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

    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

    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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  • Tuesday, July 29 – Thursday, July 31, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Painting with Sunshine: The Sunflower

    The Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens has scheduled a three day program at the height of sunflower season, July 29 – July 31, 9:30 – 3:30, which will lift your spirits.  Van Gogh’s iconic paintings of sunflowers have inspired many artists to capture their strength and vibrancy.  Don’t be daunted by the complexity of their spiral centers.  Join this workshop with Elaine Searle to explore the sunflower from all angles.  Create a study sheet or small painting filled with sunshine.  You may discover that the backs of the blooms are just as fascinating as their faces.  Friends price $340; non-members $425. Register by email at wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu, or call 781-283-3094. Image from www.naturework.wordpress.com.

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  • Saturdays, July 26 and August 2, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Patterns from Nature

    The Arts and Crafts movement was noted for its nature-derived patterns.  Elaine Searle is your guide in this Wellesley College Botanic Gardens fun expansion of your art.  On the first Saturday, July 26, look at historical references and learn how to simplify a botanical form to make a pattern repeat.  Work up your unique pattern in between classes.  On the second Saturday, August 2, learn about restricted color palettes and use gouache paint (supplied) to work up your design.  Elaine will offer an email critique of your final work.  WCBG Friends – $225; non-members $280.  Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Tuesday, August 5 – Thursday, August 7, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Summer Flowers with Catherine Watters

    Master botanical composition with the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens in a three day course August 5 – 7 at the Visitors Center of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens.  Are you stymied when attempting to capture the beauty and grace of your favorite summer flowers?  Whether trying to portray a single flower or a garden bouquet, discover the nuance of botanical composition with Catherine Watters.  Analyze elements of composition with a focus on shape, structure and negative space, and then paint your composition.  Catherine will also discuss mixing colors as well as balancing light and shadow to make your painting come to life.  $395 for Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, $495 for nonmembers. Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Tuesday, July 22, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm – Tablet Computers as a Tool

    The Friends of Wellesley Botanic Gardens have arranged for Elaine Searle to help you look objectively at the role of the iPad and similar devices as tools for the botanical artist, and to evaluate some of the most interesting apps available for reference and recording.  Discover the difference controlled lighting can make to your plant reference photography.  Elaine will also cover usage etiquette and the possible pitfalls of over-reliance on these devices.  While the focus will be on iPad usage, many of the concepts are easily transferrable to other tablets which have built-in cameras.  The class will take place at the Visitors Center of the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens on Tuesday, July 22, from 9:30 – 3:30.  Wellesley Friends – $85; non-members – $110.  Sign up by calling 781-283-3094 or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Fridays, June 13, 20 & 27, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Field Sketching Techniques

    Carol Govan (see work below) encourages you to achieve your own “voice” by getting comfortable with drawing techniques, especially for field sketching.  Increase your accuracy, speed, and familiarity with the fastest way to achieve the correct color of an object.  Learn how to apply tone to create a three dimensional object no matter what light you have and get that same dimension with color.  Homework is to draw for a short time every day.  This three day class, to be held Fridays, June 13, 20 & 27 from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, is offered by the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens and the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.  Members of the sponsoring organizations will pay $90, non-members $115.  To register call 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Tuesdays, June 3 – June 24, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – 50 Shades of Grey (and White)

    Painting a white subject involves showing nuances of color and value without getting too dark.  Explore painting the shadows and leaving the highlights to describe the form – using many more than fifty shades and hues of grey.  In this Wellesley College Botanic Gardens class, to be held on Tuesdays, June 3 – 24 from 9:30 – 12:30, Sarah Roche helps you investigate the potential of your palette to create complex greys and compose a delicate, sensitive study.  Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens fee is $150, non-members $200.  Register by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu. Image of white lilac from www.etsy.com.

     

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  • Wednesdays, June 4 – June 25, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Drawing and Painting for the Petrified

    In this relaxed, informative seminar at the Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, with plenty of helpful demonstrations, you will work towards developing your drawing and painting skills.  Sarah Roche encourages your observational skills to grow as you experiment with line drawings and the accurate representations of botanical forms.  Leap into watercolor painting as Sarah guides you through a series of fun beginning botanical watercolor exercises.  All abilities and anxiety levels welcome.  Please bring to the first class: 9 x 12 sketch paper, HB (No.2) pencils, and white plastic eraser.  Sarah will discuss brushes, palettes, and watercolor papers necessary for the remaining classes.  Samples of paint will be provided.  The Wednesday series of classes, June 4 – 25, will cost $125 for Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens, $150 for nonmembers.  Sign up by calling 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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  • Wednesday, May 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Hellstrip Gardening: Paradise at the Curb

    Semi-public spaces in parking strips and alongside driveways and alleys could host thriving gardens that add beauty and provide ecological services.  Author Evelyn Hadden addresses issues such as car, foot, and paw traffic, utility and maintenance equipment, restricted root zones, contaminated soil, covenants and city regulations, and presents ideas for the greening of your neighborhood, on Wednesday, May 21, from 6:30 – 8:30 at Arnold Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building, 125 Arborway, Boston.  Co-sponsored with the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens.  Member of sponsoring organizations will pay $15, non-members $25.  Register at 781-283-3094, or email wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu.

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