Take a Line for a Walk around Edmonds- with Michele Cooper. Saturday 8/30/25 9am-12:30pm
Take a Line for a Walk around Edmonds- with Michele Cooper. Saturday 8/30/25 9am-12:30pm
Saturday, August 30. 2025
9am-12:30pm
Whether you’re looking to discover your own sketching style, or to build on existing knowledge, practical exercises on site will get you thinking, while being inspired by the charming village of Edmonds.
Students will meet at ARTspot for a brief indoor overview before heading out on foot to explore Downtown Edmonds through sketching.
In this workshop we will cover techniques for creating expressive drawings on location using pen and ink and watercolor.
• Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed.
• Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, capturing people in motion and more.
• Creative solutions for improving essential skills like proportion, perspective and atmosphere
Participants can learn how strong or detailed to make linework; when to use pencil or ink; how much color to use, and where; how to successfully compose an image and use perspective to bring it to life; how to use contrast; and how to incorporate detail.
With these tips to hone your technique you will be on your way to becoming a comfortable urban sketch artist.
Workshop starts at ARTspot at 9:00 am. Michele will give a short overview before your group heads out to sketch! Workshop outdoor location will be within walking distance of ARTspot. Exact location TBD. Michele will select where we draw based on Saturday’s weather, etc.
Students receive a 10% discount on ARTspot purchases from the day of registration to workshop end of day.
Excludes clearance items and other workshops. Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Michele Cooper was recently one of the guest artist instructors at Sketcher Fest Edmonds. She has been associated with USk Seattle since 2014 and was a Seattle 10×10 instructor for the tenth anniversary series of urban sketchers workshops. Michele has two new books on travel sketching as well as three sets of greeting cards. One set is especially about Edmonds. Drawing, painting and anything to do with art has always been Michele Cooper’s passion. She loves sharing her discoveries and has taught adult watercolor workshops both internationally and locally from Anacortes to Seattle since 1979.
Supply List: Be sure to ask for your discount at ARTspot.
The first priority is that your equipment be light, inconspicuous and easy to carry. *Indicates my favorites. All the equipment in this list will fit into a large jacket pocket or small to medium cross body bag. They could all even be carried by hand if the need arose to move quickly.
These are the essentials:
Drawing:
A waterproof fine tip pen such as Micron, Pitt, *Tombow Mono, Lamy Safari fountain pen with water soluble ink (black T-10)
A waterproof brush pen such as *Kuretaki Zig No.22 (black) or Pentel Pocket Brush (black)
A mechanical pencil. Doesn't need sharpening
Kneaded eraser. If you're going to do a lot of pencil sketching.
A waterbrush. Carries the water for painting in the handle so there's no need for a water bottle. I like *Pentel Aquash
*A folded paper towel, sponge or pack of tissues to clean your water brush. Option: A set of travel brushes/water cup/extra water
A roll up or zip up case to keep your drawing implements together.
Sketchbook A sketchbook designed for multimedia. Takes ink, pencil, marker, and watercolor equally well. Hardbound books help support your drawing while standing or sitting with it in your lap. Choose one of the following:
Pentalic Aqua Journal 3.5" x 5.5", for Watercolor OR
Stillman & Birn Alpha wire bound 6”x8”or *Beta hard bound 5.5”x8.5” (both made for mixed media)
or Choose your own preferred paper and make an accordion or maze book.
Binder clips. To hold the pages open.
Color Options
Small, travel watercolor kit. Needs at least three primary colors and a lid for mixing. Koi and Windsor Newton prefilled travel watercolor sets, Art Tool kit or Prima Tropicals Watercolor Set
A set of watercolor pencils for museum sketches. Faber Castell Albrect Durer watercolor pencils or Caran d’Ache Neocolor II
Extras Consider the locale, weather, how long you'll be there and personal comfort
A portable camp stool
Umbrella
*Hat/Sunglasses
*Camera/Smartphone
*Sunscreen
Bug Repellent
