Anna Podris creates vivid paintings inspired by dreams, from the world around her, and from active play in her sketchbooks. Join her as she guides participants through the process of using a sketchbook and journal for capturing ideas and keeping them flowing. The first class is dedicated to sketchbook techniques, inspiration, and idea generation. The second class considers how to apply that creativity and free thinking to starting a painting.
This virtual workshop consists of two 90-minute Zoom sessions (Saturdays, December 12 and 19, 1:30–3 pm each day). All skill levels welcome; most appropriate for age 16 and up.
We are working to make our online content accessible. If you need live captions or an ASL interpreter, or have another request, email Felicia Ingram.
Email Angela Lombardi with questions about the program.
Materials needed
First session
• Sketchbook
• Preferred drawing media: pens, pen and ink, pencils, colored pencils, watercolors, acrylics
•Collage ephemera: magazines, photos, interesting papers, old book pages, thin fabric, etc.
• Brushes
• Glue; gel medium or PVA, or any preferred glue
•Scissors
Second session
• Canvas, paper, canvas board, or preferred painting support
• Paints: oil or acrylic, your preference, but not watercolor; in primary colors plus black and white, and any preferred secondary colors
• Brushes in a variety of sizes and shapes
About the artist
Anna Podris received her BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She allows her surrealist style to evolve as it needs to. For many years she maintained a studio at Artspace in downtown Raleigh; these days she has a private studio and exhibits as part of the City Market Artist Collective. She and her husband, painter Keith Norval, bounce ideas off one another and work together helping kids do big art projects with North Carolina's Artist in the Schools program.
$47.19 Members
$53.36 Nonmembers
Taxes and fees included