Wind and Honey Creations: pencils art portraits tulips

My Rose in watercolor pencils and graphite

As many of you are aware, I have been teaching pencil art drawing classes online through a video format for several years now. And I have had my own site, Creative Pencils, for 2 years. I love working with students from all over the world and watching them delight as they discover they can draw. I am predominately self taught. I was once a beginner too. I know how it feels to be unsure. And I know how it feels to be overwhelmed with laughter when I realized my pencil scratches actually looked like something real. I love sharing the steps with new students and helping them find that same delight. Here are some drawings by current students that all started out as beginners in Pencils 101.

Sandra Petersen

Jaffra Masad

Sandra Simpson

For those of you that are new here and don't know me, I am Elizabeth Johnson of Wind and Honey Creations. I have created art in many mediums but my true love is pencil art. I have taught drawing since 1999 in local settings and online since 2011. I teach drawing from a right-brained perspective. If you've taken any drawing classes from a traditional approach, this will be very different for you. And lots of fun! You can see a little more about me and the workshops I've been teaching here at Creative Pencils.

My Cat Eyes in Tinted Charcoal

The exciting news I have today as I join this blog party is that I am moving my pencil art workshops to Creative Workshops. This decision has come with much thought. I have loved having my own site. But life has brought some new adventures to my schedule (see this post on The Graceful Artist). I want to give my very best to my drawing students. Moving my workshops to Creative Workshops will enable me to continue to do so. I am very grateful to Gail for welcoming me with open arms.

My Portrait of Toby

The first workshops to move will be the Pencils Series -- Pencils 101, 201, 301, and Colored Pencils 101. These are my foundational lessons. They start at the very beginning and move quickly into rich lessons that will deepen your pencil skills and broaden your creativity. After the first of the year, the Cat and Dog graphite portrait workshops will move. Then the other workshops will follow as the months unfold.

My Tulips in Colored Pencils

Creative Workshops has just moved to a brand new site. And we are having a party with prizes to celebrate.

Here are a few great things about Creative Workshops:

 Available online 24/7 to fit your schedule. You can watch videos as often as you want, when you want. AND ipad access!

 You get instant access with your receipt to any Open class you purchase. No waiting for u send you an invitation, no more confusing membership to join.

 All video content is available from the first day a class opens so you can work at your own pace. Doesn't matter if you are a turtle or a rabbit!

 Once a class opens there is no take down date to worry about so no pressure to be done by a certain date. If a teacher must retire a class (very few do) we give you 6 months notice.

Pencils 301

To celebrate the opening of my Pencils Series on Creative Workshops, the prize I am giving is one enrollment in Pencils 101.

Pencils 101

If you are interested in starting on a new adventure in pencil art, leave a comment with this post. The party runs Sept. 23-Sept.29. I will use a random number generator to choose the lucky winner and announce the name Monday Sept 30.

Pencils 201

After you have left your comment here, be sure and check out the other teacher's blogs for their exciting prizes. At the bottom of this post you will find a list of all the party participating teachers, and the links to their blogs. Each teacher is giving away one of their classes for free to a lucky commenter! You can follow the party trail from blog to blog, leaving a comment on each blog you visit. This will increase your chance of winning a free class from one of the talented teachers. Fun, huh?!