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Welcome to the Drawing Board #22!

Hello All! I hope you're doing well- I've been enjoying the (mostly normal) Autumn weather here in Pennsylvania and I'm excited to share some news with you about what I've been up to as well as what's what's coming down the line. Thanks for being here!

Now Offering *In-Person* Workshops and Classes!

I'm super excited to announce that I've been invited to teach two new workshops this December in a really cool new artist's studio space here in Lancaster, PA: Binder Art Projects!

These two workshops will take place on on the first two Sundays in December, the 6th and the 13th:

We're tackling tonality through vision and staging first in the Black-Box Still-Life workshop using graphite in our sketchbooks, then the weekend after, in the second workshop, we're making use of toned paper (including hand-toning our own with watercolor!) and working a full spectrum of light and dark through the study of various subjects! It'll be a fun two weekends, and I hope you can join me for one or both of them!

Seats are super limited (I think we can fit about 8-9 people working comfortably.)
Head over to the website to learn more and reserve your seat in the studio!

I'm also honored to announce that my upcoming January workshop focusing on the anatomy of "Heads, Hands, and Feet" in New York City at Harry's Place is somehow sold-out already! It's running January 9-10th, and if you'd like to get on the waitlist for that, reply to this email or give Harry a shout on instagram.

I want to thank these two amazing independent art studios for hosting me for *in-person* workshops- it's great to work with everybody in these inspiring spaces. I'm really looking forward to these workshops! Thanks Binder Art Projects and Harry's Place!

Binder Art Projects Open Studios and Sale: This Sunday, November 15th!

Want to learn more about the new in-person workshops? Come check out Binder Art Projects' space, meet the awesome artists (Matthew Apol, Leah Limpert Walt, and Justin Phillips), check out the art, books, and art supplies that'll be for sale to support the new studio, and meet some of the other artists that are also on that floor of the building! There'll be refreshments provided. Great chance to add some inspiration to your studio- or pick up some early gifts for the holiday season while supporting local artists!

I'll be there as a guest with some original artwork and super beautiful, high-quality prints for sale, and I'd love to talk to you more about my upcoming workshops!

Come visit Binder Art Projects this Sunday, November 15th from Noon-4pm @ 1148 Elizabeth Ave, Lancaster, PA

New Silverpoint on View Until 12/19 in Third Story Art's 717 Squared Exhibition

With November 1st being "International Self-Portrait Day", I thought I'd do a self-portrait for the 717 Squared exhibition that Third Story Art put on here in Lancaster (on view now until 12/19.) We were all given the same 10x10 cradled panel to create whatever we wanted, and I chose to spend most of my Halloween developing this drawing while watching one of my favorite films, November (2017), on repeat.

It's hard to describe to anybody who doesn't create physical artwork, but this semester I've developed a craving (?) for a more haptic drawing practice. One of the most medium-to-surface haptic feedback responses I've felt has been working with silverpoint on prepared wooden panel. Drawing with a pieces of metal on a hard surface is very different than using graphite on a sheet of paper. There's the noise, like scraping a chalkboard (which I get used to, personally. Those around me, not so much!) But there's also a feeling that's almost like carving, but not quite. It's a subtly unique drawing experience, and I had a great time. Most of the silverpoints I've been working on lately have been on various papers that'll accept the silver. I think more and more I'm enjoying the wooden panel as a surface. There's a commitment involved in the preparation and construction of a workable ground that I really love.

I'm not sure if the film November is right for you- I suppose it depends on your tolerance for dark folktales based in Estonian lore, but I love it. It's easily one of the most beautiful films I've seen in recent years. I've grabbed some screenshots that give away nothing, and probably don't convey much (the cow is fine.)

There's a scene at the end of the film that really inspired me when making Potter's Field Self-Portrait. Does film ever inspire your art? Reply and let me know.

Thanks for reading about what I have going on- I really appreciate you!
I have more fun things coming up (I'm doing my best to not over-promise, a bad habit that I'm starting to think all artists share!) - so be on the lookout for more emails soon.

How's your practice coming along? I'd love to hear about what you're exploring in your work and what you're interested in! Reply and let me know.

Happy drawing,
Evan​​

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Check out the Virtual Studio:
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​Recently added to the Virtual Studio: a conversational interview with artist Sarah Annesley about working archivally in our studios and how we can better store our art to make sure it doesn't age and deteriorate before its time! Thanks Sarah!