October 9, 2024
No art experience is necessary to join our first Ambassador Artist-in-Residence, Jess Moore, at her last (of this season) outdoor watercolor workshop.
Margo Feingold, FBT’s program manager and an attendee of one of Moore’s August workshops, says, “I had no real background in the medium, but Jess is a very good guide and teacher. I felt that I had room to be as creative as I wanted, while getting solid direction from an experienced artist.”
A full-time RVer, Moore has owned her art business Simple & Sylvan since 2016 and has now spent three seasons on the BTNF. This is her first time leading free art workshops here. “I keep coming back to this place because it feels like home,” she says. Moore says she is passionate about art residencies in public lands because they allow her to combine interpretation with art. (She has volunteered 2000+ hours in public lands over the last 7 years.) “Every wild place I go, I find I just want to learn more about it,” she says. “When I lead workshops on public lands, I think that’s an opportunity for me to share some of what I’ve learned with people in a fun and engaging way—through art.”
The workshops are from 3–6 p.m. Wednesdays through October 9. They are free and all supplies are provided. People do not need to stay the entire 3 hours. “It’s more like a drop-in experience,” Moore says. “People come when they can and filter out when they’ve had the experience they wanted to.”
This workshop is at the Cache Creek Trailhead. 