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Summer Workshops in Botanical Illustration for Kids

Posted in botanical art, drawing, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on May 23, 2012|

Summer school for kids and adults!

See what’s new at Classes Near You > Oregon:


Leach Botanical Garden
http://leachgarden.org
A 16-acre garden in southeast Portland. Formerly the private garden of botanist Lilia Leach and her husband pharmacist John Leach, the garden features over 2,000 species of plants and hosts special events and workshops year-round.

    Botanical Illustration – This one-day class for adults is taught every Tuesday from May 1 – October 30, 1-3 PM. Class will be taught under the Meadow Tent. Instructor Jane Nash will teach participants how to turn a pencil sketch into a finished colored pencil painting. Supplies are provided. Pre-registration is required. Cost: $25 per class non-members, $20 per class members. View Details/Register

    Kids Nature Illustration     – This one-day class for children ages 9-14 is taught every Tuesday from June 19 – August 28, 2012, 8:30 – 11:30 AM. Children will learn how to observe plants and how to draw them using pencil, drawing pens and other media. Pre-registration is required. Cost: $15 per class non-members, $13 per class members.
    View Details/Register

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Urban Sanctuary Hosts Botanical Art Exhibition and Classes

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on May 21, 2012|

The Quinta Mazatlan Nature Center in McAllen, Texas is a historic adobe mansion featuring birding trails, an art gallery, a nature store and educational programs. The nature center has been added to Classes Near You > Texas. Take a look!


Quinta Mazatlan Nature Center
www.quintamazatlan.com
Built in 1935 as a private residence, Quinta Mazatlan is now an urban sanctuary dedicated to “sharing knowledge about birds, plants, and environmental stewardship in South Texas.” The nature center has partnered with the World Birding Center, Inc. and recently opened their first LEED-certified building, a Discovery Center for children. Quinta Mazatlan offers classes for adults and children and hosts art exhibitions too. The botanical art of Sue Sill is currently on view in the Art in Nature Gallery.

    Botanical Illustration – Saturday, May 26, 2012; 10 AM – 4 PM. New students are welcome to attend the third installment of a workshop series about botanical illustration taught by Sue Sill. In this class, students will learn how to add watercolor to a drawing or sketch. Cost: $55 per person. Materials included. Bring lunch. View Details/Register.

    Nature Journaling – Saturday, August 4, 2012; 1-4 PM. Explore techniques you can use to record your observations. Learn techniques from sketching to writing to scrap booking. Cost: $5 per person. Bring water, hat, sunscreen and bug spray. View Details/Register

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Take a Mixed Media Approach to Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on May 21, 2012|

Mixed media artist, Jane La Fazio, has announced an updated schedule that includes workshops well into 2013. The classes listed below are only a glimpse of what Jane has to offer. Be sure you visit her website to see her complete schedule.

Here is what’s new at Classes Near You in Southern California, New Mexico, Maryland, Texas and Greece.


Jane LaFazio, Plain Jane Studio
www.plainjanestudio.com
Jane is a mixed media artist and a member of the San Diego Sketchcrawl group. Jane teaches at conferences across the U.S. and leads classes in Italy and Greece too. In addition to the sketching classes, Jane teaches workshops in collage, mixed media, and quilting. A detailed class schedule can be viewed on her blog. Also see an interview with Jane and her Ask The Artist Q&A with readers.

  • Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style – Begins June 7, 2012. This six-week class is taught online via Joggles.com. View Details/Register
  • Sketching & Watercolor in a Mixed Media Journal – July 9-10, 2012; 9 AM – 4 PM. Learn Jane’s quick and intuitive method to drawing and watercolor. Create designs based on your sketches and learn how to create backgrounds to enhance your journal entries. View Details/Register
  • Tesoro del Corazon – April 21-28, 2013. Mixed media art retreat in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Interested? Let them know
  • Red Thread Retreats – May 16-20, 2013. Mixed media retreat in Maryland. Learn more about Red Thread Retreats. Contact info@ArtistSuccess.com to be placed on interest list.
  • Lavender Sage Art Retreat with Pamela Underwood – June 10-14, 2013. Mixed media retreat in Taos, New Mexico. View Details/Register
  • Art Journaling Workshop – July 8-14, 2013. Lakonia, Greece. Learn how to incorporate watercolor sketches and memorable prose in a journal format. Writers’ Workshops International. View Details/Register
  • Lavender Sage Art Retreat with Pamela Underwood – October 3-7, 2013. Mixed media retreat in Austin, Texas. Click here for more information. Join Interest List

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Artist Feedback About ‘Botany for Artists’

Posted in botanical art, botany, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on May 16, 2012|

Euonymus europaeus. © Liz Leech. All rights reserved

Questions for You!

This morning Liz has questions for readers who own a copy of Botany for Artists. Liz’s book was released in the UK in November and was released in the US on May 1. Liz has specific questions about reader’s experiences with her new book.

