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Botanical Drawing & Painting Flowers
In collaboration with
Botanical Drawing & Painting Flowers
Live In Class & Online
Six Wednesdays in May
May 9th and 22nd Classroom 10:00AM - 1:00PM
May 15th and 29th Online
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Improve your drawing skills to capture more realistic depictions of flowers in this four-session series. Instructed by artist and educator Katharine Dickinson
Explore drawing and watercolour techniques for botanicals, mixing and matching a flower's natural colours, and applying washes and dry brush details.This series will be presented in a mixed format, alternating between onsite and online sessions. Recordings of the online sessions will be accessible to participants for a limited time.
Art supplies to bring with you: 2H, HB and 2B pencils, pencil sharpener, multimedia sketchbook, printing paper (for drawing exercises), a sheet of 9x12 watercolour paper (hot-Press) for a detailed study, paint palette (white ceramic), watercolour paint set (Windsor & Newton or similar), set of watercolour brushes or #4 and #8 (round with a point)
Botanical Drawing and Painting
3 Tuesdays - May 14th, 21st and 28th 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Explore beginner drawing methods in creative ways to record the beauty and distinguishing features of seasonal flora
Watercolour Landscape Wet-in-Wet
3 Fridays May 17th, 24rd and 31st 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Study master artists water-based paints artworks of landscape to inspire your compositions
Plein Air - Vancouver Parks
Plein Air
Watercolour Landscape Painting
During the month of July and August, I plan to offer a series of LIVE “Plein Air” workshops where we meet in Vancouver Park locations in the lower mainland.
Start the process by choosing a location, establishing a scene of interest. Explore the elements of a composition in pencil studies, work with watercolour to capture colour, mood and the tonal qualities of local landscapes.
Travel light: Bring your travel box-set of watercolours, watercolour paper sketchbook, water brushes, a simple outdoor easel and fold away chair.
Details to be announced soon.
A maximum of six participants per class. Please email for information if you are interested in taking this series of classes.
Plein Air Summer Flora Study
Saturday July 20th 2024
In-person at VanDusen Botanical Gardens
Drawing the beautiful plants and flowers plein air in the garden
Analogous Landscapes
3 Fridays April 12th, 19th and 26th 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Explore the world of colour using analogous colour themes inspired by master artist landscapes
Colour for Botanicals
3 Tuesdays April 9th, 16th and 23rd 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Colour Mixing for Flowers
Inspired by Turner
Explore the inventive drawing and painting techniques of J.M.W.Turner observed from examples of his pencil and colour sketchbooks found at Tate.
Fridays in March 15th, 22nd and Thursday 28th
Botanical Illustration Series
6 Wednesdays March 13th, 20th, 27th and April 3rd, 10th and 17th 2024
Botanical Illustration Series - In Person - VanDusen Botanical Gardens
Botanical Drawing and Painting
3 Tuesdays - March 12th, 19th and 26th 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Explore beginner drawing methods in creative ways to record the beauty and distinguishing features of spring flora
Watercolour Painting
3 Fridays February 16th, 23rd and March 1st 2024
Painting The Elements
Botanical Drawing and Painting
3 Wednesdays February 14th, 21st and 18th 2023
Tree Shapes and Textures
Study the structure, line and shapes of trees and looking closely at the variety of different bark textures and cones
Botanical Drawing and Painting
3 Tuesdays February 13th, 20th and 28th 2024
Explore Colour for Botanicals
Watercolour Landscape Painting
3 Fridays January 18th and 25th and February 1st 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Study master artworks of landscape watercolour painting to inspire your own compositions
Botanical Drawing and Painting Winter Trees
Three Tuesdays January 16th, 23rd and 30th 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Botanical Drawing and Painting Winter Trees
Botanical Drawing and Painting
Three Tuesday September 19th, 26th and October 3rd 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Botanical Drawing and Painting
Watercolour Landscape
3 Fridays November 24th, December 1st and 8th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Study master artists water-based paints artworks of landscape to inspire your compositions
Watercolour Landscape - Expressive
3 Fridays October 27th, November 3rd and 10th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Study master artists water-based paints artworks of landscape to inspire your compositions
Botanical Drawing and Painting
Three Tuesday September 19th, 26th and October 3rd 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Botanical Drawing and Painting
Watercolour Painting Inspired by Samuel Palmer
3 Fridays August 18th, 25th and September 1st
Online - Dickinson Art
Study and deconstruct master artists landscape paintings to understand elements of a composition.
Watercolour Landscape - Compositions
3 Fridays July 7th and 14th and 21st 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Study master artworks of trees, mountains and water masses in landscape to inspire your compositions
Illustrating Flowers
4 Wednesdays June 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th 2023
In-person at VanDusen Botanical Gardens
Illustrating flowers in the classroom and outside in the garden
Illustrating Nature
8 Tuesdays May 23rd - July 11th 2023
Online - Emily Carr University of Art and Design Tuesday evenings
Colour Compositions
Three Fridays May 5th, 12th and 19th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Study and deconstruct master artists landscape paintings to understand elements of a composition.
Botanical Sketchbook
Three Tuesday May 2nd, 9th and 16th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Botanical Journal
Spring Flowers
3 Tuesdays 4th, 11th and 18th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Illustrating flowers in the classroom and outside in the garden
Expressive Compositions
3 Fridays March 31st, April 7th and 14th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Inspired by early modern artists work explore to radical colour choices, paint application and distorted perspectives
Environment Concept Design
Teen Spring Break Art Camp
Online - Emily Carr University of Art and Design Afternoon Weekdays
Modern Landscapes
3 Fridays February 10th, 17th and 24th 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Inspired by early modern artists work explore to radical colour choices, paint application and distorted perspectives
Seasonal Plants
3 Tuesdays - February 7th, 14th and 21st 2023
Online - Dickinson Art
Explore beginner drawing methods in creative ways to record the beauty and distinguishing features of seasonal flora