Ready to take a deep dive into the natural world? Philadelphia artist Meg Lemieur is teaching 4 classes that will heighten your senses and sharpen your note-taking and sketching skills. Classes are all on Saturdays and are scheduled, rain or shine, for 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, and 10/3. 

Drawing from the practice of Nature Journaling, these classes teach observational tools that will help you record the wild world around us. Utilizing our inner scientist, writer, and artist, we will learn to capture the intricate details we find. These four classes will provide an encouraging and supportive atmosphere to learn the tools and techniques for observing, recording, and sketching our surroundings at Glen Foerd. Each class will explore a new area and is great for all experience levels. Classes will build on each other, but you can also sign up for one at a time.   

Class 2 will lead participants through a series of intentional questioning exercises to focus our creative, curious minds on figuring out a mystery that we find in a small corner of Glen Foerd.

Suggested Materials to Bring:

• Your favorite drawing pencils (for example, a mechanical pencil and a 4B pencil)

• Your preferred erasers, such as a kneaded eraser and a harder eraser like a Pink Pearl

• Your favorite sketchbook

• A notebook with a sturdy backing or a clipboard to provide a firm drawing surface (Meg's recommendation)

• Any additional art supplies you enjoy using, such as fine-line pens (Micron pens are a great option)

• A water bottle and/or snack

• A portable chair or blanket for comfortable seating

Some materials will be provided, including colored pencils, markers, paints, and brushes. However, feel free to bring any additional supplies you'd like to work with.

Suggested clothing: 

- weather-appropriate clothing with layers so you can adjust as the sun warms up 

- sun protection like light long sleeves or sunblock 

- a brimmed hat  

- sunglasses 

- bug spray 

Classes are all on Saturdays and are scheduled, rain or shine, for 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, and 10/3.

Please reach out to Rob at rditomasso@glenfoerd.org with any questions you may have!