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Anne-Marie Evans is coming to Southern California!

Known throughout the world as a master teacher of botanical art, Anne-Marie will teach three classes at Virginia Robinson Gardens in March. Anne-Marie’s classes are filled with the most thoroughly researched methods of giving information so that students can benefit to the fullest from their attendance. Drawing, aerial perspective and composition will be covered in-depth and every student of botanical art will benefit from Anne-Marieʼs expertise. Students will be given the knowledge to advance their future botanical works.

Here’s the latest at Classes Near You > Southern California:

Virginia Robinson Gardens, Beverly Hills
www.robinsongardens.org
Botanical art classes with visiting instructors such as Anne-Marie Evans, Elaine Searle and Jenny Phillips are taught at the garden. The Friends of Robinson Gardens invites artists who work in all mediums. Read about the Friends of Robinson Garden Botanical Art Group and the Robinson Garden Florilegium here.

Classes will be held daily from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm in the Pool Pavilion.

Drawing, Aerial Perspective and Composition
Monday, March 23 – Friday, 27, 2015
Anne-Marie will discuss the basics of drawing botanically correct specimens.


Ask Anne-Marie!
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Anne-Marie will help students with their unfinished painting in this special one-day session.


Aerial Perspective and Composition for Botanical Art
Monday, March 30 – Friday, April 3, 2015

TUITION:
Members: $595. per week
Non-members: $625. per week

Special Saturday Session, March 28: Members $100, non-members $125

An amount of $100 is non-refundable

Payment may be made by check payable to FRIENDS OF ROBINSON GARDENS. Participants will receive a materials list. Coffee, tea and water will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.

Questions? Contact Robinson Gardens at 310-550-2068.


Chinese Brush Painting Workshop with Internationally Renowned Artist Nan Rae
Thursday, March 5, 2015
10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Beginners and experienced artists are invited to join the first Chinese Brush painting workshop at Virginia Robinson Gardens. NanRae is internationally known for her superb craftmanship of this ancient art form. She has paintings in museums and many prominent private collections. Nan Rae has been featured in television documentaries, has written a well received book, lectures and has monthly art classes at the Huntington Botanical Center in San Marino. She also holds classes in her studio. You can find information on the many facets of Nan Raeʼs art on her website nanrae.com.

TUITION:
Members: $100
Non-members: $125

An amount of $50 is non-refundable

Payment may be made by check payable to FRIENDS OF ROBINSON GARDENS. Participants will receive a materials list. Coffee, tea and water will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.

Questions? Contact Robinson Gardens at 310-550-2068.

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Deborah Kopka of DK Designs in Ohio will travel to the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, PA this year to teach two classes as a Visiting Artist in the botanical illustration program.

Here is the latest from the Classes Near You sections for Ohio and Pennsylvania:

Deborah Kopka, DK Designs
www.dkdesigns.org
Botanical illustrator, Deborah Kopka is the principal artist at DK Designs. Deborah licenses her artwork, creates illustrations for publishers, and teaches botanical art classes through her design studio. Visit her website to read the latest issue of her newsletter, Botanically Speaking.

Watercolor I: Underpainting Method for Botanical
Watercolor Painting
April 10-12, 2015
10:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Students will learn how to create photorealistic botanical portraits in watercolor by underpainting an initial value study that will be overlaid with surface washes of color. The techniques of wet-into-wet and gradated washes will be emphasized. Class assignments are designed to improve students’ abilities to see tonal values and work successfully in watercolor. The botanical subject for the first assignment will be provided.
Cost: $230 members; $265 nonmembers

This is a core course in the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate program.

Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing I and II
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Register online or call Sarah at 412.441.4442, ext. 3925


Watercolor II: Mixed Media
July 10, 11, and 12, 2015
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Students will learn how to work beyond the traditional watercolor botanical portrait and enhance photorealistic effects by combining pen and ink, pastel, graphite, and colored pencil with watercolor. Class assignments are designed to help students explore ways to render details, texture, and volume with combinations of media. The botanical subject for the first assignment will be provided. Cost: $230 members; $265 nonmembers

This is a core course in the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate program.
Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing I and II, Watercolor I
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Register online or call Sarah at 412.441.4442, ext. 3925

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Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration
www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends
This program offers several weekly and two- or three-day classes on botanical art and scientific illustration with lead instructor and Education Director Sarah Roche as well as Carol Govan, Carrie Megan, Carol Ann Morley, Esther Klahne, Patricia Buchanan and other visiting instructors. The courses offered through this program cover all aspects of botanical art. Along with Sarah’s twice-yearly offerings, Foundations of Botanical Drawing and Painting and the more advanced Techniques of Botanical Drawing and Painting.

Here is what’s coming up in April:

Afraid of the Darks?
April 14-16, 2015
9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Take your painting from blah to boom! Susan Fisher will teach you to distinguish and describe dark areas, dark colors and dark subjects. Watercolor skills required. Cost: WCBG Friends Members $350 / Non-Members $440

Watercolor Workout: Stretching Your Skills
April 18-20, 2015
9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Learn how to work through common challenges when painting in watercolor. Build skill and proficiency on how to paint washes and paint lines and edges in a variety of situations. For advanced beginners and intermediate artists. Cost: WCBG Friends Members $350 / Non-Members $440

Unlocking the Mystery: Be Empowered When Composing Your Next Piece
April 22, 2015
9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Study well-known paintings and learn how to analyze line, shape, value, color and structure. Cost: WCBG Friends Members $75 / Non-Members $95

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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org
In 1884, Lewis Ginter purchased some property and built a gathering place for Richmond bicyclists. One hundred years later, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was established on this same piece of property and soon became one of the top five destinations in Virginia. The Garden is home to Artbase a searchable database containing 2,500 botanical watercolor paintings by Alexandre Descubes. The Adult Education program at the garden includes workshops in botanical drawing and painting and a certificate program in botanical illustration.

The program also includes an Art in the Garden series that encompasses drawing, sketching, knitting.

Coming in March 2015:

Intermediate Watercolor for Botanical Illustration
2 Tuesdays and 2 Thursdays, March 3, 5, 10, 12
10 am – 3:30 pm, 20 total instructional hours

Create more vibrant and accurate paintings by learning more about the colors in your paint box and how to prevent your paintings from looking dull or “muddy”. Topics include: The basics of color theory, color schemes, characteristics of watercolor paint, and why some colors work better than others. Study how to paint light and reflected light on botanical forms and use that knowledge to begin a painting of a botanical subject using glazes and/or drybrush techniques.

Instructor: Dr. Mary Jane Zander
Cost: $214 / $170 LGBG member
View Details/Register

Questions?
Contact Registrar or call 804-262-9887 ext. 320

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Botanical Art with Cristina Baltayian

These classes will be exploring 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 addition, this year an exciting project is beginning, in which, in conjunction with the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California, students will be studying and portraying 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.

Cristina  Baltayian  has a background in drawing (graphite, charcoal, pen and ink), two-dimensional design, watercolor, and colored pencils. Her work has been shown at  Filoli, the Los  Angeles County Arboretum, and  Chapman University. She is a member of the American Society  of  Botanical Artists, and The Botanical Guild of Southern California. 

Class participation is limited to a minimum of 5 students and a maximum of 12.

A supply list will be provided upon registration. You may bring your lunch or purchase it at the Peacock Café.

Cost: $275  Arboretum members per month; $295  non-members per month (includes Arboretum admission)
 
Tuesdays, 2015  (10 AM – 2 PM)
January 6, 13, 20, 27
February 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24
April 7, 14, 21, 28        
May 5, 12, 19, 26          
June 2, 9, 16, 23          

Pre-registration Required
Please call the Class Registration line at 626.821.4623.

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