Jean Mackay – The Empty Nest: Ink and Watercolor Sketch Demo (Online)

Learn how to break down a complex subject and weave expressive lines to recreate the beauty of the nest!

Sunday, October 25 – 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 9 pm UK Time

Zoom Meeting ID: 845 2561 8057
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Class Description

Jean Mackay will demonstrate sketching a bird nest in sepia ink with touches of watercolor. Learn how to break down a complex subject and weave expressive lines to recreate the beauty of the nest.

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Jean Mackay is an artist, educator, and naturalist. She has been keeping an artist journal for more than nearly 20 years as a way to study and share the beauty and diversity of nature, as well as to record the art of everyday living. Working in all kinds of settings, from tide pools to farm fields to her own backyard in upstate New York, Jean’s watercolors reflect a keen eye for detail and profound sense of wonder. She is the author/illustrator of The Nature Explorer’s Sketchbook (2020). Jean teaches online and in-person classes and offers immersive workshops nationally and internationally. She has been an instructor with Winslow Art Center since 2020.

Winslow Art Center will close briefly for updates between 2am-3am Pacific Time (UTC -7), 5-6am Eastern, 10-11am UK/BST. Class recordings can be watched while the site is closed, please email katod@winslowartcenter.com to request a recording if you are unable to access it directly.