Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists

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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 draw the many plant parts and growth stages of the most common plant families.
Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing I

Required Text:
Rauh, Dick and Jeff Falk. The Science Behind Flowers: Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists, 2020
ISBN-13: 979-8675412235


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

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Schedule:	Every week on Thursday, starting on 05/25/23 and ending on 07/13/23
Times:	05:30pm-08:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, May 25, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 1, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 8, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 15, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 22, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 29, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, July 6, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, July 13, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Thursday, May 25, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 1, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 8, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 15, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 22, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, June 29, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, July 6, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm Thursday, July 13, 2023 05:30pm 08:00pm
Instructor:	Dick Rauh Dick Rauh Dick Rauh Dick Rauh, Ph.D., received a Gold Medal for his illustrations of dry fruitsand other remnants in the January 2006 Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show in London, where he also earned a Best in Show. Dick started his career in botanical painting in retirement, after a career in Motion Picture Special Effects. In the 80s, he completed NYBG's certificate program in Botanical Art & Ilustration and started illustration work for a number of scientists. This led him to pursue a graduate program in Plant Sciences at the City University of New York, ending up with a doctorate in 2001. He received a Gold Medal for his illustrations of dry fruits and other remnants in the January 2006 Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show in London, where he also earned a Best in Show. Two of the painting have recently been included in the Hunt Collection at Carnegie-Mellon University. Other paintings have been included in the Hunt Collection at Carnegie-Mellon University, New York State Museum, and the Lindley Library in London. As a member of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium, Dick has been drawing a number of the specimen trees on their grounds as well as in their Bonsai collection. He has been on the board of ASBA for a number of years, and was the past president of the GNSI.
Location:	Online,
Session Number:	234BIL300AO
Price:	Price Non-Member (Includes Materials) : $570.00 Member (Includes Materials) : $520.00 Waitlist: $0.00
Materials List:	Click here for materials list (BIL300O) (PDF Document)
Prerequisite(s):	Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials

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September 13, 2023 to November 1, 2023 | 10:00am-12:30pm | Online | Rauh