7 Essentials with Anita Lehmann
7 Essentials
with Anita Lehmann
Carla Sonheim Presents: Anita Lehmann
What makes a successful (and fun) art practice? Anita shares 7 of the core essentials that help her to be free, focused, energized and prolific in her mixed-media work. This is an art buffet for all! – Carla
The Studio Practice of Anita Lehmann
I get excited when I go to my studio because I get to play… but also because it means getting deeper into my work. Along with the play there is something happening in the background, a discipline of sorts that I have broken down into 7 Essentials. These are tools that I can use to get started, find inspiration, push to a finish or just free myself to be expressive.
I happen to have found 7 of these for myself, including things like Gathering, Brainstorming and “Painting like Crazy.” My hope for this class is that you can explore them, pick and choose what works best for you and finally discover some of your own.
We will be working in a variety of media and I will be giving you some fun assignments to test these out for yourself. I’ll be working with birds, flowers, laundry, and still life. You are welcome to follow along with my subjects or choose your own.
I really hope you can join us to practice and share together!
Anita
This class includes:
- 7 video lessons;
- Unlimited access to all the teaching materials of this class;
- The ability to watch the class at your pace, at the time you choose, as often as you want. You can watch it from your computer, but also from your tablet or phone. So you can also take this course while on holiday!
- Access to the class forum
- Forever access; Lessons are prerecorded and are available immediately upon signup.
This class is only available for customers
outside United States & Canada
If you live in The United States or Canada, please visit www.carlasonheim.com to purchase this class
Price:
USD 72 (Outside EU)
EUR 79,50 (EU incl 21% VAT)
Class Itinerary
Lesson 1: Collect & Gather
This first essential gives you the opportunity to discover your passions in your art practice; it’s a “gathering of evidence.” Let’s find a box, label it with your theme and fill it up with meaning.
Lesson 2: Field Sketching
Let’s get outside or another space the inspires. This essential provides another opportunity to gather evidence and acknowledge your surroundings, where ALL the senses are on fire. These free-flow drawings will give one a freedom of expression while back in studio, too.
Lesson 3: Memory Map & Brainstorming
A key essential is mapping or brainstorming and letting your ideas generate more ideas. Pose a question and where does it take you?
Lesson 4: Recipe
Pick a Format, a Media and an Idea — and stick with it for a series of pieces. Keeping things simple is key in this fourth essential. With so many art supplies, papers and format (I know I have plenty), employing a recipe in which to work clarifies ideas and concepts, resulting in clear, cohesive artwork.
Lesson 5: Design
One of my favorite essentials, Design is my pathway to strong art. Simultaneously, I am challenging ideas or concepts — a free-flow aspect of usual note-taking, media explorationa nd looking for opportunity in one’s idea. Every thought, diagrammed, in an open and non-judgemental way is freeing and enjoyable.
Lesson 6: Edit
Intention wins in this Essential. I sometimes attempt placing too much into one painting, so I ask myself, “What is really needed here?” or “What is my intention?” Clarity is key; powerful work happens when you edit.
Lesson 7: Paint Like Crazy
Woohoo! Now the fun begins. Many times I have been given this essential: Practice, Practice, Practice; Explore, Explore, Expore… Paint like crazy!
“Thank you very much! It was an interesting and helpful class! I really enjoyed it.”
“Fun and challenging class. You are a wonderful teacher.”
“It was a wonderful adventure! Such great insights and techniques. I learned so much!”
Instant and unlimited access
This gives you the opportunity to watch the class at your own pace, whenever you want, as often as you want. You can view it from your desktop, but also from your tablet or smartphone in a browser.
Nuts & Bolts
– Lessons are prerecorded and are instantly available.
– You will have forever access to the class videos and materials!
Community
You will get access to Carla Sonheim’s private Facebook community that goes with this class, where you can meet other students, ask questions, share your results and receive valuable feedback on your work.
Here are the basic supplies you will need for this class! Feel free to substitute materials that you already have on hand. • favorite paper, minimum 9″ x 12″ • Medium-size drawing and painting paper: bristol or Saunders watercolor paper, 140# or equiv. • Pencils: HB, 2B • Pencil Sharpener: good quality • Erasers: White Stadler Mars, Kneaded • Charcoal: Generals Compressed is best: 2b, 4b • Watercolors • Watercolor Brushes: round, 1” – 2” flat, not too small to work with water-based media • Artist Tape • Pastels: soft pastel (recommend PanPastels and applicators and/or Diane Townsend Artist’s Pastels) • a Box to use as a container • sketchbook
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Class Includes
- 8 Lessons