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Botanical Painting with Pen and Ink
3-day course with Susanna Stuart Smith
5, 6, 7 February 2008 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£360 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Susanna has worked in pen and ink for Kew Gardens, the RHS and other publishers in a variety of styles ranging from scientific illustration to more decorative flower and fruit drawings, and she will be passing on these skills to students at all levels of experience and ability. Pen and ink drawings can have great dramatic impact, and practising the skill can improve understanding of light and shade in paintings. Microscopes will be available for those interested in flower dissection
Susanna Stuart Smith has two Gold Medals from the Royal Horticultural Society, and has contributed illustrations in colour and in pen and ink to many publications, including The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening, BBC Wildlife Magazine, the Highgrove Florilegium, Plants of Dhofar (180 paintings of wild food plants in Oman), Orchids of Bhutan and numerous others. She has worked regularly for the botanical gardens at
Plant Portraits in Coloured Pencils
3-day course with Ann Swan
19, 20, 21 February 2008 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£360 inclusive of VAT and lunch
“Coloured pencil a very forgiving medium, making it ideal for the beginner”. This is a wonderful opportunity to discover the joys of working with coloured pencils. A three day beginner’s workshop that will cover Ann’s various methods and techniques.
Ann Swan is one of the
Botanical Painting Workshop
6-day workshop with Anne Marie Evans
4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 March 2008 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£660 inclusive of VAT and lunch
Due to popular demand these workshops will be an opportunity to spend time on your work under the supervision of Anne Marie Evans. You will be able to bring in work already in progress or start from scratch on any subject of your choice. Anne Marie will be on hand to look at your work and offer her usual invaluable and constructive advice. You may book in for just one week or the full course. Any level and stage of work will be welcome.
Anne Marie Evans MA FLS is a world-famous artist who originally developed the school's Diploma Course in Botanical Painting. She teaches worldwide and is co-author of An Approach to Botanical Painting.
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