This multi-step activity introduces students to the basics of observational drawing and mixed media painting. Students will first sketch fresh flowers in pencil, then add crayon for a wax-resist effect, and finally bring their compositions to life using watercolor.

Single session

LouSea
Chelsea “LouSea” Louviere LouSea is a full-time mixed media artist based in Lafayette, Louisiana, whose practice spans public murals, interactive installations, cardboard sculpture, alternative photography, printmaking, embroidery, painting, and collage. LouSea’s creative works explore nature and self-love as pathways to personal and collective reflection, inviting viewers into an intimate dialogue drawing on the natural world as both subject and collaborator. LouSea utilizes unconventional materials and hybrid processes integrating hand-crafted details with experimental techniques. Her site-specific installations invite viewers to engage directly with the work and one another. In addition, LouSea serves as a teaching artist and community advocate, leading workshops and creating public art projects.