Drawing on Sable Island

🚨 JUST 2 x SEATS LEFT FOR THIS EXPERIENCE 🚨

Join Nova Scotia artist and author Briana Corr Scott as she returns to host a drawing workshop on the remote location of Sable Island National Park Reserve. Get out in the wild to draw and paint the wild horses and seals plein air, set in the beautiful landscape of this incredible ribbon of sand in the North Atlantic. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a newcomer to the canvas, this experience is tailored to help you create incredible artwork and memories of this once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

After a scenic plane flight over the colourful fall foliage of Nova Scotia’s coastline, we’ll touch down on the white sand on the south beach of Sable Island. We’ll then spend the next eight hours with Briana exploring and sketching wildlife, landscapes and history of Sable Island and expressing what you see on paper.

With Briana as your teacher, you’ll have the opportunity to refine your skills and learn techniques and tricks for drawing in nature, while learning how the act of drawing helps strengthen your travel memories of a place. Throughout the adventure we will stop, sit and draw for 30 minutes at a time at diverse locations so you have ample time to unleash your creativity.

Share your work at the end of the day with a group show-and-tell for feedback. After the tour, everyone receives a custom Sable Island gift pack from Briana and Picture Perfect Tours. Plus your photo guide with Picture Perfect Tours will share their professional photographs with you so you can continue your artistic renderings of Sable from home.

Book today to discover the rich history and unique magic of Sable Island, while creating endless memories through your artwork.

Itinerary:

• 07:00 – Downtown Halifax pickup for airport transfer
• 07:30 – Arrive at the Halifax Stanfield Airport
• 07:40 – Intros, weigh passengers & gear, load plane
• 08:15 – Plane departs
• 09:30 – Land on Sable Island near Main Station
• 09:45 – Safety orientation with Parks Canada
• 10:30 – Hike west towards West Light from Main Station
• 12:00 – Turn east & hike along the South Beach
• 13:30 – Arrive at Main Station for a snack & break
• 14:30 – Hike east along the north beach
• 16:00 – Head west back to Main Station through the dunes
• 17:00 – Arrive at Main Station & drive back to the plane
• 18:00 – Plane departs
• 19:30 – Arrive at the airport
• 20:00 – Unload plane & depart for Halifax

Highlights:

• Our small group of 5 artists have Sable Island to ourselves
• A supply list of suggested materials to bring for the trip
• Early link to Briana’s video tutorials on life drawing
• Pre-workshop demo on how drawing creates lasting memories
• Plane flight over NS’s stunning coast to Sable Island
• Safety briefing with Parks Canada staff
• Life drawing insights and demonstrations from Briana
• 30-min drawing sessions at varied locations on Sable Island
• Group showcase of work at the end of the day
• Min. 8 hours drawing & exploring the island
• Airport transfers from downtown Halifax
• Package of digital photos to sketch from afterwards
• Custom gift pack from Briana & Picture Perfect Tours

Get To Know Briana

Briana Corr Scott is an illustrator & author based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She tells stories about the beauty of the natural world with hand-painted botanical illustrations, surface patterns, paper doll kits and picture books. Briana’s picture books blend the art she makes with the stories and poems that she writes while walking in nature. Her first and second picture books, “She Dreams of Sable Island,” and “The Book of Selkie” were published by Nimbus Publishing Ltd. Her latest book, “Wildflower”, was released in April 2021.

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