2008

Questions? Email Karina (info@helmillustration.com)

For a full description of available summer workshops at the Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center in Denton, NE, please scroll down the page.

March

Keeping an Illustrated Field Journal
The 38th Annual Rivers and Wildlife Celebration: Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE
Saturday March 15, 3:30-5 pm
Tuition $30/person, $35/person after February 29
Registration through Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 402-797-2301

June: Workshops at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 402-797-2301

Plants of the Prairie: Wildflowers
Saturday June 7, 10 am - 2 pm
Tuition $40/person

Field Sketching
Saturday June 28, 10 am - 2 pm
Tuition $40/person

July: Workshops at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 402-797-2301

Plants of the Prairie
Saturday July 12, 10 am - 2 pm
Tuition $40/person

Insects for Kids
Sunday July 27, 1 - 3 pm
Tuition $20/person

August: Workshops at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 402-797-2301

Plants of the Prairie
Saturday August 9, 10 am - 2 pm
Tuition $40/person

Insects for Kids
Sunday August 30, 1 - 3 pm
Tuition $40/person

September: Workshops at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 402-797-2301

Plants of the Prairie: Grasses
Saturday September 6, 10 am - 2 pm
Tuition $40/person

Landscape Sketching
Sunday September 21, 2 - 5 pm
Tuition $40/person

2008 Workshop Descriptions

Insects for Kids (Youth)
Do you like looking at insects? Have you ever wanted to draw and paint a cicada or grasshopper? Whether you prefer beetles or butterflies, we’ll have a great time discovering all sorts of insects that live in the Spring Creek Prairie. Karina will show you the simple steps to easily draw different insect shapes, then we’ll paint them. No experience required; just an interest in insects and art! All materials provided.

Field Sketching: Keeping An Illustrated Field Journal (All Ages)
Learn a r ange of field-adapted color sketching techniques to quickly illustrate the plants, animals, and landscapes that surround you. Join Karina in a 4-hour workshop, using pencil, pen, watercolor, and colored pencil techniques to capture the beauty of the Spring Creek Prairie. Following demonstrations of techniques, participants can make their own small softbound journal or purchase a hand-made hardbound journal, and then we’ll head out into the prairie. (On hotter days, prairie subject matter will be brought into the Education Building for comfort.) Participants will learn to sharpen observational skills and increase their awareness of the natural world. All ages and levels of experience are welcome and materials will be provided.

Plants of the Prairie: Botanical Illustration (Adult)
Learn the basics of drawing and painting tallgrass prairie plants in this 4-hour workshop. Through demonstration and presentations, Karina will introduce participants to drawing and painting skills, plant anatomy, and the purpose of botanical illustration. Participants will work in graphite and watercolor techniques. All skill levels are welcome and materials will be provided.

Plants of the Prairie: Grasses (Adult)
Nebraska’s prairies contain 15 native grasses, many of which are in the Spring Creek Tallgrass Prairie. Learn the steps necessary to compose a detailed line drawing to document the identifying characteristics of a native grass. During a 4-hour workshop, Karina will introduce participants to basic and advanced drawing skills, depending on individual ability, while working in graphite and pen and ink techniques. Sharpen your observational skills, while learning plant anatomy and botanical terminology. All skill levels are welcome and materials will be provided.

Illustrating Prairie Landscapes (Adult)
The tallgrass prairie is a beautiful and surprisingly varied setting for drawing and painting landscapes. Join Karina for an afternoon of sketching various landscape scenes along the prairie trails, using pencil, pen, watercolor, and colored pencil techniques. Following demonstrations of techniques, participants can make their own small soft-bound journal, purchase a hand-made hard-bound journal, or bring along their own sketchbook. With your journal in hand, we will head out into the prairie. All skill levels are welcome and materials will be provided.