In this two-day Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop on April 3 & 4, botanical artist Helen Byers will demonstrate the use of watercolor to create a fine portrait of a pansy. Working from live plants, our goal will be to accurately and beautifully depict a given flower’s “face,” leaves, and growth habit. We will practice painting in layers, using wet-into-wet, and dry-brush painting techniques. To see examples of Helen’s work and slideshows from her courses, go to helenbyers.com.

A supplies list will be sent to registrants. Helen Byers is an award-winning artist and educator whose botanical drawings and paintings have been internationally exhibited, published, and held in private collections. In recent years she has taught often at Tower Hill, as well as at Concord Center for the Visual Arts, Fruitlands Museums, Tin Mountain Conservation Center (NH), and Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center (NM).  $150 for THBG members, $165 for nonmembers. Register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—pansies-botanical-painting-in-watercolor