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SUMMARY:Art Focus: February Art Demo Featuring Nishant Jain “ The Sneaky Artist!”
DESCRIPTION:** All Demos are free and open to the public ** \nNishant Jain is a writer and sneaky-artist\, making secret drawings of his world everywhere he goes. After leaving a PhD program in Neuroscience to become a novelist\, and getting stuck halfway through his debut novel\, he started drawing as a way to get over his writer’s block. Thus began an unexpected journey as an artist. Nishant’s art revolves around a curiosity for urban life\, and how cities allow strangers to coexist in harmony. His book\, Make (Sneaky) Art\, offers ideas and techniques to build a sketchbook habit based upon mindfulness and observation of one’s environment. Nishant lives in Port Moody\, with his wife and a baby boy whom he draws everyday. \nA drawing habit is about more than the skill of drawing. It can be a wholesome way to engage more deeply with your environment and be more mindful in the spaces we inhabit. This session will pack ideas and simple techniques from Nishant Jain’s book\, Make (Sneaky) Art\, to help you build a sustainable and fulfilling drawing habit. \nhttp://www.sneakyartist.com
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/art-focus-february-art-demo-featuring-nishant-jain-the-sneaky-artist/
LOCATION:The Outlet\, 2248-2250 McAllister Avenue\, Port Coquitlam\, BC\, V3C 3B2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Drop-In Nature Sketching
DESCRIPTION:Practice your hand at making still-life art at Mackin House Museum! This event is hosted by local Senior\, Merril Hall \nGUIDED SKETCHING SESSIONS! \nArtist and nature-lovers looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon – join us at Mackin House Museum for a free drop-in activity with our Senior-in-Residence\, Merril Hall! \nOver the course of Spring\, Merril will be teaching drop in nature sketching sessions on two dates – Saturday\, Jan 24th and Thursday\, Feb 26th. During these sessions\, Merril will help guide participants in making illustrations of nature using books\, images\, or Mackin House Museum’s surrounding gardens as reference. Not an artist? Don’t worry! The goal is just to connect with local nature\, and have fun! \nSaturday\, January 24th – 12 PM – 4 PM\nThursday\, February 26th – 6 PM – 8 PM\nRSVP Appreciated (Drop-ins welcome) \nRSVP Here\nFree. All Ages & Skill Levels Welcome \nABOUT OUR SENIOR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM \nConnecting seniors with the next generation! \nLocal seniors play a vital role in our community as knowledge keepers. Our Senior in Residence Program is a project dedicated to helping bridge the gap between seniors and other generations\, to ensure cultural practices\, artforms\, and knowledge sources are shared between different age demographics. Through workshops\, open-studio dates\, curated exhibits\, and presentations\, we’ve worked to platform skills like upcycling\, memoir-making\, nature-sketching\, stamp-carving\, and more! \nOur Senior-in-Residence program is funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Grant.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/drop-in-nature-sketching/2026-02-26/
LOCATION:Mackin House\, 1116 Brunette Avenue\, Coquitlam\, BC\, V3K 1G2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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