Short Courses:
Botanical Painting

Fundamental Graphite Drawing with Katie Lee

3-day workshop with Katie Lee
28, 29, 30 September 2011 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£435 inclusive of VAT and lunch

'Drawing is the foundation of creativity and technique is the foundation of drawing.' On a rare visit, Katie Lee shows you how to gain control of the graphite medium. The core of this workshop is a series of step-by-step exercises designed to teach graphite pencil technique, building your confidence and control. Drawing comes much more easily when the emphasis has been placed on mastering technique first, creating a solid technical foundation on which drawing skills are built, finally producing work of exquisite detail. In addition, we explore techniques to improve observational skills and knowledge of the subject. Limited class size.

Katie Lee is a renowned botanical and wildlife artist and instructor. A graduate of the Botanical Illustration course at the New York Botanical Garden, Katie has also been an instructor there for the past 20 years and teaches at various art institutions worldwide. Katie’s work can be found in collections and exhibitions in England, Australia, the USA and South Africa; she has led numerous sketching safaris to Botswana and field sketching trips to South America; and she has illustrated a number of books.

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Introduction to Botanical Painting

5-day workshop with Anne Marie Evans
10, 11, 17, 18, 24 November 2011 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£690 inclusive of VAT and lunch

One of our most popular intensive courses aiming to develop and improve the drawing, painting and observational skills required for botanical painting. Anne Marie Evans' five-step method ensures rapid progress, giving confidence to those with little or no experience. This course has been the launch pad for many of our current well-known botanical painters.
Maximum class size 16.

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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First Steps in Botanical Painting

4-day workshop with Elaine Searle
16, 17, 18, 19 April 2012 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£495 inclusive of VAT and lunch

This course introduces the basic skills of observation, drawing and watercolour painting necessary to produce your first plant portrait. Aimed at true beginners and those with very little experience, this 4-day course uses step-by-step teaching methods designed to take the fear out of getting started. Limited space.

Elaine Searle BA Hons is a graduate (Dist) of the Diploma Course in Botanical Painting. She teaches both in the UK and USA and has paintings in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute, The Highgrove Florilegium and private collections worldwide.

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Natural History Painting

2-day workshop with Gillian Barlow
17, 18 May 2012 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£265 inclusive of VAT and lunch

Exploring ways of painting these beautiful subjects in watercolour to capture their distinctive qualities. Covering eggs and feathers, shells and butterflies: unexpected shapes, textures soft and hard, pearly sheen and iridescent colours. Limited space.

Gillian Barlow trained at The Slade and the University of Sussex. She has exhibited worldwide as a botanical artist and is a tutor on our Diploma Course in Botanical Painting.

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Small Paintings on Vellum

1-day workshop with Gillian Barlow
20 June 2012 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and lunch

Scared of Vellum? Overcome your fears in a day! Learn to enjoy the special qualities of glowing colour and finest detail, painting flowers and fruit in watercolour on vellum. Guidance on appropriate technique will be given, and some paintings on vellum will be discussed. Limited space.

Gillian Barlow trained at The Slade and the University of Sussex. She has exhibited worldwide as a botanical artist and is a tutor on our Diploma Course in Botanical Painting.

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