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Skillshare: Interactive Sketchbooks
In this class you will learn how to bring your own sketchbook or journal pages to life by creating interactive, surprise elements to be discovered as you turn the pages. We will be creating pockets, fold-outs, cut-outs, windows, and more.
Skillshare: Sketchbook Illustration
In this 1 hour class I walk through how to incorporate a journal practice into your routine with three templates to help you get started. You’ll learn to get the most out of your materials, experiment to discover your personal style, and find inspiration everywhere you look.
Skillshare: Illustrated Time Capsule
In this 1-hour class we will be creating illustrated time capsules. Capture your memories through very exact and specific drawings or a mix of writing and abstract art. The idea is to take you back to this time, in a year, two years, or even longer - whenever you decide to open it again. All levels and all ages welcome!
Workshops & Events
Upcoming Classes & Events
I am offering monthly drawing meet-ups for paid subscribers on my Substack, Draw Your World.
Create Beautiful Invitations With Your Unique Handwriting with Derwent June 13th, 2023 4pm EST/3pm CT
In this 1-hour free class we will work on creating unique and personal invitations using your own handwriting as a starting point. I am so excited to share how even the messiest handwriting can be used with intention to communicate and create keepsake, celebrated and useful pieces of art. We will work with pencils, fine line pens and Inktense paints. Bring an open mind and lets play with our handwriting and transform it into lettering. Click here to register
Anna Tasca Lanza Retreat in Sicily
A 5-day sketching and painting plus cooking workshop getaway in Sicily. September, 2024. If you would like to join us, click here to find out more information. Update: We have confirmed a 3rd year is happening! Stay tuned for 2024 dates and booking info.
LIVE classes with Derwent Art Materials
Painting Woodgrain with Derwent Inktense Paints and Line Makers
A 1-hour class where we go over a few different ways to capture the patterns in woodgrain with paint and pens. It is so freeing and meditative to paint wood grain patterns, and have the lines flow with ink lines and different shades of brown. I will do a demo in pencil and ink, and then another in paint, building layers to create dimension and enhance the grain and patterns. This is an all-level class. Click here to watch (link coming)
Painting Metal Objects with Derwent Inktense Metallic Paints
A 1-hour class on Michaels.com where we sketch and paint metal objects using the Derwent metallic palette and water-soluble pencils. First, choose a few subjects such as a kitchen knife, a pair of scissors, a metal bucket, or a padlock and chain. We will sketch them with pencil, and then carefully begin to layer the metallic paints to make the objects come to life. This class is open to all levels. Click here to watch
Painting Fruit With Derwent Inktense
A 1-hour class on Michaels.com where we will work on building color and form by layering washes of Derwent Inktense paints. Click here to watch
Making Wrapping Paper with Derwent Inktense
A 1-hour class on Michaels.com where we will create fun, free-form abstract patterns on kraft, newspaper, or found paper to use to wrap holiday gifts! Grab whatever intense colors you have, pencils, paints, sticks, and I will share how to create the effect of an all-over pattern. A really fun and freeing class where there are no mistakes, and everyone benefits. Click here to watch
Painting something unexpected, found on a walk
A 1-hour LIVE class on Blick Art Materials Creative Community page on Facebook. A manhole cover, a doorknob, a tree, a mailbox, a street sign… there is always something to draw and paint, and often the most mundane will suddenly become beautiful if we take the time to really look and celebrate it. Even a crack in the sidewalk can be exciting to paint! Click here to watch
Painting Chocolate in honor of Halloween
A 1-hour LIVE class on Michaels.com focused on sketching and painting your favorite holiday chocolates. As we go through the lesson, we will talk about perspective, shading, highlights, and layering color to build dimension. Click here to watch
National Handwriting Day Class A 1-hour LIVE class on Michaels.com focused on your natural handwriting and all of the ways you can embellish it, celebrate it, and use even the quirkiest and messiest writing in your artwork and design work! Click here to watch
Envelope Addressing Class A 1-hour class on Michaels.com where we address envelopes in creative and unexpected ways. Snail Mail never looked so good! Click here to watch
Handlettered Quote Using Your Own Handwriting and Collage A 1-hour class on Michaels.com where we use our natural handwriting to letter a quote and play with paint and collage to create a finished piece of art Click here to watch
Fitting Small Drawings Together on a Page A 1-hour LIVE class on Michaels.com focused on composition and fitting drawings and words together on a page. We will talk about planning out the space, filling areas, size and angle of drawings, and more. Click here to watch
Playful Lettering and Typography
Join me for a 2-hour class that focuses on playful typography and lettering, with a strong focus on out natural handwriting. I am honored to have one of the first classes on the new platform Nerdabe (another word for design nerd).
Private Lessons
Private or semi-private lessons in my studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn
Each lesson is very personal and coordinated together. I am currently teaching drawing, illustration, handwriting and lettering, how to work with different art materials, and how to incorporate a regular art making and journal practice into your daily or weekly routine. 1.5 hour lessons are $250 for 1-on-1, and $300 for 2 people. 2 hour lessons are $285 for 1-on-1, and $320 for 2 people. I am able to answer all questions by email.
Private or semi-private lessons via Zoom or Skype
I am offering private and semi-private lessons via Zoom on a very limited basis. If interested, I am able to answer all questions by email.
Leaf Series
My hand painted leaves are now available for sale out of my studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
If you would like to purchase a set, or one, or many, please send me an email to arrange an appointment. The leaves range from $50 for a single small leaf to $300 for larger sets.
I realize that this eliminates many purchases from afar, but the pieces are delicate enough, and one-of-a-kind, so I feel this is the safest way to sell them. Each set or leaf will be enclosed carefully in a box, with tissue for safe travels. (Keep in mind that they are stronger then you might think. Magnolia leaves are thick and leathery, so it takes some force to crack them!)
They make perfect gifts for housewarmings, thank yous, or even just to bring to a dinner party. You can frame them in a shadow box, lay them on a mantle, or place them in a bowl (this is usually how I choose to display ours at home).