12/19/2025
For Immediate Release
December 17, 2025
For more information email: [email protected]
The Berks Art Alliance has announced it is hosting a public talk and demonstration featuring St. Lawrence, PA, artist Zoungy Kligge "Sketching an Animal Portrait,” 7:00 PM, Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Yocum Institute for Arts Education, 3000 Penn Ave., West Lawn, PA
Known for realistic and imaginative works in pencil, pen, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic; award-winning plein air sketch artist Kligge is an instructor at Goggleworks and Historic Yellow Springs in Pennsylvania. He also pens a regular substack Artist’s Cheat Sheet: https://zoungyart.substack.com/
Attendees will both observe and ask questions of the artist as he sketches a portrait of a Floridian animal from a photo reference. They may also bring their own photo references, sketchbooks, and pencils to sketch together if they want.
The Berks Art Alliance with more than 200 members, founded in 1941, is a fellowship of artists, both professional and amateur, with a common goal: To encourage artists by providing educational workshops, inspiration through trips to museums and art events, exhibition opportunities for both members and non-members, and sharing information about the local arts scene. It is a co-sponsor of Plein Air West Reading, an annual national competition, as well as an annual Juried Exhibition at Goggleworks Center for the Arts.
The event is free. In the event of severe weather the meeting will be broadcast via Zoom. Check the website https://berksartalliance.com for a link on the day of the meeting.
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