Experiment with water-based media including liquid watercolor, water-soluble pastels, black Lyra crayons, pens, and pencils on a variety of surfaces such as handmade paper, rice paper, and vintage book pages. Along the way, we’ll practice layering, blending, and mark-making, while also touching on basic drawing skills and composition. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced […]

Watercolor begins not with painting, but with learning the language of color. This intensive foundation course builds on the visual concepts introduced in Botanical Drawing II concerning how to interpret light and value through color. Students will learn to read paint labels, identify pigment numbers, and understand how individual pigments interact — skills essential for […]

This class has been cancelled. Celebrate spring by drawing tulips from life in a relaxed, experimental workshop. Using simple warm-ups, sketches, and line, students will study tulip structure and proportion while building stronger observation skills and confidence in translating observation into marks on paper. Students will also explore how light, shadow, and tonal drawing shape […]

Learn the step-by-step process of creating a free-flowing, organic-style bouquet, paying special attention to shape and movement. Design your bouquet using the best locally grown blooms and foliage available. Svetlana will share helpful tips and tricks on flower handling and care, choosing a color palette, and creating a well-rounded design. You'll leave this class with […]

Cultivate creativity and appreciation for the history of the ancient pressed-flower art form with instructor Conner Parrish of Bloomistry, a local farm in Ashland. After diving into the history of pressed flower art, we’ll create a stunning pressed flower glass floating frame using a 5×7 black glass-on-glass floating frame and real pressed flowers from the […]