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  • Wednesdays, February 11 – March 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Winter Watercolors

    Join Berkshire Botanical Garden and artist/instructor Pat Hogan for winter’s magic in watercolor. Stay snug and dry in the classroom while capturing the quiet, snow-covered story unfolding around us. Views from the Center House classroom are spectacular, plus there will be plenty of reference photos on hand. The classes will be held at the Garden on Wednesdays, February 11 – March 18, from 10 – 1.

    Pat Hogan’s work is inspired by nature, particularly the Berkshires, the Maine coast and the vanishing islands of the Chesapeake Bay. Each unique landscape provides a stunning connection with the beauty of our earth and wildlife, and the chaos associated with climate change and human disregard for sustaining a healthy planet.

    $285 for BBG members, $310 for nonmembers. Register at www.berkshirebotanical.org.

    copyright Pat Hogan

  • Tuesdays, October 3, 10, 17, & 24, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Autumn Watercolor at Garden in the Woods

    How well do you really see, how closely do you really observe the natural world? In order to become more aware of the natural world around us, to slow down and begin to really observe and expand our visual intelligence, we will start to capture those observations with art making. Inspired by the season, through this four-part Native Plant Trust course, students will learn different techniques in painting native plants in watercolor during the beautiful autumn foliage. Please note that students will need to purchase or bring their own watercolor supplies. $180 (NPT members) $216 (nonmembers). Sepi Golestani (below) is the instructor. Register at http://www.nativeplanttrust.org/events/autumn-watercolor-garden-woods/

  • Sunday, May 14, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Beginner Botanical Watercolors and Mimosas for Mother’s Day

    Spend Mother’s Day together at Berkshire Botanical Garden learning a new skill. Sip mimosas and paint flowers with Mom. What could be better? This beginners class is designed for mothers/mother figures and their adult children. Participants will be introduced to sketching and painting botanicals with watercolors. Spend the morning exploring art exercises to loosen up, have fun and build new skills. After lunch, begin creating a work of art to bring home! No previous experience is necessary. All materials will be provided.  $95 for BBG members, $110 for nonmembers. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/beginner-botanical-watercolors-and-mimosas-mother%E2%80%99s-day-0

    Cheryl Moore is an artist and educator who specializes in watercolor and oil pastel. She has more than 40 years of teaching experience working with children and adults, holds a B.A. from Rhode Island School of Design and has trained in botanical art with Janet Walsh, Charles Reid and Jack Flynn.

  • 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

  • Thursdays, October 6 – November 17, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Watercolor Painting in the Botanic Gardens

    In this seven part series at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, award-winning artist and educator Susan Swinand offers critiques and projects to spark your creativity and develop your skill.  The class is suitable for adults at all levels of experience. Lessons will focus on basic design principles, learning to portray what you see, mixing color, and watercolor painting techniques such as applying washes and glazes, wet-into-wet color, achieving hard and soft edges, etc.  The classes begin Thursday, October 7 from 1 – 4 and continue through November 17.  Friends of Wellesley Botanic Garden member price $200, nonmembers $250.  Register at 781-283-3094.1822535-CVLKHJXM-7

  • Tuesday, April 26 – Thursday, April 28, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Painting in Sepia

    The Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens has added a three day Painting in Sepia class to its excellent calendar of classes and events.  Lara Call Gastinger will give a detailed approach to observing and painting spring specimens with a monochromatic sepia palette.  You’ll learn how to render stems accurately, create value, detail different textures, and use brush control to attain a tight finished look.  This is a great introduction to watercolor without the added complexity of color.  The class takes place Tuesday, April 26 – Thursday, April 28, from 9:30 – 3:30.  Friends members $340, nonmembers $415. Register by emailing wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu, or call 781-283-3094.  Watercolor below copyright 2014 Lara Call Gastinger.

