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| The Desert Botanical Garden 1201 North Galvin Parkway Phoenix, Arizona 85008 480.941.1225 www.dbg.org |
Filoli Filoli Botanical Art Certificate Program 86 Canada Road Woodside, CA 94062 650.364.8300 x233 www.filoli.org |
| The Minnesota School of Botanical Art 3537 Zenith Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55416 612.920.2013 www.minnesotaschoolofbotanicalart.com |
Morton Arboretum Route 53 Lisle, IL 60532-1293 630.719.2460 www.mortonarb.org |
| New York Botanical Garden 200th Street and Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458-5126 718.817.8747 www.nybg.org/edu/conted |
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden One Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.6914 www.phipps.conservatory.org/botanical.htm |
| Ringling School of Art and Design 2700 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234-5895 941.955.8866 www.ringling.edu |
Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive Boylston MA 01505 508.869.6111 ex. 124 towerhillbg.org/thwebprog.html |
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Individual August 6 - August 9 Field Sketching and Nature Journaling The South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA Instructor: Gretchen Halpert Fee: $345M $370NM Observing subjects in their natural environment offers greater understanding of nature and its creatures. Drawing them increases observation and illustration skills and allows time to connect with nature, relax, and enjoy the outdoors. It is also a way of collecting information to take back to the studio for more "finished" drawings. We will spend time by the ocean and in woodland habitats, learning various methods for capturing nature. Pencil, ink, watercolor, colored pencil and mixed media techniques will be taught, as well as composition and non-threatening writing exercises. Contact: Register website: www.ssac.org, PH: 781.383.2787, or contact Gretchen at e-mail: ghalpert@stny.rr.com, PH: 607.767.6936. August 10-12 Botanical Illustration Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI Instructor: Gretchen Halpert Fee: Please contact us for full information We will use of all the New England Botanical Gardens has to offer: greenhouses housing tropical plants (orchids, palms, carnivorous plants) and the outside gardens and ponds. Focus will be on preliminary drawings and watercolor techniques, especially mixing greens. Accuracy and observation will be central. Contact: Gretchen Halpert at e-mail: ghalpert@stny.rr.com, PH: 607.767.6936. Registration will be though the NEBG. August 10 – 24, 2009 Botanical Drawing in Hawaii National Tropical Botanical Garden, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, HI Instructor: Wendy Hollender Fee: $850 for workshop alone (Monday -Thursday each week), $1750 for workshop and two weeks accommodations Under the supervision of botanical instructor Wendy Hollender as well as Dr. David Burney and other NTBG botanists, students will learn plant parts and their purposes through dissection and comparison. Students will work in graphite and colored pencil to create detailed botanical drawings and sketchbook pages, working directly from the wide variety of tropical plants growing at NTBG. We will also study botanical illustrations spanning four centuries from the extensive and rare library collection. Contact: Judy Roberts PH: 808.332.7324, ext. 207; e-mail: jroberts@ntbg.org; for a detailed description:www.whartdesign.com/hawaii2009.html Institutions June – August Academy of Botanical Art Start anytime! Instructor: Olivia Braida Fee: Please contact us for program fees Distance Learning Education with O.M. Braida's Ten Step Books©. Certificate Program Available. Contact: PH: 941.953.9999, e-mail: Olivia@acdemyofbotanicalart.com August 24-27, 2009 Learn How to Draw Plants Arboretum, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Instructor: Olivia Braida/Leslie Ramsey Fee: $450 Arboretum Member/$475 Non Member Contact: PH: 941.953.9999, e-mail: Olivia@omartdesigns.com June 20 & 27, 2009 Botanical Art & Illustration Classes, Focus on Drawing Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston MA 01505 Instructor: Kelly Lewis Fee: Members $65/Non-members $75 Working extensively in graphite and using specific techniques, improve your drawing skills with the use of perspective in leaves and petals. Using a series of lessons you will dramatically