Garden Sketches - Capturing Florals with Charcoal & Light

 Garden Sketches - Capturing Florals with Charcoal & light 

🗓️ Live Zoom Class – August 19

🕘 60 minutes (25–30 min guided process + 30–35 min interactive Q&A/Studio Time)
🎟️ FREE for Authentic Muse Members
💻 Guests: $10 Early Bird (by Aug 17) · $14 Regular Price
🎥 Attend live or watch the recording at your convenience

This month’s Muse Studio Session invites you into a  floral study using charcoal and  tracing paper. You’ll be guided through a simple and expressive process to create translucent botanical artwork perfect for layering, journaling, or simply enjoying as a finished piece.

✨ We’ll also explore how to photograph flowers with your cell phone in natural light—a quick and accessible way to capture your own reference images, whether from your garden, a local park, or a farmer’s market. I’ll share how I use these photos as inspiration for drawing and painting, helping you build a personal library of creative material.

In this mixed-media class, you'll learn how to create translucent floral artwork using charcoal on tracing paper, producing soft, impressionistic botanical studies perfect for framing or collage.

You'll also learn how to capture your own floral references like an artist—with just your cell phone and natural light. I’ll walk you through how I photograph freshly picked flowers outdoors to create ideal references for drawing and painting—whether from your own garden, a nearby park, or a local farmer’s market.

In This Session, You’ll Learn:

How to prepare tracing paper 
🖤 Charcoal sketching techniques for soft botanical studies
🌀 How to blend with gesso to create depth and delicacy
📷 Tips for photographing flowers outdoors using natural light and your phone
🖼️ Ways to use your translucent florals in collage, journals, or layered artwork

Techniques for sketching with charcoal on a textured surface
-How to blend with gesso for soft, painterly effects
-How to photograph flowers using natural light and a phone camera for reference images
-Creative ideas for using your floral transparencies in collage, journals, or paintings

Once you enrol you will be emailed the Materials Needed:

This class is suitable for all levels. The teaching portion will be followed by a 30–35 minute live Q&A, giving you time to ask questions, share progress, and connect with fellow creatives.

Capture the beauty of blooms in a whole new way—observe, trace, and paint.

About Muse Studio Sessions:
Muse Studio Sessions are part teaching, part open studio time. You’ll be gently guided through a creative technique or idea, followed by space to ask questions, share progress, and work alongside me in real time. This is your opportunity to explore artmaking in a way that’s relaxed, supportive, and deeply rooted in presence and personal inspiration.

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