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PENCIL SKETCHING WORKSHOP
We begin with observation—learning to see through line, form, and subtle detail. This session focuses on slowing down, noticing deeply, and allowing marks to emerge from presence rather than effort.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Date:  May 22nd 2026 
Time: 10 AM to 12:30 PM EST
Location: 215 West Water St, Elmira
Capacity: Limited to 10 students
Materials: Provided.
Cost: $95
If purchasing combined with Watercolor workshop there is a $25 discount.  Select Bundle Offer below.
WATERCOLOR SKETCHING
We move into color—exploring how washes and layering can carry the same sensitivity developed in the morning. This is less about technique, more about translating perception into expression.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Date: May 22nd 2026
Time: 1:30 PM to 3 PM EST
Location: 215 West Water St, Elmira
Capacity: Limited to 10 students.  
Materials: Provided
Cost: $125
If purchasing combined with pencil sketching workshop there is a $25 discount.  Select Bundle Offer below.
SKETCHING BUNDLE OFFER:
OBSERVATION TO EXPRESSION
What happens when we slow down enough to truly see—and then allow that seeing to guide how we express?  Join me for a one-day, two-part workshop exploring drawing and watercolor as a practice of attention.
Save $25 by enrolling in this one day workshop.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Date: May 22nd 2026
Time: 10 AM to 3 PM EST
Location: 215 West Water St, Elmira
Capacity: Limited to 10
Materials: Provided
Cost: $195

UNIQUE  PORTRAIT GIFT 
(This is a gift not a class)
This one hour  painted portrait is an intimate act of attention. The subject can witness their own likeness gradually emerge on canvas—visible in the mirror before them. In this quiet exchange, perception deepens, as the self is both observing and observed.
Date:  Valid a year from Purchase
Time: Mutually convenient time

Location: Elmira, NY 
Limited:  One person per canvas
Materials: 6 inch square gessobord
Cost: $199 till  Apr 26th. 
$250 after that
Likeness is Guaranteed.

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