Celebrate the Beauty of Trees by capturing their summer loveliness, guided by botanical illustrator Carol Ann Morley. This three-day class. August 3 – 5, begins with a delightful stroll through Berkshire Botanical Garden to visit the many wonderful trees that grow there. Bring along a camera as you wander, photographing those trees that most appeal to you. Learn how to observe trees and create, en plein air, gestural graphite sketches to map out their main features. In the Center House classroom, select a tree that most inspires you and create small studies that combine both photos and sketches, followed by creating a rendering of a favorite tree, either in graphite or a drawing medium that best expresses the unique character of your chosen tree. Open to students with some drawing experience.
Carol Ann Morley is an illustrator and dedicated teacher of botanical illustration working in Dover, NH. She founded the Botanical Art Illustration Certificate Program at the New York Botanical Garden and teaches illustration there and at other botanical gardens.
Bring a bag lunch. Materials list will be provided. $340 for BBG members, $375 for nonmembers. Masks are required. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/sketching-beauty-trees
