Cynthia Armstrong – Wabi Sabi: Embracing the Imperfect (Online); Wednesdays, September 9-30, 2026

Supply List Medium: Watercolor & mixed media Level: Open to all levels Class Dates: Wednesdays, September 9-30, 2026 Class Times: • 10:00 am-noon Pacific time • 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern time • 6:00 pm -8:00 pm UK time Critique Sessions: Tuesdays, September 15-October 6 – 2:00 pm Pacific /5:00 pm Eastern / 10:00 pm UK Time Wabi sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that can inspire our own art. It is an exploration of the beauty to be found in things impermanent, imperfect, incomplete and unconventional. Developing an appreciation for wabi sabi can greatly inform our own rationale as artists by freeing us up from Western ideals of beauty; allowing us the space to take chances and risks in our art. In this 4 week course, we will look to incorporate the tenets of Wabi Sabi while experimenting with watercolor (and a few well chosen additional materials), making art that is unique, spontaneous and wholly Zen.