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CLASSES NEAR YOU > NEW YORK:

Lasdon Park and Arboretum
Lasdon Park Brochure
Located in Somers, NY, the 234-acre Lasdon Arboretum is home to the botanical art program directed by botanical artist Corinne Lapin-Cohen. Teaching in partnership with Corinne is Laura Gould. Laura is a botanical artist and graphic designer whose primary medium is colored pencil. The classes below represent the types of learning opportunities available through the program at Lasdon. Check the current schedule for details and to obtain a registration form.

• Drawing & Colored Pencil – September 19 – October 31, 2009. Beginners through advanced students work together in this class while receiving individual attention from instructor Laura Gould.
• Colored Pencil – September 16 – October 28, 2009. Practice and refine your skills with colored pencil artist, Laura Gould. This class is for experienced students.
• Drawing I and Painting – September 10 – October 29, 2009. With an eye on scientific accuracy, detail, texture, contrast and composition, instructor Corinne Lapin-Cohen will help you improve your drawing or painting skills and help you develop your individual style.
• Intermediate/Advanced Watercolor – September 10 – October 29, 2009. Add complexity to your botanical paintings with attention to texture, detail and color accuracy. Develop your own style while working on individual projects under the watchful eye of Corinne Lapin-Cohen.

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The popular Classes Near You section has been updated. Instructors are sending in their Fall/Winter schedules. Some are working on their schedules for 2010. All new information will be posted as it becomes available.

Today there are wonderful new learning opportunities to share with you. Many thanks to instructors Val Webb, Nina Antze, Catherine Watters, Maria Hodkins, Sarah Roche, and Kathleen McKeehan for telling all of us about their upcoming classes. Please be sure to visit each artist’s website, especially Sarah Roche’s new site. Sarah is the Education Director of the botanical art program at Wellesley College. She is also Education Co-chair at the American Society of Botanical Artists and the founding Director of the New England Society of Botanical Artists.

If you daydream about traveling to exotic locations with just a backpack and your sketchbook, dream no more. Australian botanical artist Leonie Norton leads sketchbook tours to fantastic locations. Information about these tours has been posted to the International page, along with new course offerings from our neighbors to the north, the Botanical Artists of Canada.

Updating the Classes Near You section is a continuous work-in-progress. Instructors are encouraged to forward information when they begin to promote their new classes. If you teach classes pertaining to botanical art, nature journaling, or plant identification and would like your classes posted here, please contact us at education@artplantae.com.

Also, if you find a broken link, please report it at education@artplantae.com. Thank you for your help.

Here is the latest. Enjoy!

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > ALABAMA:

The Illustrated Garden, A Studio Blog
http://valwebb.wordpress.com
Inquire about botanical drawing and nature illustration classes here. Be sure to visit the online gallery and view the online tutorial, Botanical Drawing with Pencil and Watercolor

• Botanical Drawing Workshop – Saturday, November 14
  Bellingrath Gardens & Home
  As Bellingrath’s annual Cascade Mum Show begins to peak, explore step-by-step botanical drawing techniques in a relaxed, encouraging atmosphere. Develop your powers of observation while using pencil, watercolor and colored pencil. Learn to create depth with light and shadow. You’ll never see plants in quite the same way again! No previous art experience is necessary. Workshop includes classroom demo, lunch and plenty of time to draw in the garden. Supplies will be provided. Reservations required. View course details. To register, call 800-247-8420.

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Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > CALIFORNIA:

Nina Antze
www.pcquilt.com/botanicals.htm

Drawing Nature, Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil
Northern & Southern California

• Saturday, October 24th, 10 AM – 3 PM; Sonoma Community Center, (707) 938-4626
• Saturday, November 7th, 10 AM – 3 PM; Santa Rosa JC Campus, (707) 527-4824
• Ongoing Tuesday mornings, 9 AM – 12 PM; Sebastopol Center for the Arts, (707) 829-4797
• Saturday, September 19th, 10 AM – 3 PM; El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach, (562)570-1745
• Saturday, October 17th, 10 AM – 3 PM; El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach, (562)570-1745
• Saturday, November 21st, 10 AM – 3 PM; El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach, (562)570-1745

Colored Pencil Workshop with Nina Antze at Filoli – Spring 2010

Catherine Watters
The Gardens at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek, CA
www.gardenshf.org
The Gardens at Heather Farm are comprised of twenty demonstration gardens. This six-acre garden is also an outdoor classroom. The garden offers many classes and is has its own florilegium. The florilegium project is managed by Catherine Watters.

• Painting Fall Fruits & Nuts – November 7 & 8; 9 AM – 3 PM; Capture the colors, shapes and textures of seasonal fruit and nuts. Complete details and registration are available here.

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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.

Download color flyer for more details

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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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