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.
October
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
used
by
botanical
artists
while
painting
miniature
ornamental
pumpkins
from
the
photograph
provided.
Flat
wash,
layering
and
other
techniques
will
be
more...
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222BIL229O
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10/30
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Sa
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10:00am-3:30pm
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Wry
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
used
by
botanical
artists
while
painting
fall
leaves
from
the
photograph
provided.
Flat
wash,
layering
and
other
techniques
will
be
covered.
more...
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222BIL203O
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10/31
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Su
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11:00am-4:30pm
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Vogel
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ONLINE
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November
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Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions.
Do
you
ever
wish
you
could
capture
the
details
of
a
plant
long
after
you've
seen
more...
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222BIL145A
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11/03
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We
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Wry
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NYBG
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Internationally
renowned
botanical
artist
Billy
Showell
joins
us
from
England
for
a
special4-day
online
workshop.
A
master
of
the
wet-on-wet
watercolor
technique—the
process
of
applying
more...
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222BIL4980
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11/04
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Th
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11:00am-3:00pm
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Showell
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
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
more...
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222BIL140AO
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11/07
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Su
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11:00am-3:30pm
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Vogel
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
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.
more...
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222BIL302AO
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11/09
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Tu
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Nemergut
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online
with
ample
opportunity
for
one
on
one
feedback
from
the
instructor.
This
workshop
will
impart
the
instructor's
method
of
using
dry
brush
watercolor
to
replicate
the
colors,
form,
and
texture
more...
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222BIL263O
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11/20
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Sa
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11:00am-4:30pm
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Di Costanzo
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ONLINE
|
January
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This
class
will
take
place
online
with
ample
opportunity
for
one
on
one
feedback
from
the
instructor.
This
workshop
will
impart
the
instructor's
method
of
using
dry
brush
watercolor
to
replicate
the
colors,
form,
and
texture
more...
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223BIL258O
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01/08
|
Sa
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Di Costanzo
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ONLINE
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Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions.
Building
on
Botanical
Drawing
I
skills,
learn
to
tone
fruit,
vegetables,
leaves,
and
branches.
Focus
on
more...
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223BIL302B
|
01/11
|
Tu
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
James
|
NYBG
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Apply
your
understanding
of
contours,
perspective,
and
tone
to
drawing
three
distinct
types
of
flowers.
The
object
is
to
accurately
draw
a
fully
toned
flowering
plant.
more...
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223BIL303AO
|
01/11
|
Tu
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6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Nemergut
|
ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
This
intro
class
teaches
you
basic
botanical
illustration
techniques
to
help
you
make
realistic
drawings
of
branches,
stems,
leaves,
and
flowers
using
graphite
and
colored
pencil.
more...
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223BIL145BO
|
01/12
|
We
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6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Lyness
|
ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Accurate
observation
translates
into
sensitive,
realistic
drawings
and
is
an
essential
skill
for
botanical
artists.
Using
basic
shapes,
fruit,
and
leaves,
learn
contour
drawing
with
an
more...
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223BIL301BO
|
01/12
|
We
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11:00am-2:00pm
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Rawlins
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ONLINE
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223BIL301CO
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01/13
|
Th
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Nemergut
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Black
and
white
stipple
technique
can
produce
smooth
gradated
tones,
add
texture
and
value,and
suggest
color.
Learn
the
skills
and
procedures
to
master
the
method
of
more...
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223BIL458O
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01/13
|
Th
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11:00am-2:30pm
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Jess
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Whether
or
not
you
decide
to
pursue
botanical
art
as
a
business,
knowing
standard
practices
will
be
useful.
Over
the
course
of
this
class,
you'll
learn
more...
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223BIL392O
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01/14
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Fr
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10:30am-1:00pm
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Woodin
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Pen
and
ink,
among
the
most
versatile
and
useful
media,
can
be
used
to
create
high
quality,
easily
reproducible
drawings.
Learn
how
to
produce
different
strokes
more...
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223BIL400BO
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01/18
|
Tu
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
Morley
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ONLINE
|
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You
loved
her
recent
New
Yorker
covers!
Award-winning
artist
and
seasoned
educator
Jenny
Kroik
is
known
for
the
loosely
rendered,
evocative
scenes
she
describes
as
"very
responsive—like
a
journal."
