Students in Cristina Baltayian’s botanical art classes at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden have the opportunity to study the Arboretum’s plants and contribute to the Arboretum’s florilegium. Learn more about Cristina’s classes below.
Botanical Art & Illustration with Cristina Baltayian
Students will explore color pencil, graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor on various papers, vellum and other surfaces. The emphasis will be on plant observation, drawing, composition, color theory and matching, and medium techniques. In conjunction with the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California, students will study and portray many of the Arboretum plant introductions from the last 50 years. The goal is to build a collection of paintings that will celebrate and document the invaluable contribution of the Los Angeles Arboretum to the state of California. All levels of experience are welcome. Students will receive a supply list. Registrants may bring a lunch or buy lunch at the Peacock Cafe.
Tuesday Botanical Art & Illustration
10am-2pm (includes lunch break)
$255 Arboretum members per month
$275 non-members per month
Pre-registration required; please call (626) 821-4623.
Cristina Baltayian is a botanical artist with a background in drawing (graphite, charcoal, pen & ink), two-dimensional design, watercolor and colored pencil. Her work has been shown at Filoli, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Chapman University. She is a member of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California and the American Society of Botanical Artists.
- Basics of Color Theory & Color Mixing – January 7, 14, 21, 28
- Spring Bulbs – February 4, 11, 18, 25 (Feb 11 in Bamboo Room )
- Wisteria – March 4, 11, 18, 25 (Mar. 11 in Bamboo Room)
- Arboretum Florilegium (subject TBA) – April 1, 8, 15, 22 (April 11 in Bamboo Room)
- Basics of Composition – May 6, 13, 20, 27
- Fruit (fruit types TBA) – June 3, 10, 17, 24
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