Conference Activities: Friday, September 24, 2010
All-Day Classes
Breakfast buffet at Holiday Inn, 7-9am
Discovering the Beauty of Classic Pen and Ink with
Derek Norman,
9am–4pm
Whet your appetite for the poetry of black and white line through the use of "light" and "dark". Realize the rhythm of convex and concave botanical shapes in exquisite detail. Explore plant form, structure and texture as you evolve your own distinctive pen and ink style and technique. Limit 15. Fee $135.
Deliberate Composition with Hillary Parker,
9am–4pm
This fun and informative full day course combines class discussion, and practical exercises to bring students to a new level of awareness when developing a deliberate and successful composition. Students learn to identify the voice of their subject and stretch their thinking by moving from imitation to interpretation. Limit 15. Fee $135. (Phipps Garden Center)
One of the twenty “must-see” state parks in PA,
Jennings Prairie ,
9am–4pm
Environmental Education Center contains a relict prairie of 20 acres; the only publicly protected prairie ecosystem in Pennsylvania. Described as a “very special” place, you can expect to see many beautiful fall wildflowers. Jennings’ guides will describe what you are seeing, and botanist/ artist Dick Rauh will accompany you to advise your field sketching. Limit 50. Fee $50.