Short Courses:
Botanical Painting

 

Introduction to Botanical Painting

5-day workshop with Anne Marie Evans
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 September 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£690 inclusive of VAT and light 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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Next Steps in Botanical Painting

4-day workshop with Elaine Searle
25, 26, 27, 28 October 2010 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£480 inclusive of VAT and light lunch

Continuing her step-by-step method, Elaine shows how to improve drawing and watercolour techniques.

Let Elaine guide you to produce a beautiful ‘study sheet’ of Autumn flowers, leaves and seed pods aimed at improving your drawing and watercolour ability. Drawing aids will be introduced and further painting techniques demonstrated. This 4-day workshop is an ideal follow-on from ‘First Steps in Botanical Painting’ or for the near beginner who is keen to make progress in a relaxed and supportive environment.

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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Botanical Painting - Magnolias and Spring Blossoms

2-day course with Gillian Barlow
7, 8 April 2011 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£265 inclusive of VAT and light lunch

A magnolia in full flower is a magnificent sight. Their elegant flowers, with globes of long petals often stained purple, softly felted buds, and beautiful bark make wonderful subjects for painting. Every plant is subject to the seasons and we hope cherry, apricot and peach may also be in bloom. During this two-day course guidance will be given to improve your skills in drawing, composition and watercolour technique.

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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Botanical Painting with Jenny Phillips - Intermediate/Advanced

1-day course with Jenny Phillips
27 May 2011 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£165 inclusive of VAT and light lunch

Understanding watercolour and what it will do for you, if handled with knowledge, is what is important for an artist to develop confidence in their work.

The aim of this day is to create a small painting in one day's class by working with Jenny through the various specific steps in observing and drawing a subject, then moving on to the various steps to add colour.

The focus will be on achieving a finely-finished picture displaying an understanding of what is needed to achieve form, to show the correct botanical detail, and at the same time producing a life-like and pleasing study. The subject material will be provided for each of the student artists.

Class size is limited to 16.

Jenny Phillips began teaching botanical painting for Melbourne’s Friends of Royal Botanic Garden in 1990. Founder of The Botanical Art School of Melbourne, she has been awarded gold medals in Australia and by The Royal Horticultural Society.

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Botanical Painting - Leafy Textures

1-day course with Gillian Barlow
23 June 2011 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£145 inclusive of VAT and light lunch

Is it shiny, downy, hairy, smooth, wrinkled, pleated? What about the underside? Looking at many examples of nature's amazing range, Gillian will show how to convey a variety of surface textures using watercolours.

An outstandingly generous tutor, Gillian will bring in a wide range of varied plants to be illustrated.

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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First Steps in Botanical Painting

4-day workshop with Elaine Searle
4, 5, 6, 7 July 2011 (10.30am - 3.30pm)
£480 inclusive of VAT and light 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.

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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