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Explore the Capel Manor website to learn about its 800-year history prior to it becoming an educational institution specializing in plants, animals and the environment.
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Botanical Illustration at Capel Manor College
Capel Manor College offers 3-day short courses in Botanical Illustration in beautiful Regent’s Park in the heart of central London. The courses offer students of all abilities the opportunity to improve their observational drawing skills and learn more about botanical subject matter. Each course focuses on plants that are prominent in the garden at that time of year. Students learn the basic skills required to create a beautiful and accurate botanical drawing including structural line drawing, drawing to scale, composition, applying tone, understanding directional light, colour mixing and use of watercolour washes.
Spaces are still available in the classes below:
- Line Drawing with Pen and Ink – January 27-29, 2014
- Spring Bulbs – March 17-19, 2014
- Summer Flowers and Pollinators – May 12-14, 2014
- Sketching in the Field – July 7-9, 2014
The program instructor is professional illustrator Louise O’Reilly. Visit Louise’s website to learn more about her and to view her online gallery. Be sure to also visit her blog, Nature Table. Louise can also be found on Twitter (@louiseoreilly10).
Download the 8-page brochure about the Botanical Illustration program.
Contact Andrew Jackson (+44 20748 67930) for enquiries and bookings.
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