improve your ability to accurately portray flowers and leaves in both a botanically correct and esthetically pleasing manner. Contact: To register call Maurita PH: 508.869.6111 ex. 124 July thru September 2009 Denver Botanic Gardens Courses for a Certificate or for general participation. Classes meet once a week for five weeks unless otherwise noted. Fees are $183 member, $220 non-member, unless otherwise noted. July 27- 31 Pencil I Instructor: Karla Beatty July 27- 31 Botany Instructor: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski August 3-31 Pencil II Instructor: Susan Rubin August 3-31 Summer Fruit Instructor: Susan Rubin August 4-September 1 Mushrooms with Pen and Ink) Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt August 4-September 1 Dazzling Dahlias Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt August 5 – September 2 Colored Pencil I Instructor: Libby Kyer August 5 – September 2 CP III: Five Plates in Five Sessions Instructor: Libby Kyer August 13, 20, 2 Landmarks and Landscapes) Instructor: Karla Beatty September 3 Making Models Instructor: Libby Kyer September 4, 11, 18 Sunflowers in Watercolor Instructor: Constance Sayas] August 22, 29, September Magnificent Molds Instructor: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski August 7-9 Introduction to Drawing Instructor: Renee Jorgensen August 15 Art Materials Instructor: Renee Jorgensen September 14 – Oct 5 Drawing on Tradition: M.S.Merian Instructor: Susan Rubin September 14 – October 5 Pencil I Instructor: Constance Sayas September 14 – October 5 Color Mixing for Artists Instructor: Constance Sayas September 8 – October 6 Pen and Ink I Instructor: Libby Kyer September 8 – October 6 Colored Pencil II Instructor: Susan Rubin September 8 – October 6 Botany for Botanical Illustrator Instructor: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski September 9 – October 7 Perfecting Perspective Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt September 9 – October 7 Watercolor Pencils I Instructor: Renee Jorgensen September 9 – October 7 Pencil II Instructor: Karla Beatty 6 September 10 – October 8 Watercolor I Instructor: Constance Sayas September 10 – October 8 Vegetable Garden Instructor: Constance Sayas September 25-27 Chinese Brush Painting Instructor: Sally Yu Leung Contact: Complete class descriptions are available online. PH: 720.865.3580, www.botanicgardens.org, e-mail: registrar@botanicgardens.org June-September 2009 Botanical Art Classes and Seminars, Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration available. Sarah Roche, Education Director. June 18, July 16, September 16 Half-Day Finishing Studios Instructor: Sarah Roche Fee for each studio: WCFH Members $25 / Non-Members $40 BY POPULAR REQUEST — Studio sessions under the watchful eye of Sarah Roche will help you stay focused—working and finishing your botanical art. Bring your work, botanical art supplies, and reference materials. June 9, 16, 23 Field Sketching in the Botanic Gardens Instructor: Carol Govan Fee: WCFH Members $60 / Non-Members $75 Learn the rewarding skill of field sketching in the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens. By making sketches – not formal drawings – increase your understanding of trees and learn to focus on features useful in identifying even unlabeled specimens. June 25; July 14, 15; August 18, 19; Sept. 15 New England Flora 2009 Instructor: Carol Govan Fee: WCFH Members $360 / Non-Members $450 Our New England landscape abounds with varied habitats where amazing and awe-inspiring plants flourish. Expand your creative botanical art and illustration skills through the close study of these natural plant communities and their seasonal changes. Between class meetings, study independently and create accurate illustrations documenting a local habitat near your home across the season. June 29 - July 1 WCBG Floregium Instructor: Carol Govan and Sarah Roche Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275 Observe botany in action in Wellesley College's meadows and then record what you see with pencil sketches and dry brush watercolor techniques. July 7 – 9 Fundamentals of Tonal Drawing Instructor: Carol Ann Morley Fee: WCFH Members $250 / Non-Members $300 The study of form in black and white builds a strong foundation essential to representational drawing and painting skills. Focus on discerning tonal values, constructing the tonal scale, applying graphite pencil