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Pop-Up Plein Air Figure Sketching Demo + Destination Art Retreats Info Session with Tara Sweeney
June 28 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Tara will demonstrate her plein air approach to sketching figures in watercolor with a split-primary palette of six colors and the Portable Painter’s Micro kit. She’ll share sketches and information about her upcoming destination art retreats, followed by time for browsing samples and/or supply shopping.
Images: (Above) Plein air figures step by step, (below) Sketchbook spread Figures at Twin Cities Jazz Fest
Sketch Morocco in November? Heck yeah….
Join Tara for an unforgettable small group plein air sketching retreat in Marrakech, Morocco. All skill levels welcome. Non-sketchers may accompany sketchers, subject to available space. MARRAKECH, MOROCCO, November 1-7, 2026
Don’t delay–EARLY BIRD Discount ENDS JULY 1, 2026 https://www.walkeurope.com/paint-europe-trips
Image: An example of Plein air figure sketching in a zigzag sketchbook format.
Are you avoiding figures? New to figures or experienced, you’ll come away from Tara’s Watercolor Figure Magic workshop with essential tools for including people in your paintings with greater confidence and skill. DILLMAN’S ART RETREATS, WI, Watercolor Figure Magic, August 31-September 4, 2026.
Tara Sweeney, an award-winning artist, illustrator and author based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, has been creating and teaching for more than forty years. Her prolific body of work includes watercolor painting, plein air sketching, book illustration and creative non-fiction. She teaches plein air travel retreats and studio watercolor workshops regionally and internationally. Tara holds signature status in the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Red River Watercolor Society, Minnesota Watercolor Society and Northstar Watermedia Society. She is professor emerita with Augsburg University department of Art and Design.
