Edible and Admirable: The Art of Chinese Fruit and
Flower Painting
Bring the Chinese garden to you. Learn the techniques of Chinese brush painting
during this three day intense workshop
returning to Denver Botanic Gardens for its fifth year. Learn to look at
and paint pumpkins and chrysanthemums in the Chinese way, study their hidden
meanings and uncover a possible secret message. This class will teach you to
create and decipher the meanings and read the secret messages in Chinese art. Fee: $350 member, $400 non-member. No prerequisites.
No refunds for registration cancellations after
August 12 unless your seat can be filled.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., Sept. 20 –
22, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (18 hours)
Instructor: Sally Yu Leung, San Francisco, CA
Pushing the Boundaries - Master Class
Strong composition is
essential to creating memorable works of art. This is particularly true in
botanical art, where good composition can lift a work from the mundane to the
sublime. In this master class you will learn the elements that go towards
making a balanced and harmonious illustration. Individual guidance and new techniques
get you thinking “outside the box” and develop your own particular style. This
workshop is suitable for students working in any medium. Fee: $350 member, $400 non-member. Prerequisites: Open for all students with the Botanical Art and
Illustration Certificate of Completion, and counts toward diploma exam
requirements.
No refunds for registration cancellations after
August 12 unless your seat can be filled.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., Sept. 20 –
22, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (18 hours)
Instructor: Ann Swan, U.K.
Tips and Tricks: Techniques Intense
Color pencil techniques are
constantly evolving as new materials come onto the market and old materials are
rediscovered for new techniques. Spend a day with Ann Swan trying out her
latest techniques for fine details, foundation, complex layering and creating
vibrant colors. Fee: $140 member,
$180 non-member. Prerequisites:
Pencil I, Light on Form, Color Layering for Colored Pencils, Colored Pencil I,
Colored Pencil II.
No refunds for registration cancellations after
August 12 unless your seat can be filled.
• Mon., Sept. 23, 9 a.m. –
4 p.m.
Instructor: Ann Swan, U.K
Ann Swan works primarily in graphite and colored pencil, and
is well known for her exquisitely fine detail, vibrant colors and strong
contemporary style. She champions the underdog in the plant world, drawing our
attention to Brussels sprouts or beetroots, feeling they are just as beautiful
as the iris or tulip. She is passionate about colored pencils, believing they
are easy to master, forgiving and accessible so that even a complete beginner
can quickly produce work of quality.
Ann
Swan began exhibiting in 1990 and now shows her work worldwide. Exhibitions
include The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Hunt Institute in Pittsburgh. She
has won four Gold Medals from the Royal Horticulture Society and several awards
form UKCPS (Colored Pencil Society of the United Kingdom) and SBA (Society of
Botanical Artists). She is a member of the RHS Picture Committee. Her work is
represented in the prestigious Shirley Sherwood Collection and features in many
private collections around the world. Ann's recent book “Botanical Painting
with Coloured Pencils” is already in its second print run and has been very
well received both in the United Kingdom and in the U.S., where it is published
as “Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils.”
Silk Shading Embroidery - Painting with the Needle
Learn the beautiful art of
painting with the needle (silk shading) in this two day class returning to
Denver for its second year. You will learn the fundamentals of this historic
technique, including working long and short stitch; how to choose embroidery
threads and colors; and how to blend colors together to build up simple but
beautiful botanical embroidery. This class is suited for both those wishing to
brush up their silk shading skills and beginners to this technique, although
some experience of basic hand embroidery (dress making, needlepoint, cross
stitch or similar) would be beneficial. Fee:
$350 member, $400 non-member.
No refunds for registration cancellations after
September 2 unless your seat can be filled.
• Wed. – Thurs. Oct. 2 – 3,
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Instructor: Sarah Homfray, Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court, U.K.
Silk and Gold Embroidery - Gardening with Threads of
Gold
Further your knowledge of
silk shading embroidery by adding another beautiful historical technique,
goldwork. You will learn the fundamentals of this unique and opulent form of
metalwork embroidery, how to handle the different metal threads and how to
combine them with silk shading to create stunning, tactile, botanically-inspired
pieces. Fee: $350 member, $400
non-member. This class would best suit those who already have experience in silk
shading, but are new to goldwork.
No refunds for registration cancellations after
September 2 unless your seat can be filled.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., Oct. 4 – 6,
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (18 hours)
Instructor: Sarah Homfray, Royal School of Needlework, Hampton Court, U.K.
