Paint on rice paper, study on your own, or choose to draw your plant specimen in any scale you desire. There are many learning opportunities for students of botanical art at Toronto Botanical Garden.
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Toronto Botanical Garden
www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca
A gardening education center offering classes for children and adults. Adult classes include classes in art, beekeeping, floral design, garden design and photography. View course schedule and registration information online.
- Botanical Art for Beginners
Wednesdays, September 12 – November 14, 2012; 6:30 – 9:30 PM.
Learn how to build a botanical portrait from sketch to painting. Cost: $375 non-members, $300 members - Botanical Art Studio
Thursdays, September 13 – November 22, 2012; 10 AM- 1 PM. Independent study with guidance from an instructor. Bring your own watercolor supplies and plant subject. Cost: $375 non-members, $300 members - Brushes with Serenity – Autumn Colors
Mondays, September 17 – October 29, 2012; 10 AM – 12:30 PM.
Paint autumns colors using bamboo brushes, ink and watercolor on rice paper. Cost: $200 non-members, $160 members - Colorful Autumn Leaves
Tuesdays, October 2, 2012 – November 13, 2012; 10 AM – 1 PM.
Paint leaves and landscapes. For beginning to advanced students in colored pencil; intermediate and advanced watercolor students. Cost: $235 non-members, $190 members
Also see the class about painting birds in acrylic!