Celebrating Cranes! A Virtual Brush Painting Party - 3/16/25

*PLEASE NOTE - If you are signing up after 3/4/25, you must have your own supplies as there might not be enough time to order from OAS and receive your shipment in the mail. Kindly, contact Leigha to check and see if you have the essential supplies needed: [email protected]

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This year marks the 42nd year that the San Luis Valley (where I live in Colorado) celebrates the migration of 40K beautiful Sandhill Cranes through a fun event called, "Cranefest". I am thrilled to be the local artist teaching Crane painting this year at the festival!

My subdivision is part of the Baca Wildlife Refuge and every Spring and Autumn we all look forward to seeing these stunners migrating through our area. We are also adjacent to the Great Sand Dunes National Park where Cranes can be seen enjoying the brief water enviroments there: https://mvcranefest.org/

In this fun workshop we will learn how to paint graceful Sandhill Cranes using just 2 main colors to keep it simple: Ink, White and a dot of Red on Pre-Mounted Full Moon flexible boards that are immediately ready for framing. (Any kind of high-quality Double Xuan will work as well)

If you are just starting your journey with Brush Painting, this step-by-step class is specifically designed for beginners and will be taught at a gentle pace with plenty of time to practice the various strokes before adding them to our final composition.

Tuition also includes a CLASS RECORDING for you to download and review at your leisure.

*** Leigha will arrive 30 minutes before class begins for brand new students to introduce them to brush holding, preparing and loading with ink so, class time can be spent exploring the Cranes.

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A detailed supply list will be sent upon registration in the confirmation email but, if you are brand new to Brush Painting and would like to save money on basic painting supplies, here are 3 supply sets from OAS to choose from for this class starting with the most budget-friendly:

1) Intro Brush Painting Set: https://orientalartsupply.com/products/intro-brush-painting-set?ref=tJ4kIRzB

2) Beginner Set for Leigha Nicole: https://orientalartsupply.com/products/classroom-painting-set?ref=tJ4kIRzB

3) Artist Set for Leigha Nicole: https://orientalartsupply.com/products/artist-set-for-leigha-nicole-recommended?ref=tJ4kIRzB

Full accessory sets either Premium or Budget (felt, porcelain segmented water bowls and flower plates, spray bottles, etc.) are sold separately on Leigha's teacher page as well as recommeded study books by her teacher Dr. Ning Yeh: https://orientalartsupply.com/collections/leigha-nicole?ref=tJ4kIRzB

The supplies that are included in the Sets are:

Intro Set: An Orchid Bamboo brush, 48 small Practice Shuen sheets of handmade rice paper, Practice Ink, felt for use underneath your paper, a mini pie saucer for your ink and an instructional Orchid and Bamboo DVD from my teacher, the Emmy Award winning master painter Dr. Ning Yeh for reference and practice before and after the workshop.

The Beginner and Recomended Sets include 4 brushes (Pre or Premium brushes) consisting of Happy Dot, Small Flow, Large Flow and an Orchid Bamboo brush and a custom roll of handmade Practice Shuen, Jade Plate and Pi paper.

**PLEASE NOTE - Sakura White and Red watercolor paints as well as the Pre-Mounted Full Moon paper used for this class are not included in the above sets and will have to be purchased separately from OAS: https://orientalartsupply.com/?ref=tJ4kIRzB

If you are using your own materials, make sure you have comparable supplies to the list provided but, feel free to get in touch at [email protected] before the workshop to be sure you will have all that you need to participate.

Since these classes will be hosted over the Zoom platform, you will need a computer or laptop and a solid internet connection as well as a basic knowledge of the Zoom interface (how to mute, etc.). The Zoom link and other important information will be coming from the host Leigha (not Eventbrite) so, make sure you remove any spam filters to be able to receive these from: [email protected].

Dr. Ning Yeh, my esteemed teacher reminds us: "What is it that makes Brush Painting magical? It is the same thing that makes life magical. It is the link that ties your hand with your mind; your heart beat with the rhythm of the universe."

Host or Publisher Leigha Nicole - Artist