Leaves Three Ways with Sue Fierston

Capture fall by looking at leaves three different ways!  Start by learning the meditative art of contour drawing and practice on a variety of leaf shapes. When you’re done, try your hand at watercolor as you learn color mixing and techniques to paint your drawing.  Finish the workshop by learning how to hand print your leaves onto calligraphy paper.  You’ll leave the workshop with several prints and paintings, a naturalist’s record of an autumn day.

Bring up to 10 flat, fresh leaves in a zip top bag.  You can keep leaves fresh in the bag by placing it in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. All other supplies will be provided by the instructor, but feel free to bring your own watercolor set if you have one.

Sue Fierston is a printmaker and current president of the international Nature Printing Society, a worldwide group of artists who are dedicated to nature printing in all forms. NPS members print real fish and leaves as well as tree bark and spiderwebs. Sue holds nature printmaking workshops in the spring and fall at the Smithsonian Associates and the Natural History Society of Maryland. Her prints and paintings can be seen at: suefierston.com and on Instagram at: @suefierston_leaves_three_ways. In June 2020, Swinging Bridge Press published her book Into the Woods: Families Making Art With Nature.

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