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  • Sundays, March 5 & 12, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Camellias in Color: Choose Your Medium!

    Bring your watercolors or colored pencils and join botanical artist Helen Byers on Sundays, March 5 & 12 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden to draw or paint camellias during Tower Hill’s inspiring camellia show. Demos and instruction will focus on botanical art techniques in each medium to convey in detail the beautiful textures, forms, and colors of camellia petals, buds, and leaves. Our time will be divided between work in the conservatory and the classroom. The class will run from 10 – 4 each Sunday. To see examples of Helen’s work, go to helenbyers.com.

    Helen Byers is an artist, writer, editor, and educator with a background in literary and educational publishing. Her drawings and paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows in the West and East and are held in various private collections. Her illustration credits include six children’s books and six literary book covers. Her teaching of art has included courses and workshops in botanical drawing and painting, watercolor painting, figure sketching, still-life drawing, and field sketching / journaling.

    $130 for Tower Hill members, $145 for nonmembers.  Register online at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Saturday, January 21, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Drawing Butterflies and Moths in Colored Pencil

    Explore the beauty of butterflies and moths on Saturday, January 21 from 9:30 – 12:30 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, with Erica Beade. This three-hour workshop will introduce observational drawing techniques with pencil and then dive into colored pencil techniques used to create a rich, vibrant image. All skill levels are welcome. $45 for Museum members, $55 for nonmembers. Advance registration required at https://reservations.hmsc.harvard.edu/Info.aspx?EventID=11

  • Saturday and Sunday, January 14 & 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Winter Wonders: Twigs in Watercolor

    Winter is a perfect time to celebrate the muted hues and leafless forms of woody plants. Twigs-in their wonderful variety-make fascinating subjects for botanical studies. Join botanical artist Helen Byers at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on January 14 and 15 from 10 – 4  to discover why. Instruction will cover the parts of a twig (maybe more than you knew!), tips on composition, and drybrush watercolor technique to convey details of bark and bud. Participants will be invited to bring and share specimens from which to work. Daily demos and individualized instruction. To see examples of Helen’s work, go to helenbyers.com.

    Helen Byers is an artist, writer, editor, and educator with a background in literary and educational publishing. Her drawings and paintings have been exhibited in solo and group shows in the West and East and are held in various private collections. Her illustration credits include six children’s books and six literary book covers. Her teaching of art has included courses and workshops in botanical drawing and painting, watercolor painting, figure sketching, still-life drawing, and field sketching / journaling.

    SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS. $130 for Tower Hill members, $145 for nonmembers. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org

  • Wednesday – Friday, October 19 – 21, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Fruits of Fall: Botanical Illustration

    Wednesday – Friday, October 19 – 21, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Fruits of Fall: Botanical Illustration

    Enjoy the bountiful fruits of fall in a lasting portrait. In this three-day colored-pencil workshop at Berkshire Botanical Garden on October 19 – 21, botanical illustrator Carol Morley will examine the colors, shapes and light, and shade of the fruit. It is easy to fall in love with the brilliant color of a subject only to find the final portrait falling flat. In this workshop, students will learn how to control and select the colors needed from the beginning and progress with confidence. Starting with a tonal study of the fruit in graphite, the class will have fun finding all the colors that are present in the fruit, making a color palette that will serve as a guide. Working from the palette, students then make a 3D color study and progress to the fruit’s final portrait, selecting the appropriate colors that will give the fruit form and capture its succulent character. Bring a bag lunch. Click on  https://berkshirebotanical.org/education/lectures-and-workshops/ for materials list and registration. $290 for BBG members, $315 for nonmembers.

    Carol Ann Morley is a professional artist and dedicated teacher working in Milton, NH. She founded the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate Program at the New York Botanical Garden and teaches botanical art and drawing at The New York Botanical Garden, the Wellesley College Botanic Garden and Sanctuary Arts in Eliot, ME, in addition to the Berkshire Botanical Garden.  Image from www.gardendrum.com.

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  • Saturday and Sunday, August 13 & 14, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Shine On: Summer Fruits and Vegetables in Colored Pencil

    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.

  • Mondays, July 11 – July 25, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Wellesley College Botanic Garden Florilegium

    Head outdoors with Carol Govan and Ellen Duarte to observe botany in action in the Wellesley College’s meadows, in this three session class to be held July 11, July 18, and July 25 from 9:30 – 3:30.  Bring flowering plant specimens to the Visitor’s Center to record them using pencil and pen sketches and dry brush watercolor.  All experience levels are welcome.  WCBG members $250, non-members $300.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.  Image by Ellen Duarte.

  • Saturdays, June 4 & June 11, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Awash in Birds and Blossoms: Nature Drawing & Painting

    Saturdays, June 4 & June 11, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Awash in Birds and Blossoms: Nature Drawing & Painting

    In this two-part workshop (June 4 & June 11) join professional nature artist Barry Van Dusen at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, as he explores the techniques and approaches artists use to depict natural subjects, both outdoors and in the studio. The focus will be on two particular themes: BIRDS and FLOWERS, and will start with drawing methods and techniques. The workshop will include time learning the basics of watercolor painting including manipulating brushes, color mixing and more. Fee is $150 for THBG members, $180 for nonmembers. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Wednesday, June 1, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Favorite Flowers in a Day

    Do you have any drawings in your sketchbook that you really like, but never got past being a sketch?  Bring these little buds of inspiration to fruition under the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden instructor Ellen Duarte’s guidance.  On Wednesday, June 1 beginning at 9:30 am, bring some of your favorite drawings to class, or just bring the whole notebook.  Students will each make a small composition using bits from their drawings.  These compositions will then be finished with a combination of graphite, pen, and wash.  Ellen will describe some of the things she likes to do with these finished drawings.  All experience levels welcome.  Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens members $75, non-members $95.  Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Thursdays, May 5 – June 16, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Watercolor Landscapes

    Thursdays, May 5 – June 16, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Watercolor Landscapes

    Susan Swinand teaches adults at all levels of experience to solve the problems of painting on location: changing light and cast shadows, elements of perspective, color and composition and all the techniques you’ll need for success.  Follow your own interests in the classroom or work on site in the Wellesley College Gardens.  One on one instruction and group critiques help you develop skills and explore what works. This seven session class, offered by the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, will take place from 1 – 4 on Thursdays from May 5 through June 16.  Friends member price $200, nonmembers $250.  Register by calling 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Monday, April 4, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Ranunculus (or Roses) in Spring

    Shake off the winter cold with a Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens art class on five successive Mondays, April 4 – May 9, from 9:30 – 12:30 in the greenhouses. Carrie Megan will teach you how to capture the delicate folds of a ranunculus with the use of a mid-range of graphite leads. Then, add a little spring color. With the use of pale “tea washes” you’ll learn how to enhance your finished drawing with a pop of soft color. Intermediate level and above. Friends price $225, nonmembers $275. Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.  Photo from www.flowermuse.com.