About the Field Sketching and Watercolor Experience

Field Sketching and Watercolor is a unique experience offered only at Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. No artistic talent or experience is necessary to participate in this sensory adventure.  Enjoy an evening stroll on the lodge property with a local guide while learning techniques to capture the sights and sounds of Alaska.  Then go indoors for a creative project, a watercolor of the Quaking Aspen forest using no-brush techniques that bring out the artist in everyone.  You will receive a sketchbook and colored pencils to take with you, and your painting in a protective envelope.

Your tour will be unique, partly dependent on weather and season, 
​but planned opportunities include:

  • Take a short hike through the grounds at the Copper River Princess Lodge
  • Create a soundscape of the teeming woods using careful listening and sketching
  • Sketch a small patch of forest viewed through a shutter frame, using isolation to draw out detail
  • Sketch the Wrangell Mountains from an observation deck at the Lodge
  • Use watercolor techniques to create an Aspen forest
  • Learn some about the land and wildlife of the Copper River Basin

Merge your artistic capabilities with the beauty of the Copper River Basin, and discover what you can create in the unique landscape.

What to Bring on Your Art Tour

​What to Bring:
  • Water Bottle
  • Light Snacks (if desired)
  • Jacket for cooler weather
  • Walking shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Shade hat
  • Bug sprau
What is Provided:
  • Lawn Chairs
  • Colored Pencils
  • Sketching Journals
  • Watercolor paints
  • Paintbrushes