Close at Hand: Meditation and Drawing, Online 4/17
Description
The Zoom link to participate in this event will be provided at least 24 hours before it begins. Please call 415-354-0360 if you have any questions.
April 17, 1:00–4:00 pm PT
In this afternoon workshop, we will gather together for meditation, drawing, exploration, and play. Many studies illuminate the calming and restorative effects of meditative drawing, and its positive effects on brain health and well-being.
We’ll start with exercises to enjoy the meditative movement of pen or pencil on paper, and learn enjoyable drawing techniques to use throughout the afternoon. We will observe everyday objects with new eyes and new appreciation. A short period of guided meditation and a Dharma talk will be included.
Everyone is welcome to join us in an open and encouraging circle of community, as we enjoy drawing with beginner’s mind, whether we are experienced artists, have some or no experience, or have even declared, “I can’t draw.”
If you’ve been with us before, please join us again for new explorations.
Materials to have on hand
Printer paper or sketchbook, pencil, ballpoint pen, colored felt tip markers or colored pencils
Optionally, you can also use
Watercolors
Thicker paper rated for watercolor or light wash/mixed media use
Micron, Staedtler, or Copic-style waterproof liners in black ink; sizes 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8, or 1.0
Recordings:
All course sessions will be recorded, and registered participants will receive temporary access to the recordings for later viewing.
Fee Information
- Benefactor Ticket Price: $105 — supports others’ participation
- Standard ticket price: $84 — covers full program costs
- Member (Become an SFZC Member): $76 — for current SFZC members
- Supported: $50 — community supported rate
- Deeply Supported: $21 — for broadest accessibility
- Current SFZC residents and qualified SFZC retirees may attend this course for free. To register, please email onlineprograms@sfzc.org at least 72 hours before the program begins.
Registration Information
Or call 415-354-0360.
Sam McWilliams
Sam McWilliams is an artist from San Francisco, CA with a current focus on plants and botanical drawing. She is an acclaimed tattoo artist, an instructor with Draw Botanical and holds a BFA of High Distinction in painting and drawing from California College of the Arts.
Ryotan Cynthia Kear
Cynthia is Guiding Teacher of Great Spirit Sangha and Women of the Way Sangha. She is also a senior teacher of Meditation in Recovery. Receiving Jukai with Paul Haller in 2004, Cynthia was subsequently ordained in 2008 and then Dharma Transmitted in 2010 by her heart teacher, Darlene Cohen.