Travel and Urban Sketching in Ink & Watercolor
MAY 30 & 31
Regular price $220.00DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 30 & SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
TIME: 10:00AM – 4:00PM PDT
LEVEL: Beginner to Intermediate
AGE GROUP: Adult (ages 18+)
LOCATION: Pope Marine Park, 100 Madison Street, Port Townsend.
DESCRIPTION
One of the most joyful ways to draw and paint is in a travel journal, a.k.a. an urban sketching journal. You can carry these lightweight and compact art materials with you everywhere, and make art anywhere from your backyard to the streets of Paris. The world is your subject!
Travel journaling is also a forgiving art activity. No style is better than another. Slow and realistic, quick and playful, beginner or advanced — they all document your adventures and have a character of their own.
In this class, your teaching artist will provide a demonstration, advice and tips. and we will spend the day painting around Port Townsend. Downtown is our starting point; we can take a break for lunch or just keep painting straight through — your choice.
SUPPLY INFORMATION
Students should bring a bound watercolor journal, at least 6" x 8" in size (smaller than that is actually harder), along with watercolor half-pans in a tin, a pencil, a container of water and a collapsible cup, absorbent towels or paper towels, watercolor brushes of various sizes and waterproof ink pens such as Sakura microns in .5 and .7. Anne likes to carry a tube of white gouache too. Also important for your comfort: a hat with a brim, drinking water and a collapsible chair or stool.
COURSE DETAILS
Please add the date, time and location of your course to your personal calendar after registration; you will receive a receipt upon purchase of the course, but no further reminders from us. If any pertinent course details change prior to the course start date, we will email you at the email address you provide at the time of registration.
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ABOUT ANNE
Anne Pfeiffer has a graduate degree in painting and decades of experience as a high school art teacher, community college art instructor, and adult and teen workshop instructor. She currently lives in Port Angeles and paints landscapes and still lifes, often plein air, and participates in regional and national exhibitions and events.
See more: courses with Anne
Artist website: Anne Pfeiffer, @annepfeifferartist and @annepfeiffer
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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!
Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer a 10% discount for Northwind Art School students.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will be notified and receive a 100% refund of the course enrollment fee.
Students withdrawing from a course at least seven days prior to the first day of class will receive a 90% refund of the course enrollment fee.
Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund—except for illness or injury, in which case students are eligible to receive a 40% refund of the course enrollment fee.
Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered a non-refundable deposit to cover administrative overhead. Any donation given at the time of checkout is also non-refundable. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted.
Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.