  • Sunday, October 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Autumn Leaves: Botanical Painting in Watercolor

    Sunday, October 25, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Autumn Leaves: Botanical Painting in Watercolor

    How closely have you studied autumn leaves? This popular Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop takes leaf-peeping to another level! Join botanical artist / illustrator Helen Byers on Sunday, October 25 from 10 – 3 to celebrate the forms and hues of autumn by painting a single leaf in glorious detail. Instruction will cover drawing for accuracy, color mixing, and painting in layers. Helen will provide demos, helpful tips, and plenty of individual attention. All levels welcome. To see examples of Helen’s work and slideshows from her courses, visit her website at helenbyers.com. Tower Hill members $50, nonmembers $65. Register at www.towerhillbg.org.

    Byers

  • Thursday and Friday, August 21 and 22, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Botanical Watercolor Painting with Carol Woodin

    Gain confidence and comfort in this two day Berkshire Botanical Garden class devoted to techniques of botanical painting in watercolor. Using flowers as subjects, students will learn to capture the vitality and drama of these flowers. After creating a base watercolor layer for guidance, artists will add a series of dry-brush layers, gradually increasing color intensity and form. Through demonstration and individualized attention, the instructor will guide students through mixing believable greens and maintaining color clarity. By the end of the class, each student will have a painting either finished or nearly so. The class will be taught by Carol Woodin on August 21 and 22 from 10 – 4, and the cost is $260 for BBG members, $290 for nonmembers. Registration and a materials list may be found at http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/ai1ec_event/botanical-watercolor-painting-with-carol-woodin/?instance_id=2605.

    Carol Woodin has been painting botanicals in watercolor for over 20 years. Her focus is orchids, rare plants and heirlooms. Her work is included in collections around the world, including those of the Smithsonian Institution, Shirley Sherwood Collection and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. Director of Exhibitions for the American Society of Botanical Artists, she has organized exhibitions of botanical art throughout the US.

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  • Wednesdays, July 9 – July 30, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – The Garden In Watercolors

    Seeing and painting the garden en plein air is the subject of this series of Wednesday classes, to be held at the Berkshire Botanical Garden July 9 – 30 from 10 – 1. Students of all levels are welcome in one or all sessions; no experience is necessary. The first session will focus on drawing forms, finding compositions and simple, direct color schemes. Composition will be stressed. Each class will begin with an introduction and demonstration by the instructor and then move into the garden to paint, with the instructor circulating among the students to provide input and answer questions. You can attend the whole series or pick and choose individual classes; however, everyone is encouraged to attend the first meeting, when the basics of watercolor, paint, brushes and paper will be explained. Individual classes are $45. BBG members may pay $145 for the series, and nonmembers may register for the entire series for $175. Visit http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/ai1ec_event/the-garden-in-watercolors-session-i-en-plein-air-watercolor-painting-in-the-summer-garden-4/?instance_id=2613.

    Ann Kremers is an artist and calligrapher. Her work is currently focused on watercolor and drawing media. She has received commissions for paintings, drawings, illustrated and calligraphed citations and awards, artists’ books and botanical drawings. Ann lives in Bennington, VT, and teaches throughout Berkshire County. Examples of her work can be viewed at www.annkremers.com.

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  • Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8 – 9, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Capturing the Landscape and Architecture in Watercolor

    On July 8 – 9, spend a couple of warm summer days in the bucolic gardens of Elm Bank exploring and capturing the landscape en plein air in watercolor with Paul McMahan of the New England Watercolor Society.  This location will afford the participants the opportunity to paint both alluring landscapes filled with flowers as well as beautiful architecture.  If you have always wanted to just get out and paint in the garden then this workshop will be the impetus to do so.  Demonstrations as well as painting right along side of the students will help foster confidence and learning.  Paul will also allow enough time for individual instruction as well as group critique.  Attendees must provide their own lunch and materials – list provided upon registration.  $160 Mass Hort members, $180 non-members.  Register at www.masshort.org.