Jocelyn Curry

After teaching Nature Journaling at the North Cascades Institute Learning Center last July, I was asked by Marlene, one of the 15 students in the class, whether I would give her a private lesson sometime in quick sketching and light journal writing techniques. A keen learner with specific goals, she knew she'd benefit by this method of tutoring. Our three-hour session was spent in my studio yesterday as we worked in tandem with pen, pencil and watercolor. To provide a range of subjects, we sketched a vase of spring flowers, our teacups, and some of the pine furniture in my studio. A challenging range – but very well done! Marlene's nearly-completed page (more writing around the drawings will be done) is on the left.