Class Calendar
Class Start Dates
VanDusen Botanical Drawing and Painting
3 Wednesdays - February 12th, 19th and 26th 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Botanical Drawing & Painting Fruit & Vegetables
In collaboration with
Botanical Drawing & Painting
Fruit & Vegetables
Online
Four Wednesdays Sept/Oct
September 11th, 18th, 25th and October 2nd
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Improve your drawing skills to capture more realistic depictions of vegetable forms in this four-session series. Instructed by artist and educator Katharine Dickinson
Explore drawing and watercolour techniques for botanicals, mixing and matching subject natural colours, and applying washes and dry brush details. Recordings of these 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)
Plein Air Summer Flora Study
Saturday August 24th Plein Air and August 25th Online 2024
Session 1 - In-person at VanDusen Botanical Gardens
Session 2 - Online via Zoom
Drawing the beautiful plants and flowers plein air in the garden
Plein Air Summer Flora Study
Saturday July 20th 2024
Session - In-person at Queen Elizabeth Park - weather dependant
Drawing the beautiful plants and flowers plein air in the garden
Botanical Drawing and Painting
3 Tuesdays - June 18th, 25th and July 2nd 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Learn how to choose colours more accurately for botanical art in this short series designed for beginner and intermediate students.
Colour for Botanicals
3 Tuesdays April 9th, 16th and 23rd 2024
Online - Dickinson Art
Colour Mixing for Flowers
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
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
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
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
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
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