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Botanical illustration class offers 10-week study of plants

Posted in botanical art, Education on March 21, 2016|

Lewisham Arthouse, London
www.lewishamarthouse.org.uk
The Lewisham Arthouse once served as the central library of Deptford. Designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (1868-1948) and funded by Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), this former library is now a public gallery and studio space for professional artists. Artist studios are open to the public once per year. Exhibitions in the gallery are open to the public year-round, free of charge. Botanical illustration classes are taught by Alison Day.

Beginning April 11, 2016

Drawing from Plant Life
Ten weeks, Monday afternoons
April 11 – June 20, 2016
1:00 – 2:30 PM

This introductory course aims to provide an opportunity to explore the art and science of botanical Illustration. Students will have the opportunity to explore both drawing and painting plants while learning a range of graphic techniques used to represent plant material. Some basic theory is taught and where relevant, historical and contemporary practice is referenced.

Students are asked to bring their own ideas and specimens to the course as well as drawing plants provided. Basic materials are provided , together with reference literature, students must provide their own sketch book pencils and colours.

All are welcome, no experience needed. This is a small class and provides and supportive and relaxed environment in which to draw.

Places are limited so booking is required. Cost for each course is £95/90 concessions.

For enrolment details and booking, contact Alison Day at the Lewisham Arthouse.

Transport : BR/Overground New Cross/New Cross Gate.
Bus 136, 21, 436, 321.
Disabled access

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Lost nature printing technique subject of new book inspired by Chelsea Physic Garden

Posted in Education on March 18, 2016|

Nature-printed ferns by Die Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, © Michael Hayward

Nature-printed fern by Henry Bradbury © private collection

The Chelsea Physic Garden has announced the the upcoming release of The Nature-Printer: a tale of industrial espionage, ferns and roofing lead by Simon Prett & Pia Östlund, a limited edition book about a lost technique of nature printing first announced in Vienna in the 1850s.

Prett and Östlund’s book was inspired by a book Pia Östlund discovered while working at the Physic Garden five years ago. Overwhelmed by the beauty of the images, she set out to rediscover this lost technique of nature-printing. The book that launched her journey was The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland Nature-Printed (1855) by Henry Bradbury. The text for this book was provided by Thomas Moore, Curator of Chelsea Physic Garden. Botanist John Lindley was the editor.

The Physic Garden explains:

The quality of the nature-prints was astonishing. The botanist Joseph Hooker announced the results were so good that ‘the plates seem to surpass the specimens themselves in elegance and in colouring’. According to The Times it was ‘as if the original specimens were pasted on paper’. But for mysterious reasons the process was abandoned and the method, lost. The few nature-prints that were made this way are rare, sought-after and extremely valuable.

In The Nature-Printer, Prett traces Östlund’s determined quest and her attempt to repair broken connections between art, science and engineering. The book also tells the remarkable story of nature-printing, explores the reasons for its disappearance, and shows how important things are sometimes lost in the rush of progress.

This limited edition book will be available beginning May 1, 2016. It includes a copy of Östlund’s first successful nature print, a bound-in monoprint, a herbarium specimen and 32 pages of color plates. The text is on 176 pp printed letterpress on Somerset Book mould-made paper. Covers are print letterpress from woodblocks in three colors. The book is quarter-bound leather. Size: 160 x 250 mm.

Pre-publication price: £150 (currency exchange)
Publication price: £195 (currency exchange)

Proceeds benefit Chelsea Physic Garden. If you are interested in this new publication, act now because only 75 copies will be printed.

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Nature printing with Pia Östlund

Nature print by Pia Östlund.

Developed by physicians in the 15th century as an aid in their study of medicinal and useful plants, nature printing is a wonderful way of documenting plants. Join designer and printmaker Pia Östlund for two-day workshops at Chelsea Physic Garden to explore this technique.

Nature Printing, May 19-20, 2016 (View Details/Register)
Nature Printing, September 22-23, 2016 (View Details/Register)

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Botanical Drawing Course with Sarah Simblet

Posted in Education on March 18, 2016|

Sarah Simblet, author of Botany for the Artist, will teach a seven-day course for beginning and experienced students. This seven-day intensive course will include workshops, lectures and visits to the collections at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden. Based in the drawing studios of the Ruskin School of Art and in the University botanic garden, this program will inspire beginners and refresh the work of experienced artists.

