Intro to Outdoor Sketching: Santa Cruz
Interested in the urban sketching trend but don't know where to start? Learn to draw the world around you with this dynamic, beginner-friendly workshop. Through a series of exercises designed to build confidence, we’ll explore various styles of mark-making to interpret outdoor scenes. You'll learn to capture a sense of place through expressive line and juicy color.
We’ll cover how to:
● Choose a subject without getting overwhelmed
● Get loose and gestural
● Start with big shapes before refining with detail
● Add vibrant watercolor to enhance your sketch
About the artist:
Based in San Jose, Suma CM is an award-winning artist and instructor who enjoys working in watercolor, oil, and other media. She has been a two-time faculty member at the Plein AirConvention and has taught several sketching/painting workshops in the Bay Area and online. She serves as an Advisory Board member for the nonprofit UrbanSketchers.org and previously was on its Executive Board.
