Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

DRAWING AND PAINTING
FALL LEAVES

As green summer leaves change to glowing fall leaves, drawing and painting them becomes almost imperative. During this four-day workshop, with award-winning artist Patricia Savage, students will learn how to apply aerial perspective to create a bright and colorful painting with depth. Students will also receive instruction in to how draw leaves, paint loose washes, apply dry-brush watercolor, as well as instruction on how to achieve value gradations with color and how to “see” color temperature and chroma.

Interested in the Botanical Illustration Certificate program?  While new enrollments are on hold, this course offers an introduction to watercolor skills honed in the certificate classes and is a great way to continue your artistic journey.

Fees: Member $110, Non-Member $132

All programs are subject to change. This class has been cancelled.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden strives to be a Garden for all and we are committed to offering diverse adult learning opportunities that are inclusive and accessible to all learners. If you would like to request an accommodation to support your participation in an adult learning opportunity at the Garden, please contact [email protected] or call 804-262-9887 x320 and we will make our best effort to help.

Dates:
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Time:
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Event Details

This course will be offered virtually via Zoom. A Zoom link will be shared with all students at least one day prior to the course beginning. Access to a recording of each class session will be shared with students within two days after each class session has occurred. All recordings will be available for 30 days after the course has concluded.

Supplies: Click here to view the recommended supplies for this course. Please note that the Garden is not providing any materials for this course. Students are responsible for supplying their own materials.

GES: BI, 10, elective*

*This class provides 10 hours of elective credit toward the Botanical Illustration Certificate Program. Students who are not enrolled in the certificate program may also register for this course.

This course takes place virtually over 4 evenings from 6 – 8:30 pm:

  • Tuesday, November 5
  • Thursday, November 7
  • Thursday, November 14
  • Tuesday, November 19

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Patricia SavageNorth Carolina artist Patricia Savage’s botanical paintings are featured in Today’s Botanical Artists. The Pastel Journals’ 6th Annual Pastel 100 Competition awarded Patricia with Best in Wildlife and Honorable Mention in Wildlife. She served as Artist-in-Residence for Shoals Marine Laboratory, Denali National Park and joined Smith College and PBS on their “Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced” project in 2001. Her work has appeared in The Best in Wildlife Art 1 and 2, US Art, Wildlife Art, and Wildlife in North Carolina. She has exhibited at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Bell Museum of Natural History, the National Geographic Society and the U. S. Botanic Gardens. She is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, the International Society of Scratchboard Artists, and the Society of Animal Artists. She currently teaches for the NC Botanical Garden’s Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate Program in Chapel Hill and the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh. You can find her at Psavageart.com. 

Banner image credits: Patricia Savage

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