Bachelor of Arts in Film Production from Chapman University.

Over 25 years experience as a professional storyboard artist in Hollywood

Loosen up your sketches with playful line work

Simplify your sketches by creating a center of focus and only the essential details

See the light - use washes of color to create beautiful lighting effects

Invite color into your shadows to enhance depth and contrast

Invite a sense of storytelling into your work

This is a list of suggested materials. If you don’t have, or can’t find, anything on this list, don’t worry, we can do a lot with a minimum amount of materials. I’ve included my personal choices for each item in parenthesis, but I don’t want you to feel obligated to rush out and buy high-end materials. There are certainly less expensive options.

Pencil -

I use a mechanical pencil with 4B lead

Brushes -

One Round - (I use Escoda Perla 10, Van Gogh “191” 8)

One Flat - (I use Raphaél “915” 18 or 12)

One Mop - (I use Raphaél “le 803” petit gris 8, 5 or 3, Escoda Ultimo 14)

Ink Pen -

Any ink pen with waterproof ink, such as Sakura Pigma Micron 03, or 01, or a fountain pen with waterproof ink

Paper -

Your favorite sketchbook! This will be where we’ll record all our adventures, so it should be something you love. I strongly recommend sketchbooks with 100% cotton paper, perfect for watercolor painting (Etchr lab “Signature Series", Green & Stone handmade sketchbooks, L. Cornelissen & Son “cold pressed 300gsm, MaxGoodz “aquarellebook”) Strathmore 400 series watercolor sketchbooks are also very good, though not 100% cotton paper.

Paint -

I use Daniel Smith and Rembrandt paints, but most brands are suitable for what we’ll be doing. I painted for many years with a student-grade set of half pans, so bring what you have and we’ll have fun! Here’s my palette:

Cobalt Blue

Ultramarine Blue

Phthalo Blue

Burnt Sienna (English Red if using Rembrandt paints)

Quinacradone Red

Pyrrol Scarlet - a warm red, similar to W&N “Scarlet Lake”, Sennelier “red”, Schmincke “Vermillion”, Da Vinci “Permanent Red”

Indian red

Raw Sienna

Quinacridone Sienna

Cobalt Yellow

Green Gold

Phthalo Green

Miscellaneous -

Folding stool

Paper towels

Eraser

Water bottle

Water container (plastic cup)

Clips for holding sketchbook pages in the wind

I have conducted sketching and painting workshops for that last seven years, ranging from one-day workshops to multi-day destination retreats.

I love teaching people from all walks of life and experience levels how to become more confident artists. I focus on teaching techniques and ways of seeing that will enhance your individual style, and can be applied to any subject you may choose.

I’ve been invited to teach at the USK Swiss Symposium for the past three years in Basel, Zurich, and Neuchatel.

I’ve conducted weekend workshops at Mitta Studio, Amsterdam; Art Hustle Studios, Munich; ArtTime Studios, Potsdam; and New Art Fest, Sochi.

As well as individual workshops in London, Paris, Prague, Riga, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

My 7-10 day destination workshops are a chance to dive deep into sketching and painting techniques, all while experiencing the beauty and uniqueness of a particular culture. I’ve had the pleasure of teaching in Vietnam, Tuscany, Assisi, Scotland and Provence.

My on-line course with Domestika focusing on urban sketching with watercolor and ink has been viewed by over 150K students worldwide.

By book “Sketching Techniques for Artists” was published by Quarto in 2022