Reader comments about the book have begun to appear in your ongoing conversation with Liz. This is perfect timing because today Liz has questions for all of you.

See what Liz is asking readers.

Join this conversation already in progress…

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Botanical Art Exhibition in New York’s Hudson Valley

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 16, 2012|

Artist and teacher, Wendy Hollender, will host a exhibition of botanical art on May 19 at Hollengold Farm, her organic farm located in the Hudson Valley in New York. This exhibition will feature the artwork of Carol Woodin, Paul Harwood and Wendy Hollender. Meet the artists and learn about the summer workshops each will teach at the farm.

Carol Woodin and Wendy Hollender will teach Botanical Art Basics twice per month on Friday afternoons beginning June 1, 2012.

Paul Harwood, Carol Woodin and Wendy Hollender will each teach Saturday workshops at the farm. These all-day workshops include a farm-fresh lunch! Choose from these summer workshops at Hollengold Farm:

  • Botanical Field Sketching in Pencil and Watercolor with Carol Woodin – May 26
  • Drawing Trees in Charcoal and Chalk with Paul Harwood – June 23
  • Drawing Fresh Produce in Colored Pencil and Watercolor with Wendy Hollender – July 28
  • Drawing Still Lifes with Charcoal and Chalk with Paul Harwood – Aug. 11
  • Heirloom Fruits in Watercolor with Carol Woodin – September 8
  • Drawing Dahlias in Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil with Wendy Hollender – October 6

Botanical Art Exhibition at Hollengold Farm
Meet the artists!
Learn about classes at the farm!
Accord, NY
May 19, 2012
6-8 PM

Workshop information can also be viewed at Classes Near You > New York.

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Ask the Botanist: Liz Leech Continues Conversation about Botany, Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, botany, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Photography on May 14, 2012| 1 Comment »

Sempervivum arachnoideum. © Liz Leech. All rights reserved

Ask Liz!
Liz and I hope you have enjoyed learning about her approach to teaching botanical artists about plants. Today Liz and I would like to open up the conversation. Do you have any questions you would like to ask Liz?

Click here to join the conversation

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Denver Botanic Gardens Announces Classes, Special Workshops in Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on May 14, 2012|

Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration
Denver Botanic Gardens
A complete program offering classes in pencil drawing, colored pencil, watercolor, sketching, botany, art history, scratch board, and classes dedicated to specific techniques and plant groups. This program works collaboratively with El Charco del Ingenio, a nature reserve and botanical garden in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. To learn more about the Garden’s certificate program, visit the program’s blog at http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com. This blog is maintained by Program Coordinator, Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski.


GUEST WORKSHOPS FOR SUMMER/FALL 2012

  • Traditional Techniques: Plastic Pencils on Film with Alice Tangerini,
    August 3-5, 2012
  • Hidden Treasures: Fore-edge Painting for Everyone with Jeanne Bennet, August 18-19, 2012
  • Painting with the Needle: Silk Shading with Sarah Homfray,
    September 26-28, 2012
  • Drawing on Tradition: Silverpoint with Scott Rawlins, October 5-7, 2012
  • Seedpods in Colored Pencil with Ann Swan, October 22-24, 2012
  • Leaves and All Things Leafy with Ann Swan, October 26-28, 2012
  • From Dancing Ink to Pictures of Ownership: Creating Book Plates with Symbolic Chinese Botanical Motifs with Sally Yu Leung,
    November 30 – December 2, 2012


CERTIFICATE PROGRAM at DBG
A comprehensive series of botanical illustration classes designed for dedicated illustrators and devoted amateurs. Participants must complete all required courses, elective courses and a portfolio review to satisfy requirements necessary for a certificate in botanical art.

    Required Courses
    Botanical Illustration in Pencil I
    Botany for the Botanical Illustrator
    Botanical Illustration in Pencil II
    Composition for Botanical Illustration
    Color Layering for Colored Pencil
    Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil I
    Perfecting Perspective
    Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil II
    Color Mixing for Artists
    Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink I
    Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink II
    Botanical Illustration in Watercolor I
    Botanical Illustration in Watercolor II


DISTANCE LEARNING at DBG
This new program combines in-class instruction with online instruction. Students accepted into this new certificate program must live more than 100 miles from Denver Botanic Gardens.

    Required Courses Taught at DBG
    Botanical Illustration in Pencil I
    Botany for the Botanical Illustrator
    Composition for Botanical Illustration
    Perfecting Perspective
    Color Layering for Colored Pencil

    Required Courses Taught Online with On-site Component     (two days of in-class instruction followed by three weekly Internet sessions)
    Botanical Illustration in Pencil II
    Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil I
    Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil II
    Color Mixing for Artists
    Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink I
    Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink II
    Botanical Illustration in Watercolor I
    Botanical Illustration in Watercolor II

View and download Summer/Fall 2012 schedule:

This information can also be viewed at Classes Near You > Colorado.

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