techniques and surface textures. July 10 – 12 Pen & Ink I: Foundations for Botanical Rendering Instructor: Carol Ann Morley Fee: WCFH Members $250 / Non-Members $300 Morley introduces the traditional illustrator's Crowquille pen — a versatile tool. Learn basic techniques, methods of inking a drawing from start to finish including how to hold the pen; technical exercises for building an ink vocabulary; creating texture and tone using stipple and cross-hatch; and care of equipment. July 20 – 24 Luscious Leaves Instructor: Sarah Roche Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275 Start with basic leaf botany and color mixing, then step up your dry brush watercolors skills and watch as luscious leaves come alive on your hot pressed paper. July 27 – 31 Summer Bouquet Techniques Instructor: Sarah Roche Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275 Elements such as branches, berries and more, add interest and dimension to your compositions. Learn the dry brush watercolor techniques for accurate layering of composition elements. August 3 – 7 Foundations of Botanical Drawing and Painting Instructor: Sarah Roche Fee: WCFH Members $250 / Non-Members $300 Learn to realistically render botanical forms in pencil and watercolor. Instructional focus will include observational skills, drawing development, composition, design, and watercolor technique through demonstrations and tutorials. Sept. 1 - 3 Fern Morphology — Beyond the Fronds Instructor: Dick Rauh Fee: WCFH Members $250 / Non-Members $300 Study the fern life cycle, dissections, diagnostic characters and fern vocabulary. With Dick's guidance, compose these elements: a drawing of a frond or habit, details of pinna form, sori and scales into a scientific illustration in graphite or pen and ink. Contact: PH: 781-283-3094; e-mail - horticulture@wellesley.edu; website: www.wellesley.edu/WCFH July 6-11, 2009 June-August The New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road, Bronx, NY June 12 & 19 Bulbs & Butterflies in the Dutch Floral Tradition Instructor: Kathie Miranda Fee: $235 non-members, $212 members Students get an opportunity to fine-tune their drawing skills, apply color and pencil techniques, and learn new perspectives from accomplished artists. July 6–10 Drawing I: Basic Instructor: Lauretta Jones Fee: $415 Non-members, $385 Members Students will learn the professional standards of form, measuring, foreshortening, and perspective. July 20–24 Colored Pencil I: Techniques Instructor: Wendy Hollender Fee: $348 Non-members, $318 Members Learn how to master a variety of techniques, including impressed line, sgraffito, burnishing, and tonal construction, as well as how to layer colors to achieve different hues and color densities. July 20–23 Botanical Watercolor I: Techniques Instructor: Louisa Rawle Tine Fee: $280 non-members, $252 members Use watercolors with precise brushwork to create accurate botanical paintings. Learn how colors interact with each other in hue and value, and how to select colors to paint shadows and shades of green.
July 27–31 Plant Morphology for Botanical Illustrators Instructor: Dick Rauh Fee: $470 non-members, $440 members Examine the enormous variety of form and structural adaptation of flowering plants—the world's dominant plant group. Through lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory studies, learn to recognize the most common families, the many plant parts, and their growing stages. July 27–31 Drawing Natural Science Instructor: Kathie Miranda Fee: $490 non-members, $460 members Working in graphite, learn to draw natural objects including: mammal or bird skulls, sea shells, crystals, insects, etc. Select objects and work at your own pace to complete drawings from various angles. August 10–13 Painting Natural Environments Instructor: Kathie Lee Fee: $415 non-members, $385 members Focusing on backgrounds, techniques for painting trees, sky, grass, and water will be demonstrated and practiced. Learn how to create an aerial perspective using color, or bring attention to a specific object with added detail. August 29 & 30 Drawing Trees Instructor: Dick Rauh Fee: $235 non-members, $212 members This two-day field sketching experience focuses on the rendering of trees. Emphasis is on the immediate eye-to-hand type of rendering, using technical pens on watercolor blocks. Contact: PH: 718.817.8747 or visit www.nybg.org/edu/conted
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