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Holiday Sketching with Leonie Norton
http://www.holidaysketching.com.au
Australian botanical artist, Leonie Norton, teaches workshops in Australia and leads international tours. Leonie is the author of Women of Flowers: Botanical Art in Australia From the 1830s to the 1960s. Her botanical art website can be viewed at www.botanicalart.com.au. Her travel service website can be viewed at Holiday Sketching with Leonie Norton.
Living & Learning Nillumbik
A community-based organization providing classes in the arts, technology, environmental studies, health & wellbeing, plus much more.
www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au
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Botanical illustration with Arnolda Beynon – Learn about the history of botanical illustration and explore techniques illustrators use to create botanical drawing in pencil and watercolor. Students will create a botanical diary. A materials list will be provided. Two sessions will be offered. Download the February-June 2012 schedule of classes plus the course information sheet here. View Arnolda Beynon’s online gallery.
Session #1:
Fridays, Feb. 10 – March 30, 2012; 10 AM – 12 PM (8 sessions)
Session #2:
Fridays, April 20 – June 8, 2012; 10 AM – 12 PM (8 sessions)
Cost: $146 / $133 concession per
Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
www.rbg.vic.gov.au/rbg-melbourne
This 36 hectare garden (88 acres) is home to over 50,000 plants and more than 50 species of birds. It is also home to an extensive botanical art program and frequent exhibitions of botanical art. Upcoming classes include:
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Botanical Illustration Beginners’ Workshop
April 14, 15, 21, 22, 2012; 10 AM – 4 PM.
Four-day intensive introductory course. Students will work pencil and watercolor while learning how to draw, foreshorten, create tones, and work with color. Course fee includes equipment and morning and afternoon tea. Cost AU$275 members, AU$325 non-members. View Details/Register
