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  • Thursday, April 23 – Saturday, April 25, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Color Mixing for Artists – POSTPONED

    Susan Fisher teaches you how to mix the colors you want, not the ones you end up with trial and error. In a three day Wellesley Botanic Garden class, to be held in the Putnam classroom at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley, learn an easy system for combining colors consistently to achieve the broadest possible spectrum for any “wet” medium, including watercolor, gouache, oils, acrylics. etc. Ideal for artists of all levels. $395 for Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, $450 for nonmembers, and prices include color mixing sheets. Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu

  • Wednesdays, October 30, November 6, 13, & 20, and December 4 & 11 – Leaves 101: Foundations of Botanical Drawing & Painting

    Through demonstrations and tutorials, celebrate the colors of seasonal leaves while learning how to realistically depict your subject matter in pencil, and then in watercolor, with Sarah Roche, on six Wednesdays, October 30 – November 20, plus December 4 & 11,  from 9:30 – 1:30 at the Putnam classroom at The Gardens at Elm Bank. All abilities are welcome! This course is the core of WCBG Friends’ botanical art program. Friends price $295, nonmembers $345. Register at http://wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn.

     

     

  • Thursdays, February 1, 8, 15, and March 1, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Composition From the Start

    Ellen Duarte leads a Wellesley College Botanic Gardens introduction to composition based on the writings of Molly Bang in her book Picture This. On four Thursdays (February 1, 8, 15, and March 1, from 9:30 – 12:30) learn how balance, harmony and emotional response are affected by the elements in the picture. Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens $150, nonmembers $200.  Register at http://wellesley.edu/wcbg/learn. There is a snow date of March 8 if needed.

  • Wednesday, January 10 – Friday, January 12, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Exploring Collections in Sepia

    This three day Wellesley College Botanic Gardens class on January 10 – 12 from 9:30 – 3:30 with Lara Call Gastinger will examine the process of composing collected subject matter and using sepia paint to document them in a painting that can tell a rich story. We will explore how mindful collection and assembly can change the way we look at objects. We will be using seed pods and dried winter specimens as our inspiration. Snow day Saturday, January 13 if needed. Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens $340, nonmembers $415. To register call 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

  • Thursday, January 4, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Tonal Drawing Review

    Carol Ann Morley reviews the fundamentals of light and shade in drawing, at the Wellesley Botanic Gardens on Thursday, January 4 from 9:30 – 3:30 (snow date Monday January 8.) Improve your transitions of gray values and strong contrast through graphite pencil exercises. Strengthen your drawing with an in-depth study of structural form and perspective. Revisit the basic shapes of cubes, cones, spheres, and cylinders, and observe how their shapes underlie all forms in nature. Study master drawings in class to examine how these artists used light on form to give visual clarity, depth and power to their drawings. Friends of Wellesley College botanic Gardens $90, nonmbmers $110. Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

  • Friday, April 21 – Sunday, April 23, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Color Mixing for Artists

    With Susan Fisher’s easy system, you will learn to mix the colors you want, not the ones you end up with through trial and error.  This Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens three day seminar will take place Friday, April 21 – Sunday, April 23 from 9:30 – 3:30.  Friends price $350, nonmembers $450.  Register at http://wellesley.edu/scbg/learn.

  • Friday, September 23, 10:00 am – Cycads and Gymnosperms

    Friday, September 23, 10:00 am – Cycads and Gymnosperms

    The Garden Club of the Back Bay will kick off its 2016/2017 lecture series on The Prehistoric Garden on Friday, September 23, with a field trip to the Wellesley College Botanic Garden, 106 Central Street in Wellesley, to hear about Cycads and Gymnosperms.

    Carol Govan will talk about the connections among related plants and how they express their genetic heritage in response to their environments. Discover the beauty of the first plants to produce seeds. A remarkable adaptation to help plants survive on land, we will see many examples of cycads, conifers, ginkgo and plants that were dominant during the age of the dinosaurs. See hands-on examples of various twigs, cones and seeds. After the lecture, visit these plants in the greenhouses with Carol. Cycads are seed plants with a long fossil history that were formerly more abundant and more diverse than they are today, according to Wikipedia. The living cycads are found across much of the subtropical and tropical parts of the world. Carol, a professional artist, botanical illustrator, and teacher, is a graduate of New England Wild Flower Society’s Certificate in Native Plant Studies program, which has helped her gain insight into the connection between art and nature. Her work has been featured by the New England Society of Botanical Artists, Duxbury Art Complex, and most recently at the Ashland Public Library. Image below from www.berkeley.edu.

    Club members will receive a written notice of the meeting with car pool information.  The lecture is co-sponsored by The Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden and non-club members may register online ($10) at www.wellesley.edu/wcbg/wcbg_friends

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  • Tuesdays, May 3 – May 24, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Leafy Greens: A Studio Focus

    In this Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Garden four week class with Sarah Roche, you will explore your palette to unlock the potential of mixing greens.  Focus on the nuances of form and texture, and refine your leaf painting skills.  This class is geared for artists at both Foundations and Techniques levels of experience.  Tuesdays, May 3, 10, 17 and 24, from 9:30 – 12:30, Friends fee $150, nonmembers $200.  Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

  • Tuesday, April 12 – Thursday, April 14, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Painting on Vellum

    Denise Walser-Kolar reveals her technique for painting on vellum during this three-day Wellesley Botanic Garden workshop, April 12 – 14 from 9:30 – 3:30. Begin by doing some exercises on small bits of vellum to learn her technique and get a feel for painting on this surface. Then choose a small fruit to draw and paint. This class combines demonstrations, discussion of materials and techniques, hands-on time for developing skills, and lots of individual attention. Wellesley Friends $395, nonmembers $495, includes cost of vellum used for class. Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

  • 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.