Local workshop offerings at these locations:
Society of Bluffton Artists Gallery
Church StreetBluffton, SC
Contact SoBA for info and reservations
843-757-6586
Coastal Art Supplies
216 West StreetBeaufort, SC
Contact CAS for info and reservations
843-524-2782
~ Workshop Ideas ~
NATURE SKETCHING - BIRDS
Day-One • Primer for
Field Sketching Birds
Learn five steps to better bird sketching and how to draw a
bird, any bird, in five easy steps.
Get an understanding of basic bird anatomy, learn about feather patterns/directions
and practice sketching eyes, beaks, legs and feet. Weather and time permitting, we’ll head outside for
practice.
Bird images provided.
Day-Two • Herons,
Egrets & Ibis…. Oh my!
Use techniques learned from day one along with learning specific
pointers for sketching and painting wading birds. We will begin the day practicing techniques. After a lunch break, we’ll paint, step
by step, a scenic that features wading birds. Bring photos of marsh scenes and wading birds or on a tablet
for viewing images. We will make
up our own landscape and use images of several birds to incorporate them into
the scene.
This is a fun, fast-paced workshop. I’m looking forward to sharing my field
sketching experience with you and seeing your wonderful results! Yay! We get to sketch and paint for two days :)
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GREEN PLAY: Mixing and Painting with Greens
Learn to mix a variety of greens to enhance your watercolor landscape and foliage paintings. Explore brush and negative painting techniques to create different effects. This is a 'techniques' workshop - bring lots of photos for inspiration. If time & weather allow, we will journey outside to put techniques learned into practice with a bit of plein air painting.
Pam will have tube pigments and watercolor pencils on hand to supplement the colors in your current palette or watercolor pencils.
Pam will have tube pigments and watercolor pencils on hand to supplement the colors in your current palette or watercolor pencils.
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If traveling to the Beaufort County area of South Carolina and there isn't a workshop scheduled during your stay, contact Pam to arrange a private lesson!
Workshops offered:
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Travel Journal Workshop Demo |
Tools, Mark Making, Watercolor Techniques
• Travel Journal Workshop
Landscapes / Urban settings / People
• Garden Journal Workshop
• Green Play (learning to mix greens)
• Plein Air Watercolor Sketching
• Herons, Egrets and Ibis.... Oh my!
• Sketching with Pen and Watercolor
• Nature Sketching Series
• LetterForms Using Non-Traditional Tools
Workshop Testimonials
"Our 3-day workshop with Pam was an outstanding experience. Pam is a terrific teacher who brings out the best in both novice and advanced artists. She has a rare gift of bringing a group together to create a friendly and safe environment that fosters individual expression and respect for each participant. Above all, her love of art and nature is contagious – we are eager to continue our journey through another of Pam’s workshops."
~ N. Vineburgh, Belfair
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"Thanks it was fun and I hope to develop my skills and take more classes. Please keep in touch and let me know when others are offered. You are a wonderful teacher!!"~ S. Knopp, Belfair
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"Thank you for a thought inspiring, brain challenging re awakening! You are a natural teacher, and I look forward to future Pam workshops!
Thank you for sharing your gift with us!" ~ S. Manker, Spring Island
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"Class was so much fun! I am really glad I took it and “caught” your inspiration for the medium and the concept. Today we discovered a great horned owl in a tree in our yard, sitting on a nest – so I did a journal page of her!" ~ L. Smith, Spring Island
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"I really like your style and found your class exciting! Wish I had someone as talented as you up in VT!" A. Low, Beaufort
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"Thanks for all the tips, I know I will enjoy what you taught for a long time to come." P. Everson, Bluffton
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"What a wonderful class, the time really flew by and I learned so much about the watercolor pencil technique. Starting this afternoon my journal will have color pictures and it will be interesting to see how I grow." B. Wiener, Bluffton
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"You are such a great teacher. All of your advice and your grand experience made this workshop so special. I learned a lot during these 3 days and today I feel really motivated to draw and paint. In fact my new resolution is: to practice a little bit every day in order to make some progress. I thought about this may times but today it’s time to do it!!!!!!"
~ C. McDaniel, Beaufort
~ C. McDaniel, Beaufort
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"I so enjoyed your three day workshop. I have never done journals before and I found yours to be so creative and inspiring. I hope to get back to my watercolors again after such a long absence." C. Looney, Bluffton
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"I enjoyed the workshop SO much. I am still struggling, but will not give up. Your work is so inspiring. Thank you for your patience and all those great tips." H. Selva, KY
"I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your journaling workshop. I can't wait to fill my pages, and complete my garden journal with things from my own garden. It was such a wonderful respite from my daily grinds, and I hope to develop the habit of at least sketching quickly the things that catch my eye. I think it will definitely help me relax." F. Ruffalo, HHI
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"Thank you for every minute of your sweet nature and encouraging temperament. Teachers are everywhere, in all sorts of guises, but not many do such a D. good job of it. Talented and generous....not a bad tag to have. With much appreciation," B. Bishop, Beaufort
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"Thank you for the great info and workshop. Fun! Fun! Fun! Next time bring a stack of your journals so we can all be even more inspired." C. Hathaway, FL/ME"I can't tell you how much I enjoyed your journaling workshop. I can't wait to fill my pages, and complete my garden journal with things from my own garden. It was such a wonderful respite from my daily grinds, and I hope to develop the habit of at least sketching quickly the things that catch my eye. I think it will definitely help me relax." F. Ruffalo, HHI
A Sampling of Student Work
Travel Journal Workshop |
Herons, Egrets & Ibis... Oh my! |
Green Play |
Nature Sketching Series - eyes |
Nature Journaling Workshop |
Garden Journal Workshop |