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Create a Life Cycle Accordion Book About Plants

April 11, 2012 by Tania Marien

This summer at the New York Botanical Garden, learn how to create a book about the life cycles of plants and animals with Katie Lee and learn how to layer colors onto a dark ground in Colored Pencil on Black Paper with Carol Ann Morley. These exciting classes and more have been added to the Garden’s summer schedule at
Classes Near You > New York.


New York Botanical Garden

www.nybg.org
Two certificate programs are offered through the Garden’s Continuing Education program. One certificate program emphasizes Botanical Art & Illustration and the other, Natural Science Illustration. There are several courses from which to choose. View current course schedule.

  • Plant Drawing: Quick and Simple! – Mondays, April 16-30, 2012
  • Pencil Sketching in the Garden – Fridays, May 4 – 25, 2012
  • Seasonal Oil Painting en Plein Air – Thursdays, May 10-31, 2012
  • Botanical Art Through the Centuries – Wednesday, May 16, 2012
  • Color at Giverny: Exploring Monet’s Garden – Saturday, June 9, 2012
  • Botanical Drawing from Monet’s Garden: Workshop – June 13-14, 2012
  • Botanical Drawing I (NYBG) – July 9-13, 2012
  • Pen & Ink I (NYBG) – July 16, 18 & 20, 2012
  • Colored Pencil on Black Paper – July 23-26, 2012
  • Botanical Drawing II (NYBG) – July 23-27, 2012
  • Pen & Ink I (NYBG) – July 30 – August 2, 2012
  • Botanical Drawing I (Midtown Education Center) – August 6-10, 2012
  • Botanical Watercolor I (NYBG) – August 6-10, 2012
  • Colored Pencil I (NYBG) – August 6-10, 2012
  • Drawing Trees – August 11-12, 2012
  • Life Cycle Accordion Book – August 13-16, 2012
  • Botanical Drawing I (Midtown Education Center) – August 20-24, 2012
  • Botanical Watercolor I (NYBG) – August 20-24, 2012
  • Colored Pencil II (NYBG) – August 20-24, 2012

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