Botanical Drawing with Sarah Simblet
August 15-21, 2016
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Learn nature journaling techniques online

Posted in Education on March 11, 2016|

Val Webb of The Illustrated Garden will lead journaling enthusiasts on a year-long exploration of the natural world. This wonderful online learning opportunity begins March 21.

In Draw Paint Letter, Val will teach participants how to draw in pencil, charcoal, pen-and-ink and colored pencil and teach participants how to paint in watercolor. Projects will combine drawing, painting and lettering. Subjects will include animals wild and domestic, birds of all kinds including shorebirds and birds of prey, butterflies and moths, marine life, frog and turtles, botanical drawing techniques, wildflowers, heirloom vegetable varieties, tropical flowers and ferns, historic and medicinal plants, herbs, trees, the cottage garden setting, natural landscapes (forest, coastal, mountain and desert), creeks and rivers, open water, skies, and much more.

Draw Paint Letter is available through a monthly subscription. Students can join at anytime and leave the program at anytime. Students will enjoy lifetime access to materials sent to paid subscribers. This class costs $30 per month and is billed monthly through PayPal.

Learn more about this class and alternate payment option at Draw Paint Letter: A New Way to Learn.

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Learn about plants through art, science and engineering

Posted in Learning Opportunities on March 7, 2016|

The Chelsea Physic Garden invites you to join them for Family Activity Days. Learn about chocolate, Shakespearean herbology, art, flight, garden photography and more. Family activities scheduled for 2016 are for participants age 7 and older, unless otherwise specified.

Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > England:

Chocolate Tuesday

Potions and Poison: Shakespearean Herbology
Thursdays, April 7, August 18, October 28
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Learn about the world of apothecaries through a Shakespearean lens. The Chelsea Physic Garden partners with Studio Cultivate to create new experiences for families.

Spectacular Seeds
Tuesday, March 29
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Learn about seeds, make seed art and eat seeds too!

Water World
Wednesday, March 30
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Learn about water through art, meteorology, physics and botany. Participants will make a wall fountain, rain gauge, water drop microscope and mini aquatic ecosystem.

Puppetry in Motion
Thursday, March 31
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Design garden-inspired creatures with artist Hyunjung Choi.

Animal Encounters
Tuesday, April 5 or Wednesday, October 26
10:30 am – Noon or 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Children ages 4+ will learn about animals and their habitats and have the opportunity to hold the animals.

Art of the Garden
Create garden-inspired art and craft projects. Print, paint, sketch and build! Schedule options for this session are:
Ages 4+, Wednesday, April 6, 10:30-Noon or 1:00-2:30 pm
Ages 6+, Tuesday, October 25, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm

Marvelous Masks
Wednesday, June 1
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Learn about masks from around the world and then make your mask using materials found in the Garden.

Thinking with Your Nose: An Introduction to Plant Perfumes
Thursday, June 2, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Participants ages 11+ will learn about perfumery and how how to make their own perfumes.

A Passion for Plants: Gardening for Beginners
Tuesday, August 2
10:30 – Noon or 1:00-2:30 pm
Gardeners ages 4 and up will learn how to care for plants and learn how to create garden-inspired gifts.

The Power of Plants: Ethnobotany for Beginners
Wednesday, August 3
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Learn about the plants we use everyday. Did you know you will most likely use ten plants before arriving for this session?

Pulp Fiction: Paper-making, Paper Stixx, Wonderful Wire & More
Thursday, August 4
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Artist, inventor and designer Darcy Turner will show you how to see paper, metal and wire in new ways. Also, learn how to make your own paper. For ages 6+.

Garden Safari
Tuesday, August 9
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
More animal encounters, plus explore the Garden’s jungle room, medicinal plants, poisonous plants and vampire plants. For ages 10+.

Recycled Garden Sculptures
Sculptor Michelle Reader will show participants ages 8+ how to use everyday items to create sculptures of garden plants and animals.

Flight Club: An Introduction to Things That Fly
Thursday, August 11
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Learn about the science and history of flight by studying pollen, seeds, insects, birds and humans. Participants will make flying seeds, kites and paper airplanes. Rocket? Did someone say rocket?!

