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Drawn & Decorated
Watercolor Lettering

10 Lessons
Begins July 15
Cost: $50

Val Webb of The Illustrated Garden will teach an online lettering class beginning
July 15, 2012. Participants will learn how to create decorated letters using watercolor, Pigma Micron pens, pencils and a brush. Participants will have four months to complete ten projects. Class projects include:

  • Three easy methods for making decorative and illuminated initials.
  • Surprisingly simple techniques for Celtic knotwork.
  • Using “quickhand” techniques to make art journals or notebooks more beautiful.
  • Colorful, whimsical letters based on medieval alphabets (how to draw them, how to use them).
  • Creative page design that combines lettering and other images.
  • Vines and flourishes – watercolor letters inspired by Art Nouveau.
  • Guidelines for designing your own unique personal alphabet.
  • Combining color, form and attitude to make your letters sing.

Registered participants will receive access to:

  • Video demonstrations with step-by-step guidance for each technique.
  • A warm-up lettering exercise for each lesson.
  • Illustrated instructions (PDF)
  • Examples for each lesson, designed to guide and inspire you.
  • Personal help when needed and feedback when each lesson is completed.
  • Access to a private online discussion forum where you can communicate with other students taking the course and post images if you wish (participation in the forum is optional)

To enroll in this online learning opportunity, you will need a computer, an email account to receive assignments, a way to print warm-up exercises and instruction pages and a way to send completed projects to Val for feedback.

Cost: $50, payable by personal check, money order or through PayPal.

To use PayPal, please contact Val to let her know you want to join the class and she will send you an invoice with a “Pay Now” button.

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

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Clarity
Research
Drawing
Design

These are the four guiding principles by which Valerie Littlewood works. Today Valerie discusses her creative process and shows us how she plans her projects.

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Here is what else you’ll find at Classes Near You > England:


Bay Tree Cottage

www.btcworkshops.co.uk
A center offering workshops celebrating country living. Located in rural Northamptonshire, Bay Tree Cottage works collaboratively with The National Trust at Canons Ashby.

  • Botanical Drawing (Summer) – June 26, 2012. Enjoy the gardens at Canons Ashby and learn how to draw colorful foliage and flowers.
    Cost: £60.00. View Details/Register
  • Botanical Drawing (Fall) – September 25, 2012. Enjoy the gardens at Canons Ashbys and learn how to draw colorful foliage and flowers.
    Cost: £60.00. View Details/Register

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Nature Illustration Workshop
August 25-26, 2012

Botanical illustrators Jeanne Debons and Catherine Alexander will lead this two-day workshop in the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon. Immerse yourself in Oregon’s beautiful landscape in this special workshop. Includes a guided day hike. Lodging and meals are separate.
Cost: $195

Optional: Field Studies Day, August 27; $26 per person (see details)

Download Information:
Color flyer
Wallowa Registration Form
Wallowa Itinerary


About Jeanne Debons Studio

www.jeannedebons.com
Botanist and botanical illustrator, Jeanne Debons, teaches small student-focused painting workshops at her Oregon studio. Dr. Debons received her Ph.D. in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University. She graduated from the diploma course in Botanical Painting at the English Gardening School in 2005. Dr. Debons invites you to join her painting workshops this summer.

This information can also be found at Classes Near You > Oregon.

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Travel light this summer!

Learn how to draw and paint plants and other subjects using watercolor pencils at the North Carolina Arboretum.


The North Carolina Arboretum

www.ncarboretum.org

    Drawing and Painting Botanicals in Watercolor Pencil
    June 8-10, 2012; 10 AM – 4 PM
    Scientific illustrator, Redenta Soprano, will introduce students to watercolor pencils and help them polish their drawing and painting skills using this versatile medium. Drawing and painting experience required. Cost: $269 members $314 nonmembers. View Details/Register

This information can also be viewed at Classes Near You > North Carolina

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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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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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