn’t, so please dress accordingly. Instruction will be tailored to various skill levels. Materials list provided upon registration.

Artist and educator Jean Mackay (@jeanmackayart) has been keeping an artist journal for more than 25 years, as a way to study and share the beauty of nature. Working in all kinds of settings, from tide pools to farm fields to museums, Jean’s journals reflect a keen eye for detail and a profound sense of wonder. She teaches both online and immersive in-person workshops. Her blog, Drawn In, shares the ordinary, yet extraordinary things that she encounters close to home and farther afield. More information about Jean can be found at jeanmackayart.com.