Shadowscapes: An Afternoon of Painting, Presence & Play
Sun, Oct 29
|San Francisco
Connect with presence and play in an outdoor watercolor workshop exploring the magic of light and shadow.


Time & Location
Oct 29, 2023, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
San Francisco, Owens St, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
About the event
Shadows are quiet dramas unfolding around us everywhere: the trees, the sheerness of our shirt, the windows of the building across the street are all held together in time and space.
Visual artist Angela Chu will guide us in slowing down to notice the shadows as a portal into slowness and deeper awareness of the world around us. We will play with seemingly ordinary materials to reveal surprising shadowscapes, and paint a series of visual watercolor poems that help us connect with the present moment. Come, sit with us as we blur the boundaries between shadows and self.
Through quiet observation, open-ended play, and watercolor exploration, we will collectively:
Develop an observational keenness, and sense of awe and wonder for the phenomena of shadow & light
Find a sense of playful curiosity and magic in everyday objects and their potential to be transformed into abstract shadow compositions
Build confidence expressing…