Intuitive Ink Painting & The Zen Circle
Intuitive Ink Painting & Zen Circle with Sherrie Lovler
Sunday, October 25, 2026 | 10 am – 3:30 pm with ½-hour lunch break (bring a bag lunch)
$195 non-member / $156 OHCA member
materials fee: $20 + supply list
Step into a calming, immersive workshop where intuition guides the brush and imperfection becomes a source of beauty. Blending Eastern and Western approaches to abstraction, we’ll explore meditation, movement, and expressive mark-making through ink and watercolor.
Rooted in the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, this class invites you to let go of perfection, become present, and discover the unexpected. We’ll begin with gentle centering and then move into intuitive painting practices, including the ensō—the Zen meditation circle symbolizing presence, wholeness, and the beauty found in imperfection.
The class culminates in creating an accordion-fold book filled with your own marks, paintings, and designs—a unique artwork that reflects your experience of the day.
No prior experience is needed—just a willingness to slow down, trust your intuition, and create from within.
Recommended materials to bring to the workshop, please click on this link: Intuitive Ink Painting & Zen Circle 2026 Supply List
Maximum number of students: 8
About the Facilitator
Sherrie Lovler holds a B.A. in Studio Art and has taught calligraphy and related arts for decades at institutions including Ghost Ranch, La Romita School of Art in Italy, Northern Arizona University, international calligraphy conferences, and calligraphy guilds including Friends of Calligraphy in San Francisco and Society of Scribes in New York City. She is the author, illustrator, and designer of On Softer Ground, an IPPY Gold Medal winner for book design, and her latest book, Distant Voices, explores art as a collaboration with nature, memory, and unseen influences. She is an Art at the Source and Art Trails artist and presented a solo exhibition at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station in 2025. ArtandPoetry.com
More information: ArtandPoetry.com