Education providers listed in the Classes Near You section on the ArtPlantae blog are for the benefit of members of our creative community. Their inclusion is not an endorsement. As with anything, please investigate your choices thoroughly. Then get outside and be inspired!
The Arts Center of the Capital Region
www.artscenteronline.org
An art center in Troy, NY offering classes in drawing, painting, art history, the business of art, and the digital arts. View their extensive schedule of classes online.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
www.bbg.org
Established in 1910, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden is home to 12,000 plant species and cultivars, the Steinhardt Conservatory and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium. They offer classes in botanical art, botany, birding and many garden-related subjects. A sample of upcoming classes is listed below. Search for more learning opportunities by viewing their complete schedule online.
Cornell Plantations
www.cornellplantations.org
Located on the campus of Cornell University, Cornell Plantations manages 4,300 acres of natural area that includes bogs, fens, gorges, glens, meadows, woodlands and other ecosystems. They host several events during the year. Adult workshops include The Joy of Botanical Illustration.
Cornell University Department of Horticulture
http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/
The Department of Horticulture at Cornell University has expanded their schedule of online courses to include an advanced techniques course in botanical illustration. The Cornell University Department of Horticulture offers a certificate in botanical illustration through the Office of Continuing Education. This certificate program is composed of the following courses: Botanical Illustration I: Basic Drawing Techniques, Botanical Illustration II: Working with Watercolor and Botanical Illustration III: Advanced Techniques.
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Botanical Illustration I: Basic Drawing Techniques
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Students will work in pencil and pen-and-ink. Topics include: observing nature, drawing, composition, perspective, foreshortening, and how to use light to give botanical drawings three-dimensional form.
Cost: $675
Limit: 20 students
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Botanical Illustration II: Working with Watercolor
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In this introductory course about color, students will continue their study of plants. Emphasis will be on simpler subjects such as a single-stem flower, fruit, and vegetables.
Cost: $675
Limit: 20 students
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Botanical Illustration III: Advanced Techniques
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In this class, students will explore various media and develop a portfolio of work. Students will develop a proficiency in botanical drawing using pastels, colored pencil, pen and ink, pencil and chalk. Cost: $675. Limit: 20 students
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A Botanical Illustration Certificate of Completion from the Department of Horticulture, Cornell University, will be awarded upon the successful completion of all three botanical illustration courses.
View Cornell University’s horticulture distance learning courses
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Gretchen Kai Halpert
www.gretchenhalpert.com
Gretchen Kai Halpert is the founder and instructor of an online program in scientific illustration. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design/ CE, Gretchen has many years of experience working as a scientific illustrator and teaching natural science illustration.
Learn more about the distance learning program in scientific illustration at www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com. Check out her blog and enjoy the student artwork. Sign up for the SIDP newsletter to keep abreast of opportunities.
Scientific Illustration, Session I, Graphite
September 10-November 19, 2018 (Mondays)
1:00-3:00 or 7:00-9:00 EST or email
On-Line
How do you take a three-dimensional object and translate it on to a two-dimensional plane? This course offers botanical and scientific illustration drawing skills in graphite; perspective, proportion; value; textures; introduction to pen and ink; scientific conventions; lighting; transferring and scanning. It includes handouts; tutorials; live video conferencing; and email. Beginning and intermediate students.
Scientific Illustration, Session III, Color
September 4-November 13, 2018 (Tuesdays)
1:00-3:00 or 7:00-9:00 EST or email
On-line
Session III includes watercolor, colored pencil, digital options, advanced composition and projects, professional practices and preparation for internships/independent studies/or portfolio development. Live video conferencing, email, weekly critiques and assignments, recorded tutorials. Prerequisites: having completed Sessions I and II, or permission from the instructor.
In all classes, students choose their subjects, from botanicals to fossils, and draw primarily from specimens versus photographs.
Classes are listed on the website:
www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com
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Wendy Hollender at Hollengold Farm
www.drawingincolor.com
Wendy Hollender is an illustrator, teacher and author of Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color. She teaches at the New York Botanical Garden and at Hollengold Farm, her organic vegetable farm.
Karen Kluglein
www.botanical-paintings.com
Karen is an award-winning botanical artist whose illustrations of fruit, vegetables, herbs and other food items have been used on the packaging of many familiar products. Karen works in watercolor on calf skin, watercolor on paper, gouache, pencil and silverpoint. She is represented by Susan Frei Nathan Fine Works on Paper, LLC.
Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial
Lasdon website
Located in Somers, NY, the 234-acre Lasdon Arboretum is home to the botanical art program directed by botanical artist Laura Gould. Laura is a botanical artist who works primarily in colored pencil, graphite, and watercolor. Detailed course descriptions, supply lists, registration information, and Laura’s online gallery can be viewed at Barking Dog Studio.
New York Botanical Garden
www.nybg.org
The New York Botanical Garden is home to one of the longest-running botanical art certificate programs in the country. View their current schedule online.
Rose Pellicano
Rose Pellicano’s career as a botanical artist spans 20 years. Her work has been exhibited widely and is in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Learn more about Rose by visiting her profile in the ASBA Members Gallery.
StoneHouse Studio
www.corinnelapincohen.com
Corinne Lapin-Cohen is a freelance artist specializing in drawing, botanical watercolors & oils, and contemporary artworks using a variety of materials. View the schedule of classes at StoneHouse Studio here.
Wave Hill: New York Public Garden and Cultural Center
www.wavehill.org
Wave Hill is a 28-acre public garden and cultural center in the Bronx. Their mission is to establish human connections with nature through horticulture, education and the arts. Visit their website to learn more about their gardens, special collections and art classes.
Carol Woodin
www.carolwoodin.com
Carol is an award-winning freelance artist whose specialties include orchids, rare wildflowers, heirloom fruits and garden plants. Visit her website to view her workshop schedule.
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