Using
cut
flowers
as
your
subject,
you
will
learn
the
basics
more...
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223CRF277B
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01/20
|
Th
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6:00pm-8:00pm
|
Kroik
|
MDTN
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
used
by
botanical
artists
while
painting
colorful
irises
from
the
photograph
provided.
Flat
wash,
layering
and
other
techniques
will
be
covered.
more...
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223BIL237O
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01/22
|
Sa
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11:00am-4:30pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
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
more...
|
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223BIL140BO
|
01/24
|
Mo
|
10:00am-2:30pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
used
by
botanical
artists
while
painting
a
cyclamen
plant
from
the
photograph
provided.
Demonstrations
will
show
you
how
to
lay
a
more...
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223BIL264O
|
01/29
|
Sa
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Rossetti
|
ONLINE
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
As
a
developing
artist,
you
need
personalized,
supportive
evaluation
to
improve
your
techniques.
This
is
your
chance
to
bring
your
finished
art
and
work-in-progress
for
respectful,
more...
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223BIL208O
|
01/31
|
Mo
|
10:00am-3:30pm
|
Jess
|
ONLINE
|
February
|
|
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|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Examine
the
enormous
variety
of
forms
and
structural
adaptations
of
flowering
plants—the
world's
dominant
plant
group.
Through
lectures,
demonstrations,
and
laboratory
studies,
learn
to
recognize
and
more...
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223BIL300BO
|
02/02
|
We
|
10:00am-12:30pm
|
Rauh
|
ONLINE
|
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Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions.
Do
you
ever
wish
you
could
capture
the
details
of
a
plant
long
after
you've
seen
more...
|
|
223BIL145C
|
02/03
|
Th
|
10:00am-1:00pm
|
Christiansen
|
NYBG
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
The
focus
of
this
course
is
on
color
theory
and
application.
Colored
pencil
line
and
tone
can
be
applied
to
look
like
either
drawing
or
painting,
more...
|
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223BIL415O
|
02/03
|
Th
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Reiner
|
ONLINE
|
|
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|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
used
by
botanical
artists
while
painting
pine
cones
from
the
photograph
provided.
Flat
wash,
layering
and
other
techniques
will
be
covered.
more...
|
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223BIL274O
|
02/05
|
Sa
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
|
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|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Forethought
and
an
understanding
of
basic
composition
principles
are
the
foundation
of
any
balanced
work
of
art.
Through
group
critiques,
discussions
and
a
variety
of
exercises,
more...
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223BIL421BO
|
02/05
|
Sa
|
10:00am-3:00pm
|
Rogers-Knox
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
This
comprehensive
class
covers
the
basic
techniques
of
botanical
watercolor.
Learn
how
to
use
your
brushes
to
make
smooth,
underlying
washes,
aswell
as
to
create
fine
more...
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223BIL331BO
|
02/07
|
Mo
|
5:30pm-8:30pm
|
James
|
ONLINE
|
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|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Butterflies
play
a
crucial
part
in
plant
pollination.
Learn
how
to
use
watercolor
and
colored
pencil
techniques
to
create
brilliantly
colored
patterns
seen
on
the
wings
more...
|
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223BIL464O
|
02/09
|
We
|
11:00am-1:30pm
|
Reiner
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Accurate
observation
translates
into
sensitive,
realistic
drawings
and
is
an
essential
skill
for
botanical
artists.
Using
basic
shapes,
fruit,
and
leaves,
learn
contour
drawing
with
an
more...
|
|
223BIL301DO
|
02/10
|
Th
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
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Having
a
professional
online
presence
is
essential
to
getting
the
word
out
about
your
work.
In
this
hands-on
class,
you
will
build
a
simple
website
(no
coding
required!)
to
showcase
your
portfolio
using
Wix.com,
a
free
and
easy-to-use
platform.
We
more...
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223BIL395
|
02/18
|
Fr
|
11:00am-1:20pm
|
Marcheschi
|
NYBG
|
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This
class
will
take
place
online
with
ample
opportunity
for
one
on
one
feedback
from
the
instructor.
