UPCOMING EVENTS
Live Painting Event at Great Outdoor Provision Co. (Charlotte)
DECEMBER 5, 2024. 3:30PM-6:30PM
I will be set up at my favorite local outfitter and gear shop, Great Outdoor Provision Company (Park Road Shopping Center, Charlotte) from 3:30-6:30 working on a new landscape painting. Come say hi and watch the creative process in person as you knock out some holiday shopping! I will have a few stickers and other products for sale, as well as a sign up sheet for my upcoming Watercolor Workshop in January. The painting I will be working on will be available to bid on.
Pet Portrait Live Painting Event at The Chamber by Wooden Robot (Charlotte)
DECEMBER 11, 2024. 4pm-10pm
I will be at The Chamber (by Wooden Robot) in NoDa, Charlotte doing pet portraits. Each portrait is $50 to commission, and is done on site in about 45 minutes. Hang out and have a beer and watch the painting of your pup come to life! The taproom is dog friendly, so you are welcome to bring your pet, but all I need is a photo. This event is first come first serve, so show up early to snag your spot! Paintings are 8”x8” and available to take home day of.
Pet Portrait Live Painting Event at Town Brewing Co. (Charlotte)
December 12, 2024. 4pm-10pm
I will be at Town Brewing Company in Charlotte doing pet portraits. Each portrait is $50 to commission, and is done on site in about 45 minutes. Hang out and have a beer and watch the painting of your pup come to life! The taproom is dog friendly, so you are welcome to bring your pet, but all I need is a photo. This event is first come first serve, so show up early to snag your spot! Paintings are 8”x8” and available to take home day of.
Watercolor Landscapes Paint and Sip at Town Brewing Co. (Charlotte)
December 13, 2024. 6pm-8pm
This workshop is designed as an introduction to watercolor painting with a focus on techniques and materials you can use on trail, hosted by Guide and Watercolorist Heidi Nisbett (known as Sketching Summits online). Once you've covered the basics, the rest of the workshop will be formatted like a Paint and Sip style course, where you'll follow along with Heidi to paint a landscape of your own! This is a great workshop for folks who have some experience with watercolor to hone their skills, or for folks who are brand new to the art form to learn the basics! Workshop includes a trail-friendly watercolor kit (watercolor palette, water cup, brush, and watercolor sketchbook) for each hiker to take home. Workshop lasts approximately 2 hours.
Pet Portrait Live Painting Event at Resident Culture Brewing Co. (Central Ave., Charlotte)
December 16, 2024. 4pm-10pm
I will be at Resident Culture Brewing Co. on Central Ave., Charlotte doing pet portraits. Each portrait is $50 to commission, and is done on site in about 45 minutes. Hang out and have a beer and watch the painting of your pup come to life! The taproom is dog friendly, so you are welcome to bring your pet, but all I need is a photo. This event is first come first serve, so show up early to snag your spot! Paintings are 8”x8” and available to take home day of.
Pet Portrait Live Painting Event at The Chamber by Wooden Robot (Charlotte)
December 18, 2024. 4pm-10pm
I will be at The Chamber (by Wooden Robot) in NoDa, Charlotte doing pet portraits. Each portrait is $50 to commission, and is done on site in about 45 minutes. Hang out and have a beer and watch the painting of your pup come to life! The taproom is dog friendly, so you are welcome to bring your pet, but all I need is a photo. This event is first come first serve, so show up early to snag your spot! Paintings are 8”x8” and available to take home day of.
Watercolor Workshop at Great Outdoor Provision Co. (Charlotte)
January 16, 2025. 6pm-8pm
Join Sketching Summits at Great Outdoor Provisions Company (Charlotte location) for an in-person watercolor painting workshop on Thursday, January 16 from 6pm-8pm. This workshop is great for beginners and experienced artists alike!
Artist Heidi Nisbett of Sketching Summit will lead this 2 hour workshop, providing a step-by-step lesson on how to sketch out the predetermined subject matter (a North Carolina landscape) and paint it in with watercolor. This workshop will provide you with the skills you need to maintain a creative practice of field painting, with an emphasis on painting in nature in order to practice mindfulness, notice your surroundings, and connect with our wild spaces.
Workshop Only fee includes the 2 hour lesson where participants are welcome to use the their own supplies from home, or work from provided communal supplies (participants will take home their finished paintings). Everything you need will be provided, just show up ready to paint!
Workshop Fee with Take-Home Supplies includes the 2 hours lesson, a 16 color set of Viviva watercolor paints, water cup, paintbrush, and 4"x6" sketchbook of watercolor paper: everything you need to participate in the workshop and continue your creative practice at home or on the trail! These supplies are yours to take home and are a $45 value.
The fine print: This workshop needs a minimum of 3 people to run. If the minimum is not met by a week before, the workshop will be canceled and a full refund will be provided. If your plans change, you may cancel your spot and receive a full refund up until January 14. If your cancel after January 14, you will receive a 50% refund. Any cancelations day-of (January 16) will not receive a refund. Day-of sign ups at the event will be available if space allows. This event is indoors. This event is appropriate for most ages, including kids 10 or older.
Watercolor Backpacking Trip with Blue Ridge Hiking Company (Great Smoky Mountain National Park)
April 25-27, 2025
Heidi Nisbett, an accomplished backpacker and talented artist, will guide you on a 3-day backpacking trip in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and teach you the basics of watercolor painting and painting outdoors along the way. We've kept the mileage pretty low - around 15 miles total - to leave a couple hours each day for painting. You'll leave the trip with at least 2-3 finished paintings (and the materials you'll need to keep painting on your future hikes), drawing inspiration from subjects including waterfalls and the beautiful spring wildflowers. This is a beginner-friendly trip, or a chance for more experienced backpackers to try something new. No prior painting experience is necessary. Trip price includes a trail-friendly watercolor kit for you to keep!