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Field Breaks – Special Interest Art Breaks in the Peak District
Short Course in Botanical Painting
www.fieldbreaks.co.uk
Camelot Castle, Tintagel
June 1-3, 2009
A short course in detailed and precise watercolor painting for all ability levels. Small class size ensures one-on-one instruction with instructor Susan Hillier. Beginners will be introduced to the materials and methods of botanical painting. Students work on a subject of their choice at their own pace. Learn in a friendly and relaxed environment.

Field Breaks offers courses in botanical illustration and landscape painting. See the complete 2009 Field Breaks schedule here.

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Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo, NY
Sketching & Painting Nature
Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo Museum of Science
May 2-3, 2009
Instructor Mary McAndrew invites you to explore nature. Learn how to draw both in the field and from photos. Learn how to work with pencils, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, and watercolor paint. Participants will also use water-soluble graphite and waterbrushes. View a full listing of Mary’s classes at her nature sketching blog at www.marymcandrew.blogspot.com.

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Mount Pisgah Arboretum, Eugene, OR
www.mountpisgaharboretum.org

• Slowpoke Sketch Walk – February 7
• One Small Square – February 22 (create an artistic record of one small square of nature)

Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis, MN
EXHIBIT: Richard Crammer: Into the Forest of Flowers
January 10 – February 22, 2009
Exquisite drawings and pastel paintings delicately highlight the intricacies of plants and birds.

Como Conservatory, St. Paul, MN
www.comozooconservatory.org

• Plants In Pen-and-Ink: Mondays, January 19 – March 9, 2009
• Drawing Basics – Wednesdays, Jan 21 – Mar 11 (two sections)
• Watercolor Basics – Tuesdsays, Jan 20 – Mar 10 (two sections)
• Beyond Watercolor Basics – Mondays, Jan 19 – Mar 9
• Botanical Drawing I – Tuesdays, Jan 20 – Mar 10
• Color Theory -Mondays, Jan 19 – Mar 9
• Botanicals in Oil – Thursdays, Jan 22 – Mar 12
• Painting with Pastels – January 20 – March 10
• Sumi-e and Chinese Brush Painting – January 21 – March 11
• Macro Photography – January 31 – February 28
• Marketing and Professional Presentation – February 5
• Legal Considerations for Artists – February 12
• Pricing Your Work – February 19

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Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style — Jane LaFazio
Sat. Apr. 18, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Be inspired to record your life, a special trip, or your daily adventures in a loose, quick journal-style format. Spend the day discovering Old Town San Diego, with artist Jane LaFazio. Jane, known for her friendly and 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 thoughts and impressions on 5×7 pages. Everyone has their own drawing style, just like handwriting, and Jane will help you to see and then record what you see on paper.

Class Supply List:
All materials (5×7 paper, watercolors, pen, pencil and water brush) are included in the fee. Bring a small camp stool or folding chair, hat, and sunscreen. The class is designed for beginners, however all levels are welcome. Fee: $120.00

Register info@shepherdessbeads.com or call The Shepherdess at (619) 297.4110

About Jane LaFazio
http://www.PlainJaneStudio.com

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California Classes Near You

Nina Antze – Drawing Nature (colored pencil)

Kathy Dunham – Beginning Watercolor, Intermediate Watercolor, Sketching & Drawing, Plein Aire (Springtime in the Desert), Create Dynamic Paintings in Watercolor, Painting & Sketching in France

UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity – Botanical Illustration

International Classes Near You

Kathy Dunham – Painting & Sketching in France

Mike Sibley – Graphite Pencil Techniques (UK). Mike will also teach this class in New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, and Tennessee. Keep up with Mike’s teaching schedule here.

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See what Roberta Rosenthal will be teaching in New York and what Kathleen McKeehen will be teaching in Washington. Click on the Classes Near You! tab above.

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