Plants & Flowers in your Sketchbook: my first one-day in-person workshop, close to home

A few weeks ago, I posted that I would soon be offering some local in-person workshops. I’m excited to announce that the first one — Plants & Flowers in your Sketchbook — is now scheduled and ready to go (for dates and details, see below).

In this new workshop, I’ll share with you design techniques I use to create my sketchbook pages — techniques such as composition, hand-lettering, drop shadows and framing devices.

We’ll also work on strengthening your sketching skills for capturing the plants and flowers you bring to the workshop. This includes learning to mix a variety of greens for foliage, putting down large shapes first, and suggesting depth and volume through shadows — all in the service of creating livelier and more compelling watercolour sketches.

We’ll begin the day with my demonstration of how I design a page, filling it with a variety of flower and plant sketches, as well as hand-drawn lettering.

Following that, I will work with you to develop your own page. My goal is that, by the end of the day you’ll return home with your own well-laid out sketchbook page — and, I hope, with the skills to complete many more on your own.

Interested? Here is the date and details, as promised.

When: Thursday, November 6, 2025.

Location: 472 Main Road, Hudson, QC J0P 1H0

Cost: $175 CDN per person (plus applicable taxes). Materials not included.

Maximum workshop capacity: 12 participants.

Skill level: Some experience with drawing and watercolour required.

Note: You must bring your own plants or flowers to sketch. And, since we will be sharing large worktables, please ensure that your plants or fresh or dried flowers are modest in size, so we can comfortably accommodate everyone.

To register, drop me a line at: info@shariblaukopf.com

Hope to see you there!