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Drawing Carnivorous Plants

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Plants that "eat" animals have intrigued naturalists for centuries, from glistening sundews to vivid, almost erotic Venus flytraps. In this class, you'll learn why these plants are carnivorous as you develop your skills to accurately render their morphology on paper. Subjects may include pitcher plants, bladderworts, rainbow plants, and more. Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing II

Please note, this course requires the purchase of materials. Please refer to the materials list linked below for more information. There will be a graded project completed on 11x17 paper.

Schedule:

Every week on Tuesday, starting on 07/08/25 and ending on 07/29/25

Times:

10:00am-12:00pm EDT

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Instructor:

Liz Leech Liz Leech

Liz Leech

Liz Leech trained as a botanist at Exeter University, taught field botany at Flatford Mill Field Centre, and then emigrated to do ecological research at the University of Melbourne. On her return to England, she spent 20+ happy years as a grammar school teacher. She then went to work at East Malling Research Station in Kent, in the Plant Breeding department and then at Shell Research doing tissue culture of Eucalyptus trees.

Lacking any previous art training, Liz had always painted flowers but remained dissatisfied with the results. However, in 2000, a chance encounter with an article on Anne-Marie Evans' teaching had her enrolling in the English Gardening School's Botanical Art Course, at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London where she gained a prestigous diploma. Since then, she has tutoring artists on how to observe plants before they paint them with botanical accuracy; working in her studio, and writing two books aimed at artists or anyone wanting to learn how to really look at plants.

Her paintings are inspired by her lifelong love of plants and by the 19th Century botanical paintings which are based on detailed and botanically accurate observations of a plant and its distinctive structures.

Location:

Online-Live,

Session Number:

261BIL389O

Price:

Price Member : $392.00
Non-Member : $436.00

Materials List:

Click here for materials list (BIL389O) (PDF Document)

Prerequisite(s):

Botanical Drawing II: Developing Your Skills

By signing up for this course, you acknowledge that you have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite(s).

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