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Field Studies Council
www.field-studies-council.org
Founded in 1943, the Field Studies Council provides learning opportunities about the environment for all ages and abilities. Visit their website to learn more about interdisciplinary fieldwork opportunities, classes for individuals and families, publications and profession development courses.
- Botany Courses at FSC – Courses include studies of flowers, trees, grasses and grasslike plants, ferns, freshwater and wetland plants, lichens, fungi, general plants, mosses and liverworts.
View Details/Register - Botanical Illustration with Kay Rees-Davies – February 24-26, 2012. Beginners and more experienced illustrators will receive individualized instruction about pencil drawing and color mixing (especially how to mix greens). Students will use watercolor and pencil as they learn techniques to paint studies of plants, fruit, flowers and foilage. View Details/Register
- Drawing and Painting the Flora at Malham Tarn with Kate Houghton – May 18-21, 2012. This class is for anyone with an interest in documenting and painting native plants. Students will participate in exercises designed to increase speed and accuracy while working in the field. View course details and a description of the landscape at Malham Tarn here.
- Botanical Illustration Using Colored Pencils with Janie Pirie
June 22-24, 2012. Create rich, colorful botanical paintings without water! Students will learn how to use wax and oil-based colored pencils to created botanical drawings from one of the UKs leading colored pencil artists. View Details/Register - Introduction to Botanical Illustration with Lesley Smith
July 6-8, 2012. Designed for experienced watercolor painters, this class is for painters who would like to learn about the techniques used by botanical illustrators. Drawing, composition, color mixing and color matching will be discussed. View Details/Register - Botanical Illustration and Painting with Kay Rees-Davies
August 3-5, 2012. Beginners and more experienced artists will learn the botanical illustration and painting techniques necessary to create detailed studies of the plants of Snowdonia. View Details/Register - An Approach to Botanical Illustration: Drawing and Basic Watercolor Techniques with Rosie Martin – August 5-10, 2012. In this introductory course, students will study the stages of drawing and painting that result in a three-dimensional detailed plant portrait.
View Details/Register - Botanical Illustration for More Experienced Painters with Jenny Jowett – August 13-20, 2012. The focus of this week-long class is to provide an environment for the exchange of ideas and techniques. Emphasis is on individual studies instead of formal group instruction.
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