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Graphite Techniques
BUILDING ON BASICS

Register Member $235

Register Non-Member $277

Dates:
Monday, March 6, 2023 - Friday, March 17, 2023
Time:
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Event Details

Graphite TechniquesGES: BI, 20, elective*

*This class provides 20 hours of elective credit for the Botanical Illustration Certificate Program.  Required pre-requisite is Introduction to Drawing for Botanical Illustration.

This course takes place over 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays:

  • March 6
  • March 10
  • March 13
  • March 17

Pre-requisite: Introduction to Drawing for Botanical Illustration.

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About the Instructors

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.

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