In this workshop, participants will learn how to use gouache inks and micron pens to create the colorful and detailed feathers of birds.Bring some ideas of bird species you want to draw, and by the end of the workshop you will have a drawing of your favorite bird(s)!
Recommended Supplies
Gouache
White and two/three colors of your choice; Holbein,Winsor, and Newton brands are recommended. Artist gouache is ok too.
Micron Pen
005 or 05 for fine lines. Feel free to use either one or both.
Brushes
Recommend an artist-quality fine brush, like 0-1, and a brush that is a bit bigger.
Paper
Recommend Arches watercolor, hot press is preferred, but any watercolor and hot press will work.
Grey Paper Palette
Grey color is the best for color. A Plexiglas or glass with a sheet of paper underneath can also be used.
Pencil, eraser and water bowl (recycled yogurt container will be just fine)
Bring your brain and your enthusiasm with you!
About Eunkang Koh
Eunkang Koh received her B.F.A. from Hong-Ik University in Seoul, South Korea and M.F.A. from California State University, Long Beach, California. Koh sees within our contemporary society a new illusion created by a systemic world since the invention of the internet and social media. She works in various media: printmaking, bookart, drawing, painting, and installations to address social phenomena in our contemporary consumerist society.
Eunkang has shown her devotion to art and the art making process. She has had significant solo exhibitions that include Main Gallery, The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and La Taller in Bilbao, Spain. Koh also has participated national and international group exhibitions such as Centro Civico Pati Limona in Barcelona, Spain; Art Space Jungmiso in Seoul, South Korea; Mei Lun Gallery at Huan Fine Art Institute in Changsha, China; and Central Booking in New York City, New York. Koh has been invited to artist-in-residencies including Seacourt, Bangor, Northern Ireland, Frans Masereel Centrum in Kasterlee, Belgium; Gualan Original Printmaking Base in Shenzhen, China; Chhaap Printmaking Studio in Baroda, India and Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California.
Koh is an Associate Professor teaching printmaking and drawing in the Department of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Nevada Reads is a program of Nevada Humanities that is made possible with support from Nevada State Library, Archives, and Public Records; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the City of Reno; and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Library of Congress’ Center for the Book promotes books and libraries, literacy and reading, and poetry and literature.
