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Contemporary botanical art captures the beauty of the natural world with precision, and our extraordinary instructors share their expertise in this nurturing yet rigorous program. NYBG offered North America’s first formal botanical art certificate program, and remains a leader in the discipline after more than three decades. This program offers a well-rounded array of courses that can be enjoyed singly, just for fun, or lead to a Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
This
class
will
take
place
online
with
ample
opportunity
for
one
on
one
feedback
from
the
instructor.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions. This
workshop
will
impart
the
instructor's
method
of
using
dry
brush
watercolor
to
replicate
more...
This
comprehensive
class
covers
the
basic
techniques
of
botanical
watercolor.
Learn
how
to
use
your
brushes
to
make
smooth,
underlying
washes,
as
well
as
to
create
fine
detail.
Color
theory
will
teach
you
how
paints
interact,
and
how
to
select
more...
Enjoy
painting
botanical
watercolors
in
a
relaxed
atmosphere.
This
class
is
designed
for
both
inexperienced
students
and
those
who
wish
to
improve
their
skills.
Lectures
and
demonstrations
are
enhanced
by
individual
instruction.
Work
at
your
own
pace
on
a
variety
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Each
spring,
New
York
trees
blossom
in
abundance—
from
simple
oaks
and
maples,
to
exuberant
dogwood,crabapples,
and
magnolias.
Instructor
Frank
Guida
takes
you
en
plein
air
to
draw
ethereal
drifts
of
blossoms
on
the
bough,
and
develop
your
skill
at
more...
Award-winning
botanical
artist
Mary
Dillon
visits
from
Ireland
to
share
the
relaxed
and
slow
painting
techniques
she
uses
to
bring
movement,
vitality,
and
depth
to
her
work.
She
will
be
your
guide
as
you
explore
the
nuances
of
layering
color
more...
Building
on
Botanical
Drawing
I
skills,
learn
to
tone
fruit,
vegetables,
leaves,
and
branches.
Focus
on
concepts
of
light
source,
value,
and
shading
to
create
form.
Learn
to
translate
color
into
black
and
white,
and
create
the
illusion
of
depth
more...
Join us for an introduction to the centuries-oldpainting methods using egg tempera. We will cover mixing pigments, brush-stroke techniques, scumbling, glazing, and how it all can be applied to achieve an ethereal quality in your botanical painting.
Do
you
ever
wish
you
could
capture
the
details
of
a
plant
long
after
you've
seen
it?
This
intro
class
teaches
you
how
to
make
realistic
drawings
of
plants
using
a
variety
of
techniques.
Learn
to
draw
a
selection
of
more...
Building
on
Botanical
Drawing
I
skills,
learn
to
tone
fruit,
vegetables,
leaves,
and
branches.
Focus
on
concepts
of
light
source,
value,
and
shading
to
create
form.
Learn
to
translate
color
into
black
and
white,
and
create
the
illusion
of
depth
more...
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