Original Art View More Art Gallery New Art Classes California Botanic Gardens – Watercolor Botanicals: Autumn Sepia | November 18, 10 am-noon Virtual Watercolor: Moons, Moths, and Stars | Date and Time TBD Virtual Watercolor: Tips, Tricks, and Tools | Date and Time TBD View More Art Classes 2023 Art Classes at the Botanic Gardens Please Note: There will be no in-person classes at the California Botanic Gardens July 23-August 23. Please visit my Art Classes page to register for virtual workshops during that time! 20May2023Advanced DrawingThis class is for all levels who want to bring their drawing skills to the “advanced” level!10 am-1 pmCalifornia Botanic Gardens 15June2023Meditative Art: Deep OceanThis meditative art class celebrates all that is under the ocean waves. Cool off from the summer heat as we dip into the clear waters of meditative art practice. 10 am- 1 pmCalifornia Botanic Gardens 23September2023Geometric Landscapes10 am-1 pmCalifornia Botanic Gardens 21October2023Symmetrical Flow Drawing10 am-1 pmCalifornia Botanic Gardens 18November2023Watercolor Botanicals: Autumn Sepia10 am-1 pmCalifornia Botanic Gardens 16December2023Meditative Art: Winter WonderlandTake a break from the holiday chaos and meditate on scenes from the winter season!10 am-1 pmCalifornia Botanic Gardens Register at CALBG.org Note: All classes at the California Botanic Gardens are posted on the CALBG website a month in advance. Please Contact Me if you have any questions! About Me Aleta Jacobson is an award-winning collage, acrylic and mixed media artist living and working in Southern California. The child of a highly creative family, Aleta’s earliest tools were crayons and her brother’s art books. Aleta is passionate about sharing art with others. Learn More About Aleta Latest on the Blog Inspiration from Aleta Mark Making Back in September, I wrote a blog about my favorite mark making tools. I was going to follow up with how to use them, but I wound up writing about something else. I want to return to that original idea now because I love mark making. You might say that everything in art is a… by Aleta Jacobson January 30, 2023 Thank you As the year comes to a close, I wanted to send a holiday greeting and a big “Thank You” to all. I’m filled with gratitude and joy from all of you. Whether we met in a class or you purchased my art in some form, I am so grateful that our paths have crossed. I’ve… by Aleta Jacobson January 3, 2023December 29, 2022 I Know What I Said Hello from HOT Southern California. We are deep into another heat wave. I find sometimes it’s hard even to think let alone do much. I’ve had the air conditioner blasting and fans going to stay cool. I just can’t deal with the heat anymore. I want autumn to kick in NOW. I know I said… by Aleta Jacobson October 6, 2022
Mark Making Back in September, I wrote a blog about my favorite mark making tools. I was going to follow up with how to use them, but I wound up writing about something else. I want to return to that original idea now because I love mark making. You might say that everything in art is a… by Aleta Jacobson January 30, 2023
Thank you As the year comes to a close, I wanted to send a holiday greeting and a big “Thank You” to all. I’m filled with gratitude and joy from all of you. Whether we met in a class or you purchased my art in some form, I am so grateful that our paths have crossed. I’ve… by Aleta Jacobson January 3, 2023December 29, 2022
I Know What I Said Hello from HOT Southern California. We are deep into another heat wave. I find sometimes it’s hard even to think let alone do much. I’ve had the air conditioner blasting and fans going to stay cool. I just can’t deal with the heat anymore. I want autumn to kick in NOW. I know I said… by Aleta Jacobson October 6, 2022
