Happy International Women's Day

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	Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Gayle Kabaker is a painter, writer, teacher and visual storyteller Last chance! Sign up for our Fun Faces workshop tomorrow March 9 Happy International Women's Day Gayle Kabaker Mar 8   READ IN APP   Jennifer Orkin Lewis and I are teaching a Fun Faces Zoom workshop tomorrow! 🎨✨ Sign up HERE ( You might have an issue signing up from the EV App on your phone. Copy the link into a browser and that will work. PLEASE write me if you have an issue!) Gayle Kabaker's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid We’ll be sharing accessible techniques for painting and drawing faces—no pressure, just fun! So many people feel intimidated by drawing faces, but in this workshop, perfection is NOT the goal. Instead of focusing on achieving a likeness (because let’s be honest—that's hard!), we’ll use photo references as a loose guide and explore creative, expressive ways to interpret faces. This is all about having fun, experimenting, and letting go! Can’t make it live? No problem! You can sign up for the video-only option—everyone who registers will receive the recording within a week. Join us for a relaxing ( politics free) few hours where you can either paint along or just watch us paint and paint from the video later. Read more HERE. Playing with ideas for what I will paint for you. I do a lot of just drawing people and faces, (not painting) especially when I am traveling. Love my Kuretake - Zig Twin water based markers! I always feel lucky if I actually catch a good likeness. This tends to happen more often the more I draw, and the more warmed up I am. We have a really exciting tropical workshop to announce soon - our Patreon and past weeklong workshop attendees get first look at our workshops, then it goes to our newsletter and then if any spots remain, to the public. We have fun on our Patreon! To join- click HERE Happy International Women’s Day! I’ve painted so many portraits of women, and today, I wanted to share some of my favorites—portraits of family, friends, and women who have inspired me and shaped my work and career. My amazing daughter Sonya Kitchell My gorgeous daughter-in-law, Gabi. My friend Diane – I had to convince her to go sit in the light for me, and this painting has become one of my favorites. My friend Stacy Yael – She helped me land my first show in NYC. Alyse Nelson – She welcomed me into the Vital Voices family and pretty much changed my life. Suzette Moyer – She gave me my first assignment for The Washington Post, which Alyse later saw and contacted me about! Over the years, Suzette has also become a good friend. I even created a tribute portrait for her when she left WAPO . My friend Gayle Olson – Years ago she invited me to her yoga retreat in Costa Rica, where I had a sketchbook breakthrough and finally fell in love with travel sketching. I’m also so happy with the portraits I painted of Mokshini, Jennifer Orkin Lewis , and Michelle Allen from our trip to Oaxaca. And I’m so grateful for both groups of women from last year’s Oaxaca retreat and this year’s San Miguel retreat! Samantha Dion Baker Charlotte Hamilton Lori Siebert, Mokshini, Michelle Allen Emily McDowell Jennifer Orkin Lewis and Maru Godas. As I write this, I realize I could spend hours listing all the amazing women who (I have painted and) have inspired me. I know I’m leaving some out, but for now—I need to wrap this up and get back to painting ideas for our workshop tomorrow! Here’s one last portrait that I love of my friend Sarah, a powerful matriarch of her family who is so generous with helping others. Happy International Women’s Day! 💜 I hope to see some of you in our workshop tomorrow! And BTW - Men are welcome too! :) Click HERE to sign up. XO Gayle Gayle Kabaker's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid You're currently a free subscriber to Gayle Kabaker's substack. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. Upgrade to paid   Like Comment Restack   © 2025 Gayle Kabaker 13 NORMAN RD, Ashfield MA 01330 Unsubscribe