Instructor: Elizabeth DeCicco

Elizabeth DeCicco
 Elizabeth DeCicco began illustrating native plants, lichens, and fungi while taking a field botany class with the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. She visited research plots regularly to document the fruiting and flowering times of vascular plants in the NJ Pine Barrens. Studying plant communities helped her discover new populations of rare species and understand the importance of conservation. Watching orchids and other ephemeral species emerging from the peat, only to fade away as soon as they appeared, inspired her to enroll in the Botanical Art and Illustration program at NYBG. Elizabeth completed her certificate project, "Foliose and Fruticose Lichens in Graphite," while pursuing a Professional Science Master's (PSM) in Environmental Science. She received a fellowship to study fungal and mycorrhizal DNA present in older-growth Atlantic White Cedar swamps.

Elizabeth now works as an analyst for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and enjoys painting in her spare time. She is a member of ASBA, the Tri-State-Botanical Artists, and the New Jersey Mycological Association.

As a new instructor at NYBG, Elizabeth hopes to inspire others to connect with our native plant communities.

Classes by this instructor


Botanical Drawing for Beginners

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.
254BIL145DO 04/07 Mo 6:00pm-9:00pm DeCicco
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261BIL145BO 07/14 Mo 6:00pm-9:00pm DeCicco
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261BIL145CO 08/03 Su 11:00am-2:00pm DeCicco
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