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Drawing Foundations IV: Silverpoint Techniques
December 6, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
$189.00A 2-Day In-Studio Workshop!
Saturday-Sunday, December 6 and 7, 10:30am-1:30pm
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About this Workshop:
Rooted in Renaissance tradition and famously used by Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer, silverpoint is a luminous drawing medium celebrated for its precision and permanence. In this workshop, artist Jenny Walton introduces students to the beauty of linear mark-making through the delicate and disciplined practice of drawing with fine silver.
Students will learn how to prepare traditional silverpoint surfaces and explore methods for building form, tone, and texture entirely through line. Emphasis will be placed on controlled, layered mark-making techniques that develop depth and subtlety over time. The workshop covers a range of materials and tools used in both historical and contemporary silverpoint drawing.
Perfect for artists of all levels, this course offers a rare opportunity to connect with a time-honored medium and sharpen your eye through intentional line work.
Level: Beginner—Some experience with line and form (Part I and II of the series for example) is helpful, but not required. This short-form workshop is part of a series of foundational drawing classes that build on skill in succession, however they can be taken individually to inform your own skills wherever you’re at. There are no pre-requisites for any class in the series.
Registration extended through December 4, 2025. Material fees are included with your registration, though a list of additional items needed to be gathered/purchased will be sent with your confirmation.
Featured images by Jenny Walton
CLASS MATERIALS LIST:
Registration includes a $30 materials fee to cover consumable materials provided in class, including coated papers, sandpaper, tape, and silverpoint grounds. In addition, students will need to bring the following supplies to class:
- 1 silver stylus
- 1 Premier Panel
- Heavyweight paper such as: One 22 x 30″ sheet of hot press watercolor paper (example) or 1 pad of Strathmore printmaking paper
- (optional) Old Sterling Silver jewelry such as a bracelet, ring, or spoons (should not be plated)
- Painter’s tape, 1 roll
YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Jenny Walton holds a BFA from Central Washington University and an MFA from American University (D.C. and Italy). Walton has shown nationally in New York, Miami, Boston, and Seattle and internationally in Italy. She was awarded an Artistic Fellowship from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities among several other grants and residencies including Vermont Studio Center, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and Hamilton Princess, Bermuda. She has been critically published in several catalogs and articles and her work is held in several distinguished private and public collections. She lives and works in the Washington D.C. area. Learn more about her work at www.jennywaltonart.com.