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 [...]
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Denver Botanic Gardens Announces Classes, Special Workshops in Botanical Art
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged botanical art, Colorado, embroidery on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Draw, Paint, Learn: Flora of Mexico’s Central Highlands
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged art, Mexico, Michoacan, Plants, travel on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Looking for adventure? See what’s new at Classes Near You > Mexico! Amelia Hoopes Amelia is the Director of Cylburn Nature Science Camp in Baltimore and teaches botanical art at Cylburn Arboretum. Learn more about Amelia and view examples of her work in the ASBA Member Gallery. Botanical Art in Zirahuen June 20 – July [...]
Resources for Teachers & Students of Botanical Art
Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged art, books, botany, teaching & learning on May 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Liz Leech’s new book, Botany for Artists, has been adopted by the English Gardening School as a recommended text. It joins other helpful references written for students of botany and botanical art. Which references do you like to use? Teachers, which resources have you found most helpful while teaching? Students, which resources do you like [...]
‘Botany for Artists’ Born When Opportunity and Preparation Collide
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged art, botany on May 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
After Liz identified a need for botany instruction, she was encouraged to write her book. She explains: I finally decided to write my book in October 2009, having toyed with the idea for the previous 4 years or so. The final impetus came when I met Valerie Oxley who had just published her wonderful book [...]
The Need for Botany Instruction
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged art, botany, Plants on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today, guest Liz Leech shares with us the moment she realized botany classes for artists were necessary. She says she knew botany classes would be helpful when… A couple of fellow students on the diploma course produced wonderful paintings marred by obvious botanical errors (e.g. one had put in a leaf to make the composition [...]
New Botanical Art Classes Announced at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged daylilies, drawing, painting, Wellesley College on May 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture has changed its name to Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden. The Friends’ listing in the Classes Near You section has been updated. Here is what you’ll find at Classes Near You > Massachusetts: Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends This [...]
What don’t people know about plants?
Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged botany, Plants, public, teaching & learning on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I asked this month’s featured guest, Liz Leech, to identify the aspect of plant biology she finds to be most unfamiliar to the public. She replied… The most unfamiliar aspect of plant biology, and the greatest barrier, seems to me to be the ability to distinguish plant characteristics and therefore to differentiate between plants within [...]
‘Botany for Artists’ Introduces Artists to the Wonderful World of Plants
Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, tagged art, botany, Plants, teaching & learning on May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Botanist and botanical artist, Lizabeth Leech, has written a comprehensive introduction to botany for both artists and non-artists alike. In Botany for Artists, Liz does more than simply rattle off facts about plants. She teaches readers how to observe and record information about the plant specimens before them, as well as any fungi or lichen [...]
Botanical Illustration Courses at Cornell Begin June 4
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, tagged botanical illustration, Cornell University, online classes on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
View details for each course and read about the program’s successful outcomes below and at Classes Near You > New York. 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 [...]
Exhibition of Botanical Drawings at The Gallery London
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged art gallery, exhibition, London on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Originally trained in botany, Alison Day transitioned into a more creative lifestyle by training at Goldsmiths College and The London Metropolitan University. A former photographer, Alison returned to drawing after an accident left her studio bound for a considerable time. An artist for over 20 years, Alison’s drawings and paintings reflect a love for, and [...]
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