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GES: BI, 15, elective*

*This class provides 15 hours of elective credit toward the Botanical Illustration Certificate Program.

Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing III, or Color Mixing, or solid experience with colored pencil and continuous-tone shading techniques. New to these? Contact Stephey Baker —Stephey is happy to talk through whether this class is the right fit.

Students are responsible for bringing all materials listed on the supply list. The instructor will provide live specimens and shared studio materials.

Expect a relaxed, experimental, inquiry-based studio — space to explore your own artistic voice as you continue to deepen it. A pre-class study page exercise gets your pencil miles back up before session one; details in the supply list.
This class is designed to be taken more than once: each offering rotates seasonal subjects and media emphasis.

This class takes place over 3 Thursdays:

• December 4
• December 11
• December 18

View and print the Supply List for Students.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Stephey Baker is an artist specializing in pen and ink, watercolor, color theory, and graphic design for the professional artist community. Her lifelong connection to nature led her to botanical illustration, with a special interest in pollinating insects and the plants that nurture them. Stephey obtained her botanical illustration certificate at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. She believes in cultivating a curious spirit and finds joy in teaching others how to easily connect to their artistic side. Stephey lives in Church Hill with her rescued cats and dogs and tends to an urban garden full of life. In her favorite dreams, she can talk to Bumble Bees. Learn more at markedbythemuse.com

Claudette Baker comes from a long lineage of artists and has lived her life as a student and teacher of various artistic practices. She taught art to children, served as a guest artist at the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, and is a graduate of the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s botanical illustration program. Claudette’s favorite medium is pencil, both color and graphite. She is a free spirit who accepts all with open arms. As a teacher, she encourages students to learn the basics as the first step in their journey to find their own style and voice. You can follow her on Instagram @claudette_baker.