Carol Ann Morley

Tuesday, January 13 – Thursday, January 15, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – From the Market: Colorful Fruits and Veggies

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You’ve taken the graphite course, now explore color with Carol Ann Morley at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden on Tuesday, January 13 – Thursday, January 15 from 9:30 – 3:30 (snow date Friday, January 16.)  Learn to capture the vibrant colors of fruits and vegetables. Find out how many multiple overlays of colors it can take to give depth, shie and texture to one berry.  Draw from the abundance of produce available in the middle of winter to make intriguing compositions of fruit, berries and foliage.  Explore creative possibilities, whether traditional or whimsical, to enhance your artwork.  This is a workshop suitable for all levels.  WCBG members $250, nonmembers $300.  Call 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu to sign up. Illustration courtesy of Sue Woodfine.

Tuesday, August 26 – Thursday, August 28, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Drawing Flowers and More

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Practice, practice, practice.  Give yourself these three days at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden to refresh and strengthen your own way of contour drawing.  Carol Ann Morley guides you through discovery exercises that help you draw accurately and confidently.  See in new ways, analyze flower and leaf shapes to recognize patterns and rhythms in botanical shapes, and conquer the perennial problem of foreshortening.  For all levels – some drawing experience required.  The classes will take place from 9:30 – 3:30 on Tuesday, August 26 through Thursday, August 28.  Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden: $250; non-members: $300.  Register by calling 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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Friday, August 22 – Sunday, August 24, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Tonal Drawing Fundamentals

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Strengthen your plant shading skills with exercises in tonal scales, spheres, cones, and cylinders.  Wellesley College’s Carol Ann Morley focuses this three day course on discerning tonal values and applying graphite pencil techniques.  Working from botanical shapes such as flowers, fruits and berries, learn how to make botanical studies that have clarity, balance, and visual depth.  For all levels – some drawing experience required.  The class will be held in the Visitors Center of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens from 9:30 – 3:30 August 22 – 24, and the fee is $250 for Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, $300 for nonmembers.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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Wednesday – Friday, August 13 – 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Botanical Illustration: Colorful Garden Fruits and Berries with Colored Pencil

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This three day intensive Berkshire Botanical workshop on August 13 – 15 from 10 – 4 each day, will focus on colored-pencil techniques for botanical illustration. Learn to capture the vibrant colors of garden fruits and berries. Find out how many multiple overlays of colors it can take to give depth, shine and texture to one berry! Draw from the abundance of the summer garden and make intriguing compositions of fruit, berries and foliage. Explore creative possibilities, whether traditional or whimsical, and make exciting background textures or borders to enhance your artwork. This is a playful workshop suitable for all student levels. Basic skills will be taught in drawing, colored pencil techniques and composition.

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. This is Ms. Morley’s only summer workshop in the Berkshires for 2014. BBG member price $260; non-members $290.  Register at http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/ai1ec_event/botanical-illustration-colorful-garden-fruits-and-berries-with-colored-pencil/?instance_id=2625.

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Friday, January 10 – Sunday, January 12, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Leaves in Pen and Ink

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Following a brief review of the Crowquille pen’s basic techniques, Carol Ann Morley encourages you to bring classic sophistication and grace to your pen and ink illustrations. Move beyond beginning stipple to create texture and tone with hatch and cross hatch.  Through the study of selected pieces by master illustrators and the practice of recreating sections of those works, find the confidence to effectively apply these techniques to your own pen work.  Some drawing and dip pen skill advised (but it’s also a great way to polish up your dip pen skills!)  This Wellesley College Botanic Garden class takes place Friday, January 10 – Sunday, January 12 (snow date Monday January 13) from 9:30 – 3:30.  Wellesley Friends $250, nonmembers $300.  For complete information, call 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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Friday, January 3 – Sunday, January 5, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Leaves in Perspective: Opposite, Alternate, Whorled

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Do all your careful observations fall flat when you sit down to draw leaves?  Heighten your artist’s eye by learning how to analyze shapes and bring correct perspective to your compositions.  Under the guidance of Carol Ann Morley, discover  how to depict with botanical accuracy the tricky angles of foreshortened leaves.  Through a series of graphite drawing exercises, explore creating clarity and visual depth while bringing shape and form into your art.  This Wellesley College Botanic Garden class will be held January 3 – 5 (snow date January 6) from 9:30 – 3:30.  Friends price $250, nonmembers $300.  For complete details and to register email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu, or call 781-283-3094.

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Wednesday, August 14 – Friday, August 16, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Botanical Illustration: Drawing Fruits and Flowers with Colored Pencil

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This Berkshire Botanical Garden intensive workshop will focus on colored-pencil techniques for botanical illustration. Learn ways to create textured backgrounds and colors smooth as glass or rough as sandpaper. This versatile medium can be used to mimic an oil painting, pastel or watercolor. Explore a full range of techniques for creating both bold and subtle effects that will bring a botanical drawing alive. Participants should bring a pear and other fruits or flowers to include in their illustrations. Click here for Materials List.

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 for other botanical gardens. This is Ms. Morley’s only summer workshop in the Berkshires for 2013.

This is a 3-day class: August 14, 15 and 16, 10 – 4 at Berkshire Botanical Garden. BBG member price $260, nonmembers $290.  Bring a bag lunch. Register on line at www.berkshirebotanical.org, or call 413-298-3926.

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Wednesday – Friday, March 20 – 22, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Botanical Illustration with Graphite Pencil: Fruits and Seeds

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Draw the beauty of seeds, including pods, nuts, fruits and cones, and investigate the amazing variety of nature’s bounty. Discover the features and texture of these objects while building your drawing skills. This is a great Berkshire Botanical Garden class for beginners or more advanced students who get ‘stuck’ drawing. Learn to solve this problem and develop your drawing step by step, from sketch to finished nature drawing. There will be exercises in: training the eye through quick sketching; drawing plants in proportion; the essentials of perspective; and applying tonal values for visual depth. Whether your love is quick field sketching or rendering plant portraits, this inspiring class will give you confidence to draw and train you to look at nature more closely.

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 for other botanical gardens. The classes take place Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 20, 21, and 22, from 10 – 4, and cost $260 for BBG members, $290 for nonmembers.  Sign up at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

Friday, August 26 – Sunday, August 28, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Leaves as They Grow

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Another fine drawing class will take place Friday, August 26 through Sunday, August 28, from 9:30 – 3:30, at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden.  With Carol Ann Morley, learn to capture the layers and angles of leaves you observe in nature onto your paper.  Start with the fundamentals of colored pencil, then work to give your drawing shape and movement by mixing color hues to create shadows, to make colors recede and advance, and to create harmony and contrast.  The pigments in colored pencils can be applied to create many different effects including multiple delicate washes – making this skill-building class useful for watercolorists as well as pencil artists.  $250.00 for WCFH members, $300 for non-members.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or log on to www.wellesley.edu/WCFH.  Illustration by Carol Ann Morley.

Thursday, August 25, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Perspective Review

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In this one day skill-building class at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden with Carol Ann Morley, on Thursday, August 25 from 9:30 – 3:30, you will develop your foreshortening skills while heightening your artist’s eye.  Through a series of graphite exercises, work to achieve more believable drawings.  Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture members, $75, and non-members, $95.  To register, call 781-283-3094, or log on to www.wellesley.edu/WCFH.