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Mixed Media & Watercolor Field Journaling

Mixed Media & Watercolor Field Journaling

$812.50
Dates:
August 9 - 12
Location:
Gardiner, Montana
Meals Included?:
No
Instructors:
Suzie Garner, MFA
Audience Type:
Adult
Program Type:
Field Seminars
Program Subject:
Art
(Activity Scale)
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Field Journaling in Yellowstone by creating pages within a sketchbook/journal is a perfect way to slow down and really absorb an experience. This class is for all artistic levels. I will be sharing some of my favorite field journaling activities as we explore approaches for creating a field journal. You will find new directions, mediums and ideas for capturing the moment as we experiment with quick sketches, notes, stamps, maps, composition, drawing and watercolor techniques. We will use watercolor, ink, colored pencils and more.

About the instructor

Suzie Garner is a Professor of Art and Design at Colorado Mesa University where she has taught graphic design and drawing since 1994. As an avid sketchbook artist and graphic designer, her research focuses on capturing her experiences in the natural world with ink and watercolor. She enjoys teaching others how and has taught field journaling/sketching workshops at for the Colorado National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Arches National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park and Yellowstone National Park. In 2017, she completed an Artist Residency in Yellowstone National Park at the Yellowstone Art and Photography Center in the Old Faithful Historical Area.

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Mixed Media & Watercolor Field Journaling Course Letter

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Lodging | Audience Descriptions

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SUMMER ACTIVITY LEVEL SCALE

  • Be prepared to hike up to 1 mile per day, comfortably, through relatively flat terrain on maintained trails.
  • Be prepared to hike up to 3 miles per day, comfortably, with elevation gains up to 600 feet. Some off-trail hiking possible.
  • Be prepared to hike up to 5 miles per day, comfortably, with occasional elevation gains up to 1000 feet in undulating terrain.
  • Be prepared to hike up to 8 miles per day, at a brisk pace, comfortably, with climbs up to 1500 feet on dirt trails. Loose rocks, uneven footing, and off-trail hiking are possible. Good coordination is recommended.
  • Be prepared for brisk aerobic, destination-oriented hiking up to 12 miles a day. You should be physically conditioned to do these hikes comfortably. Elevation changes up to 2000 feet on dirt trails or off-trail. Loose rock, uneven footing, steep hillside traverses, and stream crossings are possible. Good coordination is required.

WINTER ACTIVITY LEVEL SCALE

  • Leisurely hikes up to 1 mile per day through relatively flat terrain on maintained or snow-packed trails.
  • Hikes on snow-packed trails, or snowshoe or ski trips, up to 3 miles per day with climbs up to 250 feet.
  • Brisk hiking, snowshoeing, or skiing up to 5 miles per day with climbs up to 500 feet, including some trail-breaking in snow.
  • Brisk aerobic snowshoeing or skiing up to 8 miles per day with climbs up to 1000 feet; or steep, rugged, off-trail skiing or snowshoeing—including breaking trail in variable snow conditions.
  • Brisk aerobic snowshoeing or skiing up to 12 miles per day with climbs up to 1500 feet; or steep, rugged, off-trail skiing or snowshoeing—including breaking trail in variable snow conditions.