Celebrate the season through color and line!
IN PERSON at ARCH — 1490 17th St, SF CA
November 14, 11am - 3pm
In this workshop, you’ll paint from a beautifully arranged harvest still life setup, featuring brilliant autumn gourds, vibrant flowers and branches, and festive accents. Learn how to build luminous base tones with fluid watercolor washes, then layer on detail and texture using richly hued colored pencils.
Designed to be accessible for beginning and intermediate artists alike, this class focuses on essential color mixing, layering techniques, and dynamic mark-making. You will take home a still-life piece, perfect for display or gifting.
All key materials—including a palette of Daniel Smith watercolors, heavyweight paper, and Prismacolor colored pencils—are included.
About the instructor:
Based in San Jose, Suma CM is an award-winning artist and instructor who works in watercolor, gouache, and other media. She has served multiple times as a faculty member at the Plein Air Convention & Expo and teaches workshops across the Bay Area and in Hawaii. Suma is the instructor of the Craftsy class Urban Sketching in 15 Minutes a Day, and her work is featured in Archisketcher (North Light Books).
Suma holds a degree in cultural anthropology with minors in fine arts and psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as an MBA from the Wharton School. She previously served on the Executive Board of UrbanSketchers.org and is currently a member of its Advisory Board. Find more of her work at ArtBySuma.com or on Instagram @suma_cm.
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Info about workshops at ARCH!
ARCH CLASS DISCLAIMER/CANCELLATION POLICY
NO refunds will be issued within 7 days of a class's scheduled start. We understand that things come up, but we have to adhere to this policy in order to support our staff and guest educators. Some special exceptions can be made with partial refunds and credits for future classes. More than 7 days before the class, please reach out to nathaniel@archsupplies.com to request a refund.
Please sign up for classes as early as possible, at least a week in advance allows us to continue with scheduled classes, and avoid any cancellations. Classes are first come, first serve. We cannot hold seats.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONSENT NOTICE
Photography, video, and arts and crafts occur at our store. All present at our classes are subject to photography, video, or artistic depiction. All are subject to ARCH photography being shared in marketing material, on our Instagram, website, etc.
TRANSPORTATION
ARCH is easily accessible by public transportation. The 22 Fillmore and 55 Dogpatch both stop two blocks away at 16th and Wisconsin. Public transit is recommended as parking in the area is mostly time restricted and may require you to leave the class to re-park your car.
PARKING
Hourly parking is available surrounding the store and Jackson park. We recommend arriving in the neighborhood early to secure parking. Please look closely at surrounding parking signs to ensure your needed length of parking.
FOOD AND AMENITIES
Unless your class or instructor notes otherwise, please do not bring food and drinks into the store (water bottles are OK), please reach out if you need an exception or accommodation for dietary or medical needs. There are a number of local cafes and restaurants surrounding the store if you want to visit them during class break - here are some of our recommendations within walking distance:
JBs Place - Fast, casual diner, conveniently located across the street from ARCH.
Magic Donuts - Sourdough donuts and coffee.
Thee Parkside - Drinks and casual eats.
Louie’s Original - Burgers, fries, desserts, and more.
Wolfe’s Lunch - Diner fare and Japanese/Korean dishes.
Connecticut Yankee - Casual food and drinks.
MORE INFO
ARCH is wheelchair accessible, and has a public restroom. Our store is kid and pet friendly, but must be left at home during classes. Trained service animals are of course welcome to accompany their person.
Please reach out to nathaniel@archsupplies.com with any workshop related questions!
