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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > COLORADO:

Maria Hodkins
www.windword.net

Autumn Nature Journaling
Saturday September 26, 2009
10 AM – 4 PM; Lyons, CO
Observe fully the aural changes in light, the quieting of the green world into deep hibernation, the migration of birds, the end of the harvest season…Learn the basics of keeping a nature journal, observing and recording seasonal changes. We will reflect, write musings, sketch and paint the beauty surrounding us.

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > MASSACHUSETTS:

Sarah Roche
www.sarahrochebotanicalart.com
Sarah teaches botanical drawing and painting at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, the South Shore Art Center, and the Copley Society. She is the director of the botanical art and illustration program at Wellesley and the current Education Co-chair of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Visit Sarah’s website for current class information.

Wellesley Friends of Horticulture
Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration
www.wellesley.edu/WCFH
This program offers several weekly classes on botanical art and scientific illustration with Sarah Roche and Jeanne Kunze and seminars with visiting instructors including Carol Ann Morley, Susan Fisher, Dick Rauh, Anne-Marie Evans, and more. The courses offered through this program cover all aspects of botanical art. The list below is only a glimpse of what this program offers.
View current class schedule.

• Foundations of Botanical Drawing and Painting
• Techniques of Botanical Drawing and Painting
• Veils of Color: Egg Wash
• History of Botanical Art Seminar
• Painting Botanicals in Watercolor on Vellum
• Botanizing Together: The Beauty Within
• Birds in Botanicals
• Half-Day Finishing Studios (Sarah Roche keeps artists focused and working towards the completion of their projects)

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > NEW YORK:

Cornell University Department of Horticulture
http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/
A six-week botanical illustration class is taught online through this department. Students work in pencil and ink and at their own pace. A course syllabus is available online. View full course details here.

• Botanical Illustration – January 2010 (Registration begins December 2009)

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > WASHINGTON:

Kathleen McKeehen, Scientific Illustrator
View Kathleen’s artwork in the ASBA Gallery or at the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators’ Science-Art.com.

• Painting the Pansy – September 26 – 27; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM;
  Gage Academy, Seattle
• Botanical Drawing – November 2 – December 14; 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM; Poulsbo Parks & Recreation
• Painting the Autumn Harvest – November 7-8; 10 AM – 4 PM; Creativity Center, Bainbridge Island
• Painting the Autumn Harvest – November 14 – 15; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM; Gage Academy, Seattle
• Botanical Drawing – January 22 – March 26; Friday mornings;
  Gage Academy, Seattle
• Botanical Watercolor – January 22 – March 26; Friday afternoons;
  Gage Academy, Seattle
• Botanical Watercolor – January 25 – March 15; 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM;
  Poulsbo Parks & Recreation

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > INTERNATIONAL:

Holiday Sketching with Leonie Norton
http://www.holidaysketching.com.au
Australian botanical artist, Leonie Norton, teaches workshops in Australia and leads international tours. Leonie is the author of Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia From the 1830s to the 1960s. Her botanical art website can be viewed at www.botanicalart.com.au. Her travel service website can be viewed at Holiday Sketching with Leonie Norton.

• New Zealand Tour – April 10 – 18, 2010. Spend autumn in the South Island Lakes District. Gondolas, mountain views, daily sketching opportunities and a relaxed pace are yours to enjoy. View all tour details here.
• Kimberley Western Australia Tour – May 25 – June 2, 2010. National parks, unique landscapes, hot springs, and sunset at Chamberlain Gorge. View all tour details here.
• Fiji Tour – August 28 – September 4, 2010. Visit Savusavu, explore a tropical rainforest, sketch at geothermal hot springs. Learn how to make a journal for your sketches. View all tour details here.
• Bali Tour – September 19 – 26, 2010. Imagine rice paddies, day trips to fascinating locations, and learning how to make traditional Indonesian dishes. Visit Balinese villages, temples and a palace too. View all tour details here.
• Vietnam Tour – November 14-24, 2009 and October 23 – November 5, 2010. Travel to Ba Be National Park, see rice fields, sketch at busy markets, stay on a modern junk and in stilt houses. View all tour details here.
• South India Tour – January 22 – February 4, 2011. Sketch Indian Villages, take a cooking class, see plantations and tropical landscapes. Wild elephants too! View all tour details here.

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > INTERNATIONAL:

Botanical Artists of Canada
www.botanicalartistsofcanada.org
Established in 2001, the Botanical Artists of Canada promotes botanical art through workshops and juried exhibitions. It publishes a quarterly newsletter for members and has created a Members’ Gallery on the Web so that members can share what they do with a global audience. Visit the group’s Events page for information about upcoming workshops and exhibitions.

Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
Fall Classes with Nellie Sue Potter
www.rom.on.ca

• Botanical Art 101 – Focus on the beauty of natural botanical forms as you refine your drawing skills. Develop your ability to see shapes, judge angles, draw in proportion and represent form through tonal value. Saturdays, 1-4 pm, October 17 to December 5, excluding October 31 and November 7. Six weeks, $250 for members or $270 for non-members. Register Here

Swansea Town Hall, West Toronto
www.swanseatownhall.ca

• Botanical Art 101 – Focus on the beauty of natural botanical forms as you refine your drawing skills. Develop your ability to see shapes, judge angles, draw in proportion and represent form through tonal value. Mondays, 1-4, October 19 to December 7, excluding November 2. Eight weeks.
• Botanical Watercolour Technique – Botanical watercolour technique is very different from the watercolour technique taught in most watercolour classes. Previous experience with watercolour is helpful. Prerequisite: at least one previous course in botanical art or equivalent experience. Tuesdays 9:30-12:30, October 13 to December 8, excluding November 3. Eight weeks.
• Botanical Art with Coloured Pencils – Botanical artists are using coloured pencils more and more. Get acquainted with this versatile medium! Beginning students will study drawing and shading in graphite and then move on to study colour and coloured pencil technique. Returning students will tackle progressively more challenging subjects. Prerequisite: Botanical Art 101 or equivalent experience. Tuesdays 1-4, October 13 to December 8, excluding November 3. Eight weeks.

To register for Swansea Town Hall:
Please send a cheque made out to: Nellie Sue Potter, 2775 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M6P 1Y4. A materials list will be sent to you. Please include the name of the course, your phone number and email address. The price for an 8-week course is $299.05 plus GST which comes to $314. For more information, contact Nellie at nelliesue@rogers.com or (416) 797-5968. Nellie’s website can be viewed here.

Nepean Visual Art Centre, Ottawa
Fall & Winter Classes with Kerri Weller
Nepean Visual Arts Centre

• Botanical Art – Level 1, Drawing – Gradually master the materials and techniques used to create detailed, realistic portraits of botanical subjects. Start with the fundamental drawing skills necessary to create true-to-life drawings and paintings. Course Code 402403; Wednesday 1 to 4 pm; September 23 to November 25, 2009.
• Botanical Art – Level 2, Watercolour – Basic watercolour techniques will create detailed and realistic botanical paintings. Exercises on colour and techniques will be combined with demonstrations and painting practice of leaves and flowers. Prerequisite: Botanical Art, Level 1, or equivalent drawing experience. Course Code 404710; Wednesday 1 to 4 pm; January 20 to March 31, 2010.

Floral Morphology with Dick Rauh, Toronto
November 3 – 6, 2009
As botanical artists, we have all been touched by the beauty of the natural forms and structures we see in plants. Most of us soon realize that we could improve our drawing and painting of them if we understood these forms and structures a little better. Download details and registration form.

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > CALIFORNIA:

Jane LaFazio, Plain Jane Studio
www.plainjanestudio.com
Jane is a mixed media artist and a member of the San Diego Sketchcrawl group. In addition to the sketching classes below, Jane teaches workshops in collage, mixed media, and quilting. A detailed class schedule can be viewed on her website.

• Private Lessons – Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style – A 3-hour session of one-on-one instruction at Bernardo Winery in North San Diego. Contact Jane at plainjanestudio@gmail.com to make arrangements. $75.
• Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style – Saturday, September 26, 2009; Encinitas, CA. Be inspired to record your life, your trip, or your daily adventures in an illustrated journal as you spend a meditative day drawing and sketching in the healing gardens of the California Center for Creative Renewal. Jane will guide you through basic drawing, inking and watercolor painting. To register, contact Ellen at ellen@arttreats.com or call 760-436-3310. $95 plus $15 materials fee (watercolor paper, ink pen, pencil & watercolor set with Niji Waterbrush).
• Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style – November 14, 2009; 9 AM – 4 PM. Spend the day discovering Old Town, with artist Jane LaFazio. Jane, known for her friendly, encouraging teaching style, will demonstrate drawing on location and how to use watercolor paint using a straight-forward, intuitive approach. You’ll choose simple objects, vignettes or vistas to draw and paint, and then journal your impressions onto 5″x7” pages. Everyone has their own drawing style, just like handwriting, and Jane will help you to see and record what you see on paper. Register at the Shepherdess in Old Town San Diego, info@sheperdessbeads.com or 619-297-4110. $120 includes all materials.
• Bella Italia: Orvieto Sketchbook – May 23-29, 2010. Go to Italy! Spend a week at a bed-and-breakfast with fellow sketchbook artists. Each morning Jane will help you with seeing, drawing, and the application of watercolor paint. This trip includes local sightseeing, wine tasting, a cooking class and shopping at the local market. View all details here.

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