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  • Friday, August 30 – Friday, September 6 – On Location: Art of the Lot-et-Garonne, France

    Sarah Roche and the staff at Wellesley College Botanic Garden Friends are excited to be offer this amazing seven-day painting experience, based at St. Gregoire, Sarah’s house in the Lot-en-Garonne region of southwestern France, close to the market town of Castillonnes. We will find our painting inspiration at the local daily markets, selecting and bringing back the fruits and vegetables of the fall harvest to study and paint at St. Gregoire. All experience levels welcome. Accommodations at Haven on the Hill, Laladusse, district of Lot et Garonne. August 30 – September 6, Members $1,365, nonmembers $1,465, shared double or triple rooms. Fees include opening reception at Sarah’s home, five days of instruction and painting time, visits to local markets, bastides, vineyards, and chateaux, all transportation during your stay, including to and from Bergerac railway station, seven nights’ say, 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, and four dinners. Visit www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends for more information.

  • Tuesday, January 15 – Thursday, January 17, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – On Location: The Kampong

    Join Sarah Roche at the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Coconut Grove, Florida January 15 – 17 and enjoy three days of botanical art.  Once on location, start to draw with easy field sketches on the grounds of the stunning Kampong historic home and garden, where the climate of the southeast shore of Florida affords a natural open-air environment in which tropical species flourish.  Explore rudiments of form from live specimens as you work in graphite studies.  Some plants will be flowering, others will be fruiting and some may have all stages of development visible.  Then, add color with watercolors.  Take home a journal filled with field sketches useful for future art works and fond memories of a unique experience.  All abilities are welcome.  Fee  (Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens $325, non-members $400) includes three days of class instruction only.  Travel, accommodations, food, and other expenses not included.  Dormitory accommodations at Kampong may be arranged on a first-come basis.  For those arriving on Monday, January 14, a get-acquainted gathering will be arranged.  Contact the Friends office for more details at 781-283-3094.  Offered in collaboration with The Kampong National Tropical Botanical Garden.