Join local artist and art entrepreneur Zip Lehnus at FLAX Art + Design Store for in-person, outdoor workshops, “Zen & The Art of Urban Sketching,” at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture. Lehnus is a science writer and avid sketcher whose subjects reflect his science and nature interests. Lehnus has a gallery on Instagram.

The workshops begin at FLAX, where participants pick up their urban sketching kit (included in the class fee), go over basic urban sketching techniques, and set off to discover beautiful outdoor settings perfect for urban sketching. The $65 workshops happen on Saturdays, August 13, 2022 and September 10, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and include everything needed to jump-start a passion for urban sketching (more than $50.00 worth of items). Returning students who already have supplies can attend for $30.

Materials included are: the Sakura Koi Watercolor Pocket Set (a $25.49 value), the Strathmore Vision Mixed Media Pad ($7.82 value), two Sakura Micron Pens and one brush-tip pen (an $8.70 value), a Uni-Ball Gel Impact Pen in Coconut White (a $3.95 value), a Palomino Blackwing Pencil (~$2.00), a General Pencil Extra-Soft White Vinyl Eraser ($1.12), and a Magnesium Wedge Sharpener ($1.55).