Botanical Drawing Workshop with Wendy Hollender - 9/26 - 10:30am

Saturday September 26 

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Learn basic botanical drawing techniques from Wendy Hollender to combine colored pencil and watercolor to create a detailed botanical drawing of a tomato, radish, gourd, other fruit, or a flower. Start with accurate drawing techniques to create a subject life-size, then learn to layer colors with colored pencil and watercolor on top. Basics of using a single light source to create a realistic three-dimensional-looking form will be explained.

All supplies will be provided. Suitable for ages 14 and up. 

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WENDY HOLLENDER is a botanical artist, illustrator, author, and instructor. Hollender’s illustrations have been published in The New York Times, “O,” The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Sunset Magazine, The Observer (UK) as well as a large advertising campaign for the National Peanut Board.  Her work was included in the 13th International Exhibition at Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, and in exhibitions at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, and the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History. The US Botanic Garden had a show of Wendy's work on roots called Illustrating Hidden Treasures in the fall of 2015.She is the author of THE JOY OF BOTANICAL DRAWING: A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, and More, BOTANICAL DRAWING IN COLOR: A Basic Guide To Mastering Realistic Form And Naturalistic Color, THE PRACTICE OF BOTANICAL DRAWING, and  BOTANICAL DRAWING, A BEGINNER'S GUIDE.  She is the Illustrator and collaborator along with Dina Falconi for the book Foraging and Feasting.