Instructor: Wendy Hollender

Wendy Hollender
Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, author, and instructor. Her illustrations have been published in The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Real Simple; Good Housekeeping; Sunset Magazine; and The Observer (UK). Her work was included in the 13th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration at Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, and in exhibitions at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She is the author of Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color and Botanical Drawing, A Beginner's Guide, and Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook, which was written by Dina Falconi and illustrated by Wendy, and has won two gold medals to date. Her most recent book is The Joy of Botanical Drawing.

In 1976 Wendy graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and began a career in botanical illustration after completing a certificate at the New York Botanical Garden in 1998. In 2009 she moved from Manhattan to a farm in the Hudson Valley so she could live among the plants she documents in her work.

Visit Wendy's websites at:
www.wendyhollender.com
www.drawbotanical.com

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