This
workshop
will
impart
the
instructor's
method
of
using
dry
brush
watercolor
to
replicate
the
colors,
form,
and
texture
more...
|
|
223BIL242O
|
02/26
|
Sa
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Di Costanzo
|
ONLINE
|
March
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
This
intro
class
teaches
you
basic
botanical
illustration
techniques
to
help
you
make
realistic
drawings
of
branches,
stems,
leaves,
and
flowers
using
graphite
and
colored
pencil.
more...
|
|
223BIL145DO
|
03/01
|
Tu
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Lyness
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Accurate
observation
translates
into
sensitive,
realistic
drawings
and
is
an
essential
skill
for
botanical
artists.
Using
basic
shapes,
fruit,
and
leaves,
learn
contour
drawing
with
an
more...
|
|
223BIL301EO
|
03/02
|
We
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
Lyness
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
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.
more...
|
|
223BIL302CO
|
03/03
|
Th
|
6:00pm-9:00pm
|
Nemergut
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
how
to
accurately
draw
feathers,
wings
and
birds
with
popular
artist
Mindy
Lighthipe.
Each
week,
you'll
be
introduced
to
a
new
part
of
a
bird's
more...
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223BIL451O
|
03/04
|
Fr
|
11:00am-2:00pm
|
Lighthipe
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Study
the
warm
tones
of
flowers
available
in
our
corner
markets,
even
in
the
winter's
cold.
Learn
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
used
by
botanical
artists
while
more...
|
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223BIL225O
|
03/06
|
Su
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
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
more...
|
|
223BIL140CO
|
03/07
|
Mo
|
10:00am-2:30pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
If
you're
looking
to
transition
from
drawing
to
watercolor
painting
or
fine
tune
your
watercolor
techniques,
this
class
is
for
you.
You
will
practice
basic
techniques
more...
|
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223BIL407O
|
03/08
|
Tu
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Vogel
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
This
class
will
take
place
online
with
ample
opportunity
for
one
on
one
feedback
from
the
instructor.
Learn
how
to
capture
the
fuzzy
surface
texture
that
kiwis
possess.
This
workshop
will
impart
the
instructor's
method
of
more...
|
|
223BIL262O
|
03/12
|
Sa
|
11:00am-4:30pm
|
Di Costanzo
|
ONLINE
|
|
|
|
|
You
loved
her
recent
New
Yorker
covers!
Award-winning
artist
and
seasoned
educator
Jenny
Kroik
is
known
for
the
loosely
rendered,
evocative
scenes
she
describes
as
"very
responsive—like
a
journal."
Using
cut
flowers
as
your
subject,
you
will
learn
the
basics
more...
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223CRF277C
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03/12
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Sa
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11:00am-1:00pm
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Kroik
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MDTN
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
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.
more...
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223BIL302DO
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03/16
|
We
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11:00am-2:00pm
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Rawlins
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ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Apply
your
understanding
of
contours,
perspective,
and
tone
to
drawing
three
distinct
types
of
flowers.
The
object
is
to
accurately
draw
a
fully
toned
flowering
plant.
more...
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223BIL303BO
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03/17
|
Th
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10:00am-1:00pm
|
James
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ONLINE
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Learn
to
identify
and
draw
the
key
characteristics
associated
with
coniferous
plants.
From
needles
and
bark
to
seeds
and
cones,
come
away
with
athorough
grounding
in
the
best
ways
to
illustrate
the
morphological
attributes
of
this
beautiful
group
of
plants.
more...
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223BIL404O
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03/17
|
Th
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10:00am-12:00pm
|
Rauh
|
ONLINE
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
how
to
use
Facebook,
Instagram,
Twitter,
and
Pinterest
to
showcase
your
work.
Define
your
goals
for
using
social
media
as
a
marketing
tool,
and
create
more...
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223BIL394BO
|
03/19
|
Sa
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11:00am-1:30pm
|
TBA
|
ONLINE
|
April
|
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|
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Practice
techniques
learned
in
Botanical
Watercolor
I
using
live
subjects
such
as
leaves,
stems,
and
fruit.
Emphasis
is
on
realistic
portrayal
of
botanical
subjects
and
traditional
more...
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224BIL332O
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04/18
|
Mo
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5:30pm-8:30pm
|
James
|
ONLINE
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