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Botanical Watercolor I

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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 detail. Color theory will teach you how paints interact, and how to select the right colors for your subject. Paper selection, transferring preliminary drawings, and more will round outthis strong foundation for successful watercolor paintings.
Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing II

Please note, this course requires the purchase of materials. Please refer to the materials list linked below for more information.

Schedule:

Every week on Tuesday, starting on 09/15/26 and ending on 10/27/26

Times:

01:00pm-04:30pm EDT

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Instructor:

Adele Rossetti Adele Rossetti

Adele Rossetti

Adele Rossetti, recently awarded the 2017 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant, will study and paint the flora of the Mata Atlantica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adele was previously named a Fulbright Scholar in 2016, has been honored by the Hunt Institute, and earned the American Society ofBotanical Artists' Excellence Award and the Royal Horticultural Society's Grenfells Science Medal. She has taught art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn,where she received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and a Master of Science in History of Art, Design, and Architecture. Adele has taught in Pratt Institute's Venice Program, as well as at Vassar College, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Adele illustrated the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Discovery Garden interpretation consoles and is a fellow of the BBG Florilegium Society. Additionally, Adele is a lecturer, published scientific illustrator, private art tutor, and exhibiting artist.

www.adelerossetti.com

Location:

Online-Live,

Session Number:

271BIL331BO

Price:

Price Non-Member : $708.00
Member : $638.00

Materials List:

Click here for materials list (BIL331 and BIL332 - Standard) (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).

Additional Sessions Available