We offer flexible schedules that include weekday mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekend classes. For more information or to enroll, call 480-481-8146. Fees for each class are $215 for members and $270 for non-members (*unless otherwise noted). Materials lists and additional course information is provided following registration. Download a registration form here.
Building on skills and concepts introduced in Botanical Watercolor I, this class will focus on realistic expression of form, structure, texture and color using dry brush watercolor techniques. Students will work from simple plant forms including cacti and other succulents. Instructor Lynn Reves.
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Take your botanical drawing skills to the next level with this new advanced drawing offering. Now is the time to incorporate the process of conceptualization to add more depth to what you are trying to convey with your drawings. Students will examine a variety of physiological botanical processes such as plant respiration, pollination, or reproduction and learn to communicate complicated subject matter in a simplified visual form. Instructors Katherine Callingham (April 2008) and Elliott Everson (May 2008).
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Students will refine their painting skills and techniques by creating a sense of dimension through light and shadow. Careful observation and study of the plant subject incorporating traditional watercolor techniques will be encouraged. This advanced watercolor class is project-oriented with individual critiques. Instructor Elaine Hultgren.
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Colored pencils are an excellent material for botanical art as they neat, easy to control, and useful for fine detail. Students will learn about the variety of pencils available, and basic techniques. A series of color charts and a simple botanical subject will be completed. Instructor Jennie Rambo.
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Calfskin vellum is a painting surface used in botanical art for more than 3,000 years. The translucent property of vellum creates luminosity in watercolor paintings unrivaled by other surfaces. Using watercolor you will complete several small paintings. Vellum will be available for purchase in class with prices ranging from $2 to $10, depending on size. Instructor Elaine Hultgren.
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Light on form creates dimension in your drawings and paintings using sepia-tone colored pencil, students will complete a series of exercises that will help to realistically render botanical drawings. For the beginning student. Instructor James Astholz.
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The process of combining wet and dry media to produce a plant portrait yeilds fascinating results. In this class students will experiment with layering watercolors or acrylics with colored pencils on a variety of unusual, nontraditional surfaces. Instructor Lynn Reves.
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The Garden’s Botanical Art and Illustration School is honored to offer this special Master Class with Mr. Surnin, one of Thailand's most accomplished botanical artists. This truly unique experience is an opportunity to learn about botanical art techniques used on the other side of the globe. His works are finely detailed, exquisite in color, composition and form, and have been included in many exhibitions and collections. Do not miss this opportunity. This Master Class will fill quickly. Some watercolor experience will be helpful; however, the Master Class is open to all levels of experience. A $125 deposit is required in advance to hold your space. Remaining balances are due by July 1. Limit 15.
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This is a foundation class that introduces students to the basics of drawing. Students will learn the vocabulary of drawing, develop observation skills, complete a sequence of exercises using graphite as the primary medium, and will be introduced to the technical properties of drawing materials. This class will get you past staring at that blank sheet of paper to start drawing. Instructor Jennie Rambo.
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Explore the medium of watercolor and learn the techniques used in traditional English botanical painting. Students will learn by copying paintings by P. J. Redoute, using flat wash, gradated wash and dry brush techniques. The history of botanical art will be reviewed. Instructor Gigi Wilson.
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Building on the techniques learned in Colored Pencil I, students will complete an accurate botanical drawing using this medium. Emphasis will be placed on color accuracy, creating smooth value transitions and realistic representation of form. Instructor Elliott Everson.
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Learn about the elements and principles of composition and how to use them to create beauty in your botanical work. You will study the work of the great masters, and then apply what you have learned in a series of exercises. Emphasis will be placed on experimentation. Instructor Katherine Callingham.
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Illuminated letters enriched with gold and brilliant colors have adorned manuscript pages for centuries. Painting on vellum using watercolors and shell gold, you will select and create a capital letter illustrating a desert plant. Vellum will be available for purchase in class. A 5-inch by 7-inch piece of vellum will be $16. Gold (23½ carat) will cost $21 per tablet. Details for ordering are included in the materials list. Instructor Elaine Hultgren.
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You have probably only thought of herbs in a culinary or medicinal sense. Now become knowledgeable about herbs of the Sonoran Desert by drawing live specimens. This will include Sonoran trees, shrubs, cactus and ground cover. Classroom studies will be done in graphite with the potential for following up with an appropriate, classical technique of your choice. Once you have drawn these useful plants, you will never forget them. Instructor Katherine Callingham.
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