Come aboard and 'brush up' on your sketching skills. Artist
Hazel Mitchell will lend a guiding hand, whether you are
just beginning or more advanced. From the intricate textures and detail
of the ships rigging to the panoramic views of the beautiful Maine
coast, there is so much choice for the artist! Weather permitting there
will be a chance for drawing and painting ashore on a remote Maine
island.
Subjects covered:
Line drawing
Texture and detail
Perspective
Landscape
Composition
Figurative sketching
Plein Aire Sketching/Painting
Several mediums will be
coverd including graphite, pen and ink, watercolour and coloured
pencil/pastels.
Hazel Mitchell, (originally from Yorkshire, England), now lives and
works from her studio in central Maine. Not quite born with a pencil in
her grasp, it wasn't long before she figured out she loved to draw. She
attended Art college at York and Sunderland in England, served in
the Royal Navy as a graphic artist (really) and was CEO of a print and
design business for many years before finally making it across the pond.
She has introduced young and old to the fun of drawing, from beginners
to those of a more practised talent. Her work has been displayed in
several exhibitions and work is in several collections. She has had the
honour of her art being received by the Princess Royal and the late
Queen Mother.
Most days she can be found in her studio illustrating
children's
books, as well as producing fine and commercial art. She has fine art
critics in her five dogs, and the studio art director (Sleep, the coon
cat) keeps an eye on production.
