Everything Jane Davies!
A Yearlong Class
Carla Sonheim Presents: Jane Davies
We are so thrilled to have Jane lead us through the year and share all her methods and processes. She brings so much to her work from her expertise with color and design to her confidence to trust her instincts. We know this will be a very special year for you!
– Carla
2026 Yearlong Class — Everything Jane Davies!
A Year of Mixed Media Drawing, Painting & Collage
Instructor: Jane Davies
20 Lessons (note: the number of lessons in the ‘Take this class’ section is not correct)
Begins January 8th
Hello!
I am Jane Davies, and I’m delighted to be offering my first yearlong class! This will be a year of learning, growing and having fun together as we make lots of art.
Each month we’ll focus on elements such as shape, line, pattern, texture, color, value, scale, and more, through a series of playful exercises and monthly projects. Paint, paper, and drawing materials are our main art supplies, but we’ll include a few other materials as well.
Just a few of the projects include:
- Tissue paper collage to study value, scale, and transparency
- A playful heart collage to study scale and contrast in pattern (and this is a key to why our pieces become too busy sometimes)
- A project focusing on shapes in all their multiple permutations
- Improvisational drawing to focus on the language of line
- Timed exercises for practicing ease and flow, building confidence in your intuitive choices
- And more!
- Then, we’ll end the year with a folded book project in which you are free to use anything we’ve done in the previous lessons.
A big part of the year will be working in series. We’ll be making several pieces for each assignment which will give us the chance to experiment and explore the possibilities.
Be prepared to be challenged and have fun as you paint, draw, glue, cut, transfer, fold, stencil, spatter, stitch, and more, for this year of mixed — drawing, painting & collage!
Jane
Here’s what you get in 2026:
• 10 Recorded Lessons.
Each Month, starting in January, Jane will upload videos for that month’s demonstration, project and assignments (with December and August off for vacation and catch-up! ). Each lesson consists of warm-up exercises and a main project.
• 11 Zoom Sessions
Once per month Jane will continue the theme with a 1.5-hour Zoom session two weeks after the video lessons (Thursdays at 19:00/7 pm Central Euopean Time)… your chance to meet others while working on another assignment and with sharing time at the end. (If you need to miss the live Zoom sessions, they will be recorded and available within a day.) In December, we’ll have a special Zoom party to share and reflect on the year!
• Community Forum. We will have a private forum via CLUSTER to share our work and be inspired by the work of others. (If you don’t know Cluster, don’t worry! It’s simple to learn and is the platform Jane uses for all of her online classes.) Jane will check the forum regularly for uploaded work!
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 198 (Outside EU)
EUR 209 (EU, 21% VAT incl.)
Class Calendar:
(click the image below or here to download a printable PDF document)
Jane Davies is a prolific teacher and artist.
Here is some of her wonderful artwork:
Nuts & Bolts
• The Lesson Videos will be pre-recorded and be available in your class account by 1am PT each scheduled lesson day. Once the video is up, you can access it on your own time schedule.
• No art experience necessary… really! Just jump right in.
More Jane pieces and some student testimonials!
Testimonials
Your instruction changed my ability to express myself freely. Throughly breakthrough instruction. You gave me permission to play, layer, experiment and more.
jane, this workshop has been a savior for me in so many ways… gave my painting purpuso, put mileage on the brush and pointed me in a way I wanted to go. Thank you, I look forward to participate in many more of your workshops, which are so inspiring and informative!
(Your class was) engaging, immensely enjoyable and completely worthwile. End result felt like having pushed a reset button, which is always a thrill.
Supplies
For a full list of the supplies you will need, see the tab titled “Materials” located at the top of this page.
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
The Lesson Videos will be pre-recorded and be available in your class account by 1am PT each scheduled lesson day. Once the video is up, you can access it on your own time schedule.
No art experience necessary… really! Just jump right in.
Community
You will get access to Jane’s private Cluster group where you can share your artwork and enjoy and learn from the artwork of others. You may also email your teacher directly with questions or feedback.
Supply List
Hello! Here is the basic supply list, but please always feel free to substitute with items you already have on hand! Jane has provided links for your convenience of specific brands she prefers. This is a general list for the entire year, so please don't worry about gathering everything at once. Every month you will receive the following month's supply list so that you have time to gather specific supplies for each lesson. • Plenty of substrate paper – we’ll be working on smaller (6"x8" – 8"X8") and medium (10"x10", 9"x12", 11"x14", in that range) sizes, so cut a few sizes of paper. I use 250gsm printmaking paper or Bristol... here are links if needed: - Stonehenge Printmaking Paper: https://www.dickblick.com/items/legion-stonehenge-paper-22-x-30-white-90-lb/ - Bristol: https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-bristol-pads/ • Cheap Drawing Paper – I use 60# white sulphite drawing paper from Blick. https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-white-sulphite-drawing-paper/ Copy paper, on the heavier side, is adequate, and any kind of sketch paper. • Several sheets of card stock • A sketchbook is handy • Stencil brush or make-up sponge • Brayer – soft rubber brayer, 2.5” – 3” https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-soft-rubber-brayers/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fsearchword%3Dsoft%20rubber%20brayer • Optional for making stamps: a sheet of peel and stick Fun Foam • Newsprint (or you can use cheap drawing paper) – I use this for off-loading extra paint and for making collage paper. • Acrylic paints – I recommend at least some professional quality acrylic paints, such as Golden Fluid Acrylics, supplemented by student grade paints. • White Acrylic Paint - I always have my students get Blick Matte Acrylic. • Acrylic matte medium • Brushes – I use mostly flat brushes, ½” and ¾”. You will also need a few cheap hardware store “chip” brushes • Drawing media: Caran d’Ache crayons (good pigment load) https://www.dickblick.com/products/caran-dache-neocolor-ii-artists-crayons/ , graphite and pencils, paint markers, colored pencils (optional), any other drawing tools you enjoy using. • For May you’ll need a pack of white tissue paper https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-art-tissue-12-x-18-white-50-sheets/ and a 12"x16" disposable palette https://www.dickblick.com/items/blick-palette-paper-pad-12-x-16-50-sheets/ OR sheets of freezer paper • Palette (I use pad of paper style disposable palette, but use what you are comfortable with) https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-disposable-palette-pads/
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