Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – More than Just Pretty Needles: Conifers
Spend three days, Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 12 studying conifers with the effervescent plant guru Dick Rauh. He begins with the architecture and how to look for such things as the differences in the branching patterns, leaf forms, and cones. Working both outdoors and in the classroom, he shows you how to apply observational and sketching techniques to the broader field of nature-sketching. Using technical pens (pen and ink) on watercolor paper, learn eye-to-hand rendering for both the entire tree as well as its parts. Drawing experience required. The class, at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden in Wellesley, will run from 9:30 – 3:30 each day, and costs $250 for Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture members, and $300 for non-members. To register, log on to www.wellesley.edu/WCFH, or call 781-283-3094, ext. 4. The white pine study below by Betsy Gray Bell is available for purchase at www.fineartamerica.com.
