Classes & Workshops
The Contemporary Naturalism
Guild of Art
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Teaching classical art techniques with a modern expression to honor your
personal connection to Nature
Naturalism is a late 19th- and early 20th-century movement that was inspired by adaptation of the principles and methods of natural science, especially the Darwinian view of nature, to literature and art. We aim to share our knowledge of sketching, drawing, and painting the flora and fauna of our 21st century world through online instruction, by teaching classical art techniques with a modern expression. Honor your personal connection to Nature through careful observation and depiction of natural science subjects and habitats in a contemporary style.
Classes & Workshops:
Mushrooms & Fungi
A five-part online workshop offering instruction and guidance on sketching, drawing, and painting mushrooms
Please visit CNGA website for next scheduled sessions.
To learn more and to register:
https://contemporary-naturalism-guild-of-art.teachable.com/p/workshop-mushrooms-fungi1
The Assembled Sketchbook
Create sketchbooks of artistic inspiration, reference material, and technical notes.
https://contemporary-naturalism-guild-of-art.teachable.com/p/sketchbook-the-assembled-sketchbook
Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
New Hope, PA
Fantastic Fungi and How To Draw Them
4 Tuesdays: September 7, 14, 21, & 28, 2021
6 - 8 pm ONLINE
September is National Fungus Month. Join us virtually and celebrate these fascinating organisms by learning the basics of mushroom foraging and documenting fungi using a sketchbook. Develop your drawing skills by depicting mushrooms in graphite. Go on to create a pleasing composition and design a watercolor painting. This program is suitable for all levels.
Registration opening soon at https://bhwp.org
Mt Cuba Center
Hockessin, DE
Botanical Art: Guided Studio
5 Thursdays, November 11 - December 16, 2021
(No class on Thanksgiving)
10 am - 12 pm ONLINE
Join us to work on existing paintings, learn a new botanical art skill, and share with your fellow classmates. Some botanical art experience suggested.
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts
Reading, PA
Fall Observations: A Sketchbook
4 Tuesdays: October 12 - November 2, 2021
6 -8 pm ONLINE
Botanical Art is not just about green plants…let’s not forget fungi, branches, and the odd thing you find on the ground! Mushrooms are having a moment and you can be in on the fun. Learn how to draw and paint gilled mushrooms, shelf fungus, polypores, and boletes. Or choose an interesting branch — something with peeling bark, something smooth. Or on your next walk in the woods, look down. Winter gives us a plethora of objects to draw: seed pods, nuts, dried leaves, berries, and more. You bring the subject and we’ll work through the steps to draw it successfully. You can add it to your sketchbook via graphite, pen, or watercolor in this relaxed artistic environment. Class will be held via Google Meet.
American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) 27th Annual Meeting & Conference
Online in October
The Inspired Sketchbook: A Folio of Fungi (Watercolor/Graphite)
Thursday, October 14, 4 - 5 pm EST
ONLINE
This session is one of three included in Botanical Art Instruction - Block "B". A botanical artist's love of observation and sketching will find expression in a finely detailed, elegant sketchbook using watercolor and graphite. Draw along through the months of mushrooms...learn what to look for, how to capture the essence of the fungi and accompanying woodland elements, and design a fungi folio for your personal reference and record. Or, start an inspired sketchbook library of your favorite natural finds. Session Format: Live Demo.
To learn more:
https://asba-art.org/conference/2021-virtual
Fleisher Art Memorial
Philadelphia, PA
Botanical Art: Summer Objects of Field and Garden
6 Wednesdays: Jun 23 to Jul 28
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ONLINE
Let’s take a closer look at some of the wonderful natural elements that make up our summer outdoor world! We’ll draw (or paint) a new specimen each week. Not only will we learn about that botanical object, like a flower, herb, bulb, fruit, vegetable, fungi, or leaf, but we’ll see how these subjects fit into the broader realm of contemporary botanical art. Some drawing experience helpful.
Register here:
https://fleisher.org/take-a-class/class-listings/botanical-art-summer-2021/
Botanical Art: Autumn Objects of Forest and Field
8 Thursdays: September 16 to November 4
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ONLINE
Let’s take a closer look at some of the wonderful natural elements that make up our autumn outdoor world! We’ll draw (or paint) a new specimen each week. Not only will we learn about that botanical object, like a flower, herb, bulb, fruit, vegetable, fungi, or leaf, but we’ll see how these subjects fit into the broader realm of contemporary botanical art. Some drawing experience helpful.
Registration opens soon.
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Devon, PA
Summer Observations:
Beginning a Woodland Sketchbook
Saturday, July 10, 2021
9 - 11 am ON SITE
Join us for a beginner-friendly introduction to botanical sketching!
Botanical art draws together art and science. What better way to become familiar with our Pennsylvania plants than by beginning a sketchbook? We will explore some basic botanical art techniques, view a few different approaches to making a sketchbook, and take a walk around the garden. We’ll reconvene to share observations and our work. A great way to start that sketchbook you’ve always wanted to create.
Here is the registration link via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-observations-beginning-a-woodland-sketchbook-tickets-158737485091
Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
A Beginner's Guide to Egg Tempera
Saturday, May 28, 2022
ON SITE
As part of the 2nd Get-Together of the Vienna School of Botanical Art, I'll be offering a workshop covering the basics of egg tempera. You will get a chance to make you own paint, work on a gessoed board, and experiment with the technique. This class is designed for anyone who would like to demystify the process and have some fun as well! Demonstrations, discussion of materials and techniques, and hands-on time for skill building and experimentation.
More information to come.