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Helen Byers
www.helenbyers.com
An artist and arts journalist with a background in literary and educational publishing, Helen has illustrated six children’s books and six literary book covers. She offers classes in field sketching, botanical painting, portraiture and classes following Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
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Introduction to Botanical Painting in Watercolor – Wednesdays, May 2-23, 2012; 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM. Students will learn botanical drawing and painting techniques emphasizing technical control and attention to detail. Working both indoors with live specimens and outdoors in the field, students will benefit from daily instructor demonstrations and individual attention. Location: Concord Art Association, Concord, MA. Cost: $225 member, $275 nonmembers. Register: education@concordart.org or call (978) 369-2578.
Harvard Museum of Natural History
www.hmnh.harvard.edu
Serves as the public face of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, the Harvard University Herbaria and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum. Founded in 1998, this museum receives over 190,000 visitors each year.
Sarah Roche
www.sarahrochebotanicalart.com
Sarah teaches botanical drawing and painting at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, the South Shore Art Center, and the Copley Society. She is the director of the botanical art and illustration program at Wellesley and the current Education Co-chair of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Visit Sarah’s website for current class information.
Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration
www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends
This program offers several weekly and two- or three-day classes on botanical art and scientific illustration with Sarah Roche and Jeanne Kunze and seminars with visiting instructors including Susan Fisher, D. L. Friedman, Kathie Miranda, Carol Ann Morley, Kate Nessler, Elaine Searle, Catherine Watters and more. The courses offered through this program cover all aspects of botanical art. The following is only a glimpse of what this program offers:
- Foundations of Botanical Drawing and Painting
- Techniques of Botanical Drawing and Painting
- Plant Drawing for the Petrified
- On Location: Daylilies with Sarah Roche
- Fruit from the Orchard
- Botanical Painting on Vellum
- Flowers as They Grow
- Playing with Transparency: Colored Pencil on Mylar
Additional Learning Opportunities
Painting on Vellum with Kate Nessler – July 10-12, 2012; 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM. Discover how to draw and paint on Kelmscott vellum. Advanced beginners and more experienced artists will learn from Kate and from each other through classroom discussion, demonstration, and one-on-one instruction. Kate Nessler is an award-winning artist whose awards include three Gold Medals from the Royal Horticultural Society. Cost: $475 WCBG Friends Members, $595 Nonmembers. Cost includes one piece of Kelmscott vellum. Download Details
Seasonal Compositions with Beverly Duncan – July 14, 2012 or September 15, 2012. Award-winning botanical artist, Beverly Duncan, will teach participants how to compose drawings and paintings using seasonal materials. Some experience necessary. This course is designed for artists working in watercolor, graphite, colored pencil &/or pen and ink. Two sessions are available. Register for one or both. Session I: Saturday, July 14, 2012 (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM). Session II: Saturday, September 15, 2012 (9:30 AM – 3:30 PM). Cost of each session: $75 WCBG Friends Members, $95 Nonmembers. Download Details
Daylilies at Collamore Field Gardens – July 17-19, 2012; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Learn about daylilies at Collamore Field Gardens, an American Hemerocallis Society Display Garden featuring over 650 varieties of daylilies. Sketch lilies in the garden during peak bloom and learn how to transform your sketch into a watercolor painting in the studio. Botanical artist and instructor, Sarah Roche, will show you how! Cost: WCFG Friends Members $225, Non-members, $275. To register, contact wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu or call (781) 283-3094.
Introduction to Botanical Art – Mondays, August 13-17, 2012; 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM. Explore the world of botanical art in this course designed especially for beginners. Sarah Roche guides your experience through structured exercises, projects, and demonstrations. She exposes you to the basic techniques and methods of botanical drawing and watercolor painting. If you have an interest in plants and botany and a yearning to record what you see on paper, then this class is for you. Sarah Roche is a botanical artist and teacher and the Education Chair of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Cost: $250 WCBG Friends Members, $300 Nonmembers. Download Details
