Drawing and Painting with Ink

Drawing and Painting with Ink (Drawing North)

All Levels

Amie Oliver

Participants will explore new ways to think about drawing, painting and mark-making with ink, pen and brush during this two-day workshop. We will examine the classical and contemporary use of ink wash and pen and ink drawing. Exercises will play with gesture, observation, texture, and contour.

A sketchbook which employs ink and mixed media can be seen here.

MATERIALS LIST
india ink (small container)
SMALL BRUSHES - whatever you have
masking tape or blue painting tape
utility or xacto knife and blades
ruler
sketchbook
two sheets of large, hot press rag paper - minimum size 22"x30"
two - four old drawings/prints/watercolors that you would like to recycle
graphite pencils - hard and soft
ERASERS
crow quill pen set

paper towels

optional:

mechanical pens

Intuitive Line Workshop

The Intuitive Line Drawing Workshop (Drawing North)

All Levels

Amie Oliver

Participants will explore new ways to think about drawing and mark-making during this one-day workshop. Drawing exercises will play with gesture, observation, texture, and contour. This is a one day workshop.

An album of photos from previous workshops can be viewed here.

MATERIALS LIST
vine charcoal (a few sticks)
black pastel (one stick)
india ink (small container)
SMALL BRUSHES - whatever you have
watercolor set (inexpensive student grade) or watercolor pencils
masking tape or blue painting tape
utility or xacto knife and blades
ruler
sketchbook
two sheets of large, hot press rag paper - minimum size 22"x30"
two - four old drawings/prints/watercolors that you would like to recycle
graphite pencils - hard and soft
ERASERS
water-soluable pencil