Garden Photography
Photographers ages 7 and up are invited to bring their cameras and smartphones to learn about lighting, composition, texture and form. They will also receive tips about wildlife photography and about how to make plant portraits.

Animation Station
Tuesday, August 23
10;30 am – 3:00 pm
Professional film-maker Emma Sullivan will lead this workshop for storytellers ages 11+. She will help them create characters and a story inspired by the Garden’s own plants and animals.

Living Color
Wednesday, August 24
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Textile artist Lara Hailey will talk about textiles and dyes. Participants age 11+ will make their own dyed creations and plant a garden to take home.

Fire!!
Learn about the science, folklore, customs and beliefs associated with fir as the Garden marks the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London, the 150th anniversary of the London Brigade and the 50th anniversary of the Chelsea fire station. The Museum of London will lead activities and a fire engine will be onsite.

Fungi Town: An Introduction to the Weird World of Mushrooms
Thursday, October 27
10:30 am – 2:30 pm
Participants ages 8+ will learn about fungi through tasty treats and mushroom printing and continue their learning at home with their own mini growing kit.

Sunday Sundays
Don’t forget the drop-in activities for families scheduled from 12-4 pm on April 10 June 10, August 14 and October 2.

About the Chelsea Physic Garden
Hidden in the heart of London, Chelsea Physic Garden is both a peaceful oasis in the city and a center for learning. It was founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London in 1673 for apprentices to study the medicinal qualities of plants and by the 18th century the Garden was one of the most important centers of botany and plant exchange in the world.

Today the Garden’s features include Europe’s oldest pond rockery, the Cool Fernery, the Garden of Edible & Useful Plants, the Garden of Medicinal Plants and the World Woodland Garden. Its education and outreach program reaches over 5,000 children a year from across London in addition to the program of Family Activity Days and Walks, Talks & Workshops.

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Nature Reportage Drawing at Art.Science.Gallery.

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on February 19, 2016|

Please welcome the Art.Science.Gallery. to
Classes Near You > Texas!

Art.Science.Gallery.
http://artsciencegallery.com
Art.Science.Gallery. is an art gallery and science communication space in Austin, TX and the first art gallery in the nation to feature science-related artwork exclusively. Follow the Gallery on Twitter (@artscigallery) and Facebook.

Field-Based Sketching & Nature Reportage Drawing

Illustrator Jedidiah Dore will teach you how to create location-based drawings and illustrations with emphasis on natural and botanical scenes, and will inspire you to create projects based on class drawings. Drawing trips to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Zilker Botanical Garden, and the Austin Nature & Science Center will begin or end with short lectures and group critique. There is an optional full-day field trip on the last day of class for an extra fee. Students are responsible for admission fees to each park and location (est. $3-10 per trip). No drawing experience is necessary. This class will be based at Art.Science.Gallery. in Austin, TX.

Cost: $155 per student (5 meetings, 12.5 hours)

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About Jedidiah Dore, MFA
An award-winning illustrator, Jedidiah Dore is founder/owner of
Ink & Sword art and design studio. He earned a BFA in drawing and communication design and an MFA in painting from the Pratt Institute and studied under artist Dave Passalacqua at the Passalacqua School of Drawing and Illustration. Follow him on Twitter (@inkandsword).

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Trompe l’Oeil for Botanical Artists

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on February 19, 2016|

Florida Society of Botanical Artists
www.floridasocietyofbotanicalartists.com
A chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the FSBA hosts workshops with visiting instructors and conducts public demonstrations at group exhibitions. Visit their website to learn more.

Trompe l’Oeil Workshop

Trompe l’Oeil is a French term that means “to fool the eye”. Trompe l’Oeil artwork attempts to be so realistic that the viewer is fooled into thinking that the three-dimensional object presented is real instead of being a two-dimensional representation. In this workshop, botanical artist and instructor Diane Harm will introduce botanical artists to this style of work. Participants will explore the full range of values from white to black using graphite, charcoal and carbon pencils. They will also learn a variety of blending methods for use in the creation of a botanical drawing. Colored pencil can be added as an option.

This workshop is sponsored by the Florida Society of Botanical Artists and will be taught at the Roskamp Center for Arts and Humanities located at 1226 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL (view map).

Cost: Members $125; Non-Members $150

Registration Info
Mail your check made out to the FSBA to:

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