Nature workshop in Fürstenberg: painting mushrooms & lichens
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About this class
In the midst of the idyllic nature of Fürstenberg (Havel), a creative day full of inspiration and expression awaits you. After a walk in the forest, we sketch there — with sticks, ink, pencil or ballpoint pen. Back in the Blue House by the Lake, we deepen our sketches, combine them into a drawing, and revise them painterly with pastel, chalk or acrylic. Whether outdoors, in the woods or in the studio — it's the process that counts here, not the perfect result. Ideal for anyone who wants to combine art and nature.
Experienced course instructor Silke Kirschning will guide you through three creative modules.
What you’ll do in the class
1. Welcome & arrival (10:30 — 10:50)
- Reception of participants
- Warm welcome from Silke Kirschning
- Short round of introductions: Name. Why are you here? What do you bring with you?
2. Day overview & process presentation (10:50 — 11:00)
- Introduction and choice of materials
- List the three creative modules
- Where do we work (depending on the weather)
- Timing of lunch break & final round
- Emphasis: Everything is an offer, not pressure to perform — it is about experience, not about the perfect result Note on
- Breaks/drinks/sanitary facilities/mobile phone use
3. Selection of materials & experimentation (11:00 — 11:15)
- Brief introduction to the available materials (chalk, graphite, charcoal, pastel, ink, etc.)
- You help yourself and try things out, feel what's right for you
- Objective: Playful approximation — what feels right, what appeals to you?
4. Walk in the woods
module 1: Intuitive painting (11:15 — 13:30)
- Topic: “Follow the inside”
- Brief introduction: Focus on process rather than result
- Suggestion: Paint without a plan — follow what you see and visualize it in lines, through colors and shapes as they want to be created
- Use drawing materials that you find and dip them in ink, etc.
- Select a fungus, lichen, or anything else that you want to take with InsaTelier
- Optional exchange of experiences (briefly showing or describing who wants)
5th lunch break (1:30 p.m. — 2:30 p.m.)
- Shared meal: lunch snack (vegetarian). If you like, feel free to bring something else that you would like to share.
- Open discussion, exchange, withdrawal is also possible
- If the weather is nice: Short sunbathing (bring a bathing suit if you want to jump in the lake!)
6th module 2: Consciously drawing a detail from nature (14:00 — 15:15)
- Impulse questions:
- Which detail are you interested in?
- What is its connection to the landscape?
- Can you recognize structures?
- Where is it light, where dark? Where are there other strong contrasts?
- Optional exchange of experiences (briefly showing or describing who wants)
7. Module 3: Topic: “Painting with reference to the landscape” (15:15-16:30)
- suggestion:
- Be inspired by the landscape — What colors, shadows and reflections do you see?
- What is the connection between the detail and the landscape?
- The individual interpretation is created
8. Free work & integration (16:30 — 17:00)
- Time to deepen the ideas from one or more modules
- Feedback from Silke Kirschning on request
- Previous experiences flow together, something unique is created
9th final round & reflection (17:00 — 17:30)
- Voluntary showing & sharing:
- What was created?
- What was surprising?
- What am I taking with me?
Who is the class suitable for?
The course is aimed at anyone who wants to draw on their immediate environment — regardless of previous knowledge.
Whether you're drawing for the first time or already have experience: You're welcome!
The course is particularly suitable for you if you:
- You want to express yourself creatively — free from pressure to perform
- Want to explore nature as an artistic motif
- looking for new impulses
The course offers space for both free work and guided exercises. Depending on your interest, you can get involved and work at your own pace.
