Join botanical artist/illustrator Helen Byers at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston for a weekend focused on the forms and surface textures of shiny, smooth-skinned fruits and vegetables. Instruction will cover step-by-step techniques of detailed botanical drawing in colored pencil, including toning, underpainting, layering, and blending. Daily demos and personalized instruction. A list of recommended supplies will be sent to registrants. All levels welcome; some drawing experience helpful. To see galleries of Helen’s work and slideshows from her courses, visit helenbyers.com. The class will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 13 & 14 from 10 – 4. THBG members $130, nonmembers $145. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.
