Saturday and Sunday, August 11 – 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Heirloom Tomatoes: Botanical Drawing in Color
Heirloom tomatoes are the jewels of summer. In this two-day workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on August 11 & 12 from 10 – 4, join botanical artist Helen Byers to draw their fascinating forms, rich colors, and surface and interior textures in detail. Helen’s demos, tips, and personalized instruction will guide students in practicing a technique of botanical drawing that combines colored pencil and watercolor.
A supplies list will be sent to registrants. $150 for Tower Hill members, $165 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.
Helen Byers is an award-winning artist and educator whose botanical drawings and paintings have been internationally exhibited, published, and held in private collections. In recent years she has taught often at Tower Hill, as well as at Concord Center for the Visual Arts, Fruitlands Museums, Tin Mountain Conservation Center (NH), and Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center (NM). To learn more about her work, visit the artist’s website at http://helenbyers.com. Illustration below by Asuku Hishiki.
