You Can Draw Anything - Saturday, January 9

from $100.00

Saturday, January 9 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Ilah Jarvis

Materials Fee: A materials fee of $10 will be paid to the instructor

Member Status:

Saturday, January 9 | 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Instructor: Ilah Jarvis

Materials Fee: A materials fee of $10 will be paid to the instructor


Embrace tracing! Learn how to incorporate traced images in your art making process using a variety of techniques including projection, carbon paper, and light boxes. David Hockney’s book and documentary Secret Knowledge is used as a reference for this class.

This workshop is designed to destigmatize tracing and recognize it as a valid drawing technique. You will trace printed or electronic images onto paper or canvas using a variety of techniques including carbon paper, a projector or a light box. Students may also download a tracing app on their ipad. 

You are encouraged to bring your own paper or canvas (no bigger than 20” square) and the instructor will provide colored pencils, acrylic markers, watercolor paint, and collage materials to color your pictures. While support for these mediums is available, please note that the main focus of the class is on tracing. If you are not comfortable with these mediums, please bring supplies that you prefer, or keep an open mind as you use the provided supplies.

You may bring an image of your choice or choose from images provided by the instructor. You may also choose to bring your own projector or laptop to use as a light box.

Ilah Jarvis has taught watercolor all over Northern California for over twenty years, including at Studio One and The Richmond Art Center. She has exhibited her watercolors nationally and received a month-long residency at the Fundacion Valparaiso in Mojacar, Spain in 2003. She is a graduate of the California College of Arts (and Crafts) and is passionate about watercolor and the art making process. She encourages her students to challenge themselves creatively and to develop their own unique styles.

Website:  www.ilahjarvis.com I @ilah_jarvis

Fee:  MarinMOCA Members: $100; Non-members $115

Materials Fee:  An additional materials fee of $10 to be paid to the instructor

Where:  Marin Museum of Contemporary Art; 1210 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael (at B Street)