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Sketching with Color
September 6 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$120 – $140Click here for the Saturday class beginning September 7
Join artist Virginia Hein for a four-week series every Friday from September 6–27. This series focuses on exploring color to sketch the autumn landscapes of Descanso.
Bring a spirit of curiosity, play, and experimentation while learning to work confidently with color.
$120 members, $140 nonmembers. Advance registration required, register here.
About the instructor
Virginia Hein is an artist, author, and art instructor from Los Angeles, California. She counts herself lucky to have worked as a concept and character designer for toys and entertainment, art director, illustrator, and teacher.
She taught drawing at Otis College of Art and Design for 13 years and now focuses on teaching sketching workshops locally and internationally. Virginia considers drawing to be her first language, and continues to find drawing a path of discovery and joy.