One & Two Day Workshops
Drawing as Meditation
May 10, 2025 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Have you ever been intimidated by meditation? Have you ever drawn for hours then wondered where all the time went? Come discover how drawing is a meditation and learn how to improve both your observational drawing skills and your ability to center, meditate and relax.
Email the name of the workshop you're interested in, then I will return your email to discuss payment options (we do not accept payment online yet). Payment confirmation holds your spot.
Flowers & Other Still Life in
Pastel, Charcoal or Graphite
February 15, 2025 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction, a variety of still life set-ups, many flowers and lunch at the Blue Easel Club. We will discuss elements of design and how to handle pastel, charcoal or graphite (you choose your medium). This would be a great Valentines gift to do with your love or as a gift to yourself!
Email the name of the workshop you are interested in, then I will return your email to discuss payment (we do not pay here online). Payment confirmation holds your spot.
Flesh Tones in Pastel:
Portrait and Figure
March 7 & 8, 2025 (Friday and Saturday after Mardi Gras is over)
9:30 am - 3:30 pm both days
Includes demo, personal instruction, live model each day and lunch at the Blue Easel Club on Friday. Come learn skin tone techniques to make your drawings more lifelike.
Email the name of the workshop you're interested in, then I will return your email to discuss payment. Payment confirmation later holds your spot.
New Orleans Sketchbook in
Pastels, Charcoal or Graphite
April 12, 2025 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Learn to lightly sketch people, places and things in our beautiful New Orleans! Includes instruction and lunch at the Blue Easel Club. After lunch we will go out in the city to draw together! Come in town for the French Quarter Fest on Friday and Sunday, but draw with us on Saturday!
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in, then I will return your email to discuss payment. Payment confirmation later holds your spot.
Animation: Getting Life
in Your Drawings
TBA 2025 (Saturday)
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction and lunch at the Blue Easel Club. We will study the animation greats of vintage Disney, and how to apply that to life drawing. Have fun drawing a cute character and learn how that can help your drawings of people look more animated and alive.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation later holds your spot.
Plein Air in Pastels,
Charcoal or Graphite
Dates TBA 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes plein air demo and lunch at the Blue Easel Club, then we will go to Audubon park to draw in the afternoon.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
Drawing Flowers from Life:
Pastel or Charcoal
Dates TBA 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction, flowers, and lunch at the Blue Easel Club. Come in out of the July heat and draw with friends :-)
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
BEC Club Night
Dates TBD 6:30 - 10:00 pm
Includes demo by Carol Peebles, clothed model, red beans & rice at the Blue Easel Club. A relaxed atmosphere, not a class, you can sketch or just hang out with Club members.
Bring a friend, peruse the Blue Easel Club library, share a glass of wine or coffee, and feel like an artist for a night! Open to non-artists, spouses of artists, etc.
Wine or other beverages are BYOB.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
Drawing Anatomy Intensive
Dates TBD 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes anatomy lecture, drawing instruction, live model, and lunch at the Blue Easel Club.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
NOTE: This is a popular workshop and will recur regularly. Please let us know if you're interested in it in the future.
Drawing from Life:
The Gesture Drawing
Dates TBD 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction, live model, and lunch at the Club.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
NOTE: This is a popular workshop and will recur regularly. Please let us know if you're interested in it in the future.
Drawing Interiors: Churches
and Sanctuaries
Dates TBD 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes demo and instruction from Carol Peebles.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
NOTE: This is a popular workshop and will recur regularly. Please let us know if you're interested in it in the future.
Drawing the Figure from Life
Dates TBD 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction, live model, and lunch at the Blue Easel Club.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
NOTE: This is a popular workshop and will recur regularly. Please let us know if you're interested in it in the future.
Sketching Zoo Animals
Dates TBD 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction and admission fee to Audubon Zoo.
Limited capacity; email the name of the workshop you're interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.
NOTE: This is a popular workshop and will recur regularly. Please let us know if you're interested in it in the future.
Pastel Workshop in the
Classical Realist Tradition
Date TBD (Saturday) 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Includes instruction, a variety of still life set-ups, and lunch at the Blue Easel Club. We will discuss elements of design and how to handle the pastel medium.
Email the name of the workshop you are interested in. Payment confirmation holds your spot.