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Jean Mackay – The Empty Nest: Ink and Watercolor Sketch Demo (Online); Sunday, October 25 – 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 9 pm UK Time

Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Time: 2:00-3:00 pm Pacific time (5:00-6:00 pm Eastern time/ 9:00-10:00 pm UK time)

Level: All levels welcome

Medium: Watercolor and ink

Presentation Type: Demo

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.

Free!

Register once to access all events. Your Festival Pass includes Zoom links to the full schedule plus access to recordings, so you can revisit sessions or watch anything you miss.

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.

Autumn ART IN ACTION Events

(More events are being scheduled and added to the list daily!)

  • Art Chat (Online) - Special Author Event with Landscape Painter Mitchell Albala; Thursday, October 22 - 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm UK Time

    Art Chat (Online) – Special Author Event with Landscape Painter Mitchell Albala; Thursday, October 22 – 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Alex Kelly - An Introduction to Playful Composition: An Experimental Approach (Online); Thursday, October 22 - 11:45am PT / 2:45pm ET / 7:45pm UK Time

    Alex Kelly – An Introduction to Playful Composition: An Experimental Approach (Online); Thursday, October 22 – 11:45am PT / 2:45pm ET / 7:45pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Karen Sako - Snow Isn’t White: Winter Light in Oil & Cold Wax (Online); Thursday, October 22 - 12:45 pm PT / 3:45 pm ET / 8:45 pm UK Time

    Karen Sako – Snow Isn’t White: Winter Light in Oil & Cold Wax (Online); Thursday, October 22 – 12:45 pm PT / 3:45 pm ET / 8:45 pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Catherine Bobkoski - Floral Still Life Painting in Oil (Online); Thursday, October 22 - 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK Time

    Catherine Bobkoski – Floral Still Life Painting in Oil (Online); Thursday, October 22 – 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Zoë Cohen - Abstract Drawing Marathon (Online); Thursday, October 22 - 3:15pm PT / 6:15pm ET / 11:15pm UK Time

    Zoë Cohen – Abstract Drawing Marathon (Online); Thursday, October 22 – 3:15pm PT / 6:15pm ET / 11:15pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Mark Daniel Nelson - Exploring Composition in Procreate (Online); Friday, October 23 - 9 am PT / noon ET / 5 pm UK time

    Mark Daniel Nelson – Exploring Composition in Procreate (Online); Friday, October 23 – 9 am PT / noon ET / 5 pm UK time

    Free!
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  • Debora Stewart - The Foundation of Expression: Underpainting and Expressive Mark Making (Online); Friday, October 23 - 11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm UK Time

    Debora Stewart – The Foundation of Expression: Underpainting and Expressive Mark Making (Online); Friday, October 23 – 11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Barbara Fugate - Explore Alice Neel Portraits: Compassionate Line & Inventive Color (Online); Friday, October 23 - 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK Time

    Barbara Fugate – Explore Alice Neel Portraits: Compassionate Line & Inventive Color (Online); Friday, October 23 – 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Sarah B. Hansen - A Splashy Tree in Fall Colors: Watercolor (Online); Friday, October 23 - 3:15 pm PT / 6:15 pm ET / 11:15 pm UK Time

    Sarah B. Hansen – A Splashy Tree in Fall Colors: Watercolor (Online); Friday, October 23 – 3:15 pm PT / 6:15 pm ET / 11:15 pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Michael Weller - Flowers from Life: Painting with a Limited Palette (Online); Saturday, October 24 - 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK Time

    Michael Weller – Flowers from Life: Painting with a Limited Palette (Online); Saturday, October 24 – 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Kato D - Drawing for Beginners (All Levels & Mediums Welcome) - Dolly Parton Work-along! (Online); Saturday, October 24 - 10:15am PT / 1:15pm ET / 6:15pm UK Time

    Kato D – Drawing for Beginners (All Levels & Mediums Welcome) – Dolly Parton Work-along! (Online); Saturday, October 24 – 10:15am PT / 1:15pm ET / 6:15pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Chris Rapa - Busy to Bold: Painting the Place You Remember in Gouache (Online); Saturday, October 24 - 11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm UK Time

    Chris Rapa – Busy to Bold: Painting the Place You Remember in Gouache (Online); Saturday, October 24 – 11:30 am PT / 2:30 pm ET / 6:30 pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Tim McCormack - Matisse vs Munch: Two Ways Colour Can Transform a Portrait (Online); Saturday, October 24 - 12:45pm PT / 3:45pm ET / 8:45pm UK Time

    Tim McCormack – Matisse vs Munch: Two Ways Colour Can Transform a Portrait (Online); Saturday, October 24 – 12:45pm PT / 3:45pm ET / 8:45pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Richard K. Blades - Capturing the Light and Atmosphere of Fall (Online); Sunday, October 25 - 9 am PT / noon ET / 4 pm UK Time

    Richard K. Blades – Capturing the Light and Atmosphere of Fall (Online); Sunday, October 25 – 9 am PT / noon ET / 4 pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • 13BrokenHorses (Brian McPhee) - Paint Small, Think Big (Online); Sunday, October 25 - 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET / 6:30pm UK Time

    13BrokenHorses (Brian McPhee) – Paint Small, Think Big (Online); Sunday, October 25 – 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET / 6:30pm UK Time

    Free!
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  • Jean Mackay - The Empty Nest: Ink and Watercolor Sketch Demo (Online); Sunday, October 25 - 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 9 pm UK Time

    Jean Mackay – The Empty Nest: Ink and Watercolor Sketch Demo (Online); Sunday, October 25 – 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET / 9 pm UK Time

    Free!
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Join Us for Autumn ART IN ACTION October 22-25, 2026

  • Thursday, October 22 – 10am-5:30pm Pacific Time (1pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 6pm-1:30am UK/BST)

  • Friday, October 23 – 9am-5:30pm Pacific Time (12pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 5pm – 1:30am UK/BST)

  • Saturday, October 24 – 9am-5pm Pacific Time (12pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 5pm – 1:30am UK/BST)

  • Sunday, October 25 – 9am – 5:30pm Pacific Time (12pm – 8:30pm Eastern, 4pm-12:30am UK/GMT)

Autumn ART IN ACTION Festival – Free!

  • Express Register for the Autumn ART IN ACTION Festival or any individual festival event to access all live-over-Zoom events and recordings afterwards.
  • There’ll be one Zoom link for the entire festival so you can join any time.
  • You’ll receive an email each day of the festival with the line up for the day, the Zoom link (same link all day every day) and a link to the festival page for the recordings.
  • Recordings will be posted within 24 hours after the event. 
  • Festival recordings never expire, they become part of our Free Recordings Library about a month after the end of the festival.
  • After registering, you’ll find the link to the Festival Page with Zoom and recording links in your Online Classrooms. 

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