I was able to attend the first day of Jed Dorsey’s October workshop at Sunnyshore Studio that took place Wednesday through Saturday of last week. Jed started off the day with a mini-lecture on what it takes to make a good artist: (1) desire, (2) opportunity, (3) encouragement, and (4) practice.
Jed is an engaging and encouraging speaker. I was struck by one of the goals for the workshop that he shared. He said that one of his goals was that people would feel loved as persons, not just for their artistic performance. I thought this was great because deep down we all want to be valued not for what we do but who we are.
I sensed that the workshop participants did feel loved.
It was fun to hang out with my dad and my sister, April, who both participated in the workshop.
Having Dad in a workshop is like having a second instructor because he spends a lot of his time going around and chatting, sharing tips, critiques, etc.
Jed demonstrated throughout the day. You always learn a lot by watching another artist paint. And he’s pretty good.
Everyone worked hard on their art paintings throughout the day.
And ended up with some great paintings!
Plus we had time together to visit and just be in community.
All in all it was a great workshop…We’re already planning for another Jed Dorsey workshop in October.
Here’s a fun little video I made up of our time together. Enjoy.