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Botanical Sketchbook Workshop

Course
26 Lessons

Your sketchbook can be a prism through which you see the world. In this class we’ll be focusing on observing nature, exploring classical botanical painting techniques and studying the history of flower and plant painting, then using that knowledge to experiment with contemporary mixed media techniques. This will be a 30 day online class, with 4 live sessions and 30 days of prompts designed to help you learn.

Day 1: Flowers in Ancient Roman Art

Inspiration: The Frescoes of Pompei

What to do today:

Day 2: Song Dynasty Flower Painting

Roses by Li Di

What to do today:

Day 3 - the Vienna Dioscorides

The Vienna Dioscorides

What to do today:

Day 4 - the Botanical Studies of Leonardo da Vinci

The plant drawings of Leonardo da Vinci

Day 5 - Martin Schongauer's peonies

Martin Schongauer

What to draw today: practice wet into wet watercolor with one color

Day 6 - Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer

What to do today:

Day 7: the botanical albums of Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues

Day 7 - Giovanna Garzoni

Giovanna Garzoni

Day 5 - Elizabeth Blackwell's Curious Herbal

Elizabeth Blackwell

Day 8 - Maria Sibylla Merian and her daughters

Maria Sybilla Merian

Day 10: the flower portraits of Rachel Ruych

Rachel Ruysch

Day 11 The Bauer Brothers, Franz and Ferdinand

Franz Bauer

Ferdinand Bauer

Day 12: George Ehret (and Carolus Linnaeus)

George Dyonysius Ehret

Day 13: the paper mosaicks of Mary Delaney

Mary Delaney

Day 16: the Withoos family

The Withoos Family

Day 17: the Moninckx Atlas

Jan and Maria Moninckx (and others)

Day 18: Francoise Madeline Basseporte, painter to the king

Francoise Madeline Basseporte

Day 19 - John Ruskin

John Ruskin

Day 14: the adventures of Marianne North

Marianne North

Day 15: Margaret Mee's quest for the moonflower cactus

Margaret Mee