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  • Tuesday, January 5 – Thursday, January 7, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Tactile Textures, Tips and Tricks

    Immerse yourself for three days (January 5 – 7, 9:30 – 3:30) with Ann Swan while she demonstrates a variety of colored pencil techniques to help you create realistic textures, to make your colors leap off the page, and to amaze with fine detail.  Ann will demonstrate underpainting and layering into wet baby oil to help you create truly luscious, rich, clean colors and banish the grays.  Learn how to use the neon and fluorescent colors to create luminosity and added vibrancy.  For intermediate students and beyond.  Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens $365, nonmembers $450.  To register, or for more information, call 781-283-3094, or visit www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends.  Image copyright Ann Swan.

  • Monday, January 4, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Taster Day

    The Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens will host Ann Swan on Monday, January 4 from 9:30 – 3:30 for a one day workshop in colored pencil for beginners.  This class is a whistle stop introduction to the materials and techniques Ann uses to produce her vibrant, contemporary illustrations with colored pencils.  She will guide you through the minefield of materials and their uses and will demonstrate the basic techniques of layering, burnishing and underpainting, and with some individual attention, will launch you into the exciting world of colored pencil.  Be warned, it is addictive!  WCBG Friend price $125, nonmembers $150.  Register by calling 781-283-3094.  Image copyright Ann Swan.