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Upcoming Class: Illustrating Shells and Middens

Date: Sat. September 16, 2023

Place: San Diego Archaeological Center (SDAC)

Address: 16666 San Pasqual Valley Rd. Escondido, CA 92027

Time: 10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Pay by cash or check the day of class or via PayPal.

Learn how to draw shells with ink and Prismacolor pencils.

Cost: $35

Call or email for more information and to register:

Donna Walker 858-829-5861 donna.walker05@gmail.com

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Artwork

Upcoming Class!
Upcoming Class!
Shells in pen and ink and Prismacolor.
Shells in pen and ink and Prismacolor.
Small Decorated Jar - Jordan
Small Decorated Jar – Jordan
Layout for illustrating pottery.
Layout for illustrating pottery.
Incised limb applique: Exterior, Interior, and Profile
Incised limb applique: Exterior, Interior, and Profile
Pierced Lug Handle
Pierced Lug Handle
Coast of Puerto Rico body sherd with foot applique.
Coast of Puerto Rico body sherd with foot applique.
The Popular Atlatl
The Popular Atlatl
Obsidian Point
Obsidian Point
"House of the Ladies" in Akrotiri on Thera. Fresco of a Minoan woman illustrated in Prismacolor.
“House of the Ladies” in Akrotiri on Thera. Fresco of a Minoan woman illustrated in Prismacolor.
Map of Negev
Project: Map of Negev Desert, Israel. The Journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant Figure 5: Simplified geological map indicating major geological formations in the vicinity of the archaeological sites with ceramic samples included in this study (based on Sneh et al. 1998. Prepared by D. Walker). Article Citation: Margie M. Burton, Patrick S. Quinn, Anthony Tamberino & Thomas E. Levy (2018) Ceramic composition at Chalcolithic Shiqmim, northern Negev desert, Israel: investigating technology and provenance using thin section petrography, instrumental geochemistry and calcareous nannofossils, Levant, 50:2, 237-257, DOI: 10.1080/00758914.2019.1625656
Ceramic sherd with designs are drawn as if the design is intact.
Ceramic sherd with designs are drawn as if the design is intact.
Jordan Pottery
Jordan Pottery
Donut Stone - wear zones indicate it may have been used for polishing.
Donut Stone – wear zones indicate it may have been used for polishing.
Completed Curved Vessel Early Bronze Age (Diagonal lines indicate burnishing). Note: Scale is 1:2 because of it's size.
Completed Curved Vessel Early Bronze Age (Diagonal lines indicate burnishing). Note: Scale is 1:2 because of it’s size.
A French curve ruler is good for drawing and inking in curved vessels like this one.
A French curve ruler is good for drawing and inking in curved vessels like this one.
Fluted Point
Fluted Point
Mano
Mano
Jordan - Interesting vessel with a bowl in the handle; possibly for pouring.
Jordan – Interesting vessel with a bowl in the handle; possibly for pouring.
Ceramic sherd with comb markings. Scale 1:1
Ceramic sherd with comb markings. Scale 1:1
Venus of Willendorf - illustrated using a replica.
Venus of Willendorf – illustrated using a replica.
Finished Steatite Bead
Finished Steatite Bead
Ceramics - Lug handle from Jordan with exterior, profile and interior views.
Ceramics – Lug handle from Jordan with exterior, profile and interior views.
Turtle Scraper
Turtle Scraper
"Where's My Comb" SDCAS Celebrating Art in Archaeology Oct. 2021.
“Where’s My Comb” SDCAS Celebrating Art in Archaeology Oct. 2021.
SDCAS' Celebrating the Art in Archaeology art show for 2021: Winner, Donna Walker for 1st Place in line drawings and also Best of Show!
SDCAS’ Celebrating the Art in Archaeology art show for 2021: Winner, Donna Walker for 1st Place in line drawings and also Best of Show!
Jordan - Early Bronze Age
Jordan – Early Bronze Age
Completed Applique. Both a detailed and a line drawing best represents the artifact.
Completed Applique. Both a detailed and a line drawing best represents the artifact.
Applique sherd from Puerto Rico pot circa 40-60 AD. Always pencil first!
Applique sherd from Puerto Rico pot circa 40-60 AD. Always pencil first!
This is a photo of a drawing Oct. 2021. Early Bronze Pottery, Jordan. Fun to do.
This is a photo of a drawing Oct. 2021. Early Bronze Pottery, Jordan. Fun to do.
Early Bronze Age Pots Illustrated for UCSD
Early Bronze Age Pots Illustrated for UCSD

Contact: Donna Walker

858.829.5861
donna.walker05@gmail.com

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