Register for both classes and receive
a $90 discount ($610 member, $710 non-member).
After a career as
mechanical engineer, Sarah Homfray completed
the Royal School of Needlework Apprenticeship in 2006 and currently teaches the
RSN Apprentices and the Certificate and Diploma students, as well as freelance
teaching and commissions. In addition to embroidery, Sarah has studied
botanical illustration and printmaking. She believes strongly in observation
and attention to detail, and her particular area of interest is embroidery
design. Sarah holds a certificate in education from the University of Greenwich
and has taught in the U.S. and Cyprus.
Sarah has been awarded
numerous prizes for her embroidery and embroidery designs. She has been
published in magazines and is the author
of “RSN Essential
Stitch Guide - Silk Shading” (Search Press 2011). She also was part
of the team of embroiderers who created the wedding dress, veil and shoes of
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (née Middleton) in 2011.
Shadow and Light – Paper Cuts
Using
historical traditions, we will take a modern, exciting approach to paper
cutting. During the workshop, specific techniques and methods for paper cutting
and stenciling will be covered. You will explore different materials to be cut
and learn to create paper images, as well as paper tools in order to stencil.
During this intensive class of serious fun, you will discover the incredible
variety of the contemporary paper cutting scene and the many possible
applications of this art form to other domains. Tips, tricks and resources will
be provided. Fee: $350 member, $400
non-member. No prerequisites.
No refunds for registration cancellations after
October 7 unless your seat can be filled.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., November 8 - 10, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Béatrice Coron, NY, N.Y.
Born in France, Béatrice Coron lived in Egypt, Mexico
and China before moving to New York. Coron tells stories in illustrations, book
arts, fine arts and public art. She adapts her paper cut designs in metal,
stone and glass. You can see her work in major collections such as the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Walker Art Center. She also spoke about her
creative process at TED.
Instructor: Libby Kyer
Botanical Zentangle®
Based on the worldwide
doodling craze called “Zentangle®” started by Rick Roberts and Maria
Thomas, we will learn and practice repetitive strokes that form intricate
decorative botanical patterns. Learn to relax and focus as you express your
style through intricate, decorative drawings that are simple to render, but
look amazing and complicated. We will practice strokes consciously and
deliberately, observe botanicals and mock their natural designs to make our own
“botangles” or repetitive strokes based on plants. Using keen observation and
contour drawing techniques combined with ability to translate plant forms and
textures into patterns, you will create your own special botangle. Fee: $225 member, $280 non-member. No prerequisites.
• Fri. – Sun., Aug. 2 - 4,
9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Annie Reiser, CZT
Instructor: Annie Reiser, CZT
New Technique
- Colored Pencil on Suede Paper
Colored pencil
is a versatile medium for applying pigment to varied surfaces, allowing the
artist to enhance an artwork by choosing the best ground. Sueded paper is a new
product that provides practically limitless tooth, allowing deep layered
colors, rich dry and powder mixing and fine detail. Learn to use this surface
to full advantage, employing the color of the paper as an integral part of your
image. Fee: $225 member, $285
non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I,
Light on Form, Color layering for Colored Pencils, Colored Pencil I.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., Aug. 16 –
18, 5 – 8 p.m.
Instructor: Libby Kyer
Cutting Edge Art
Create art with visual
punch and create a glass cutting board, just in time for the holidays. Learn
how to design an artwork that multitasks: it hangs on a wall and looks
beautiful, and also sits on the table serving your delicious hors d’ouvres. Working
with colored pencils, you will focus on effective specimen selection,
composition and saturated color rendering to provide art that is beautiful,
fits the shape of your chosen board (round, oval, rectangular), and is bold
enough to read well even when working under tempered, textured glass. Glass professionals will make your finished work into a
beautiful, functional cutting board ready to use or gift-wrap for a present. Fee: $225 member, $285 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I, Light on Form,
Color layering for Colored Pencils, Colored Pencil I.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
• Fri. – Sun., Nov. 22 - 24, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Instructor: Libby Kyer
Botanical Models Workshop
It is December and a live
penstemon is not a prospect. Simple and effective, botanical models can bridge
the gap between photographs and reality when a living subject is not available.
Photographs provide necessary information, but can seriously impact the
three-dimensionality of the final image. White models allow an artist to see
the reality of form and function without the interference of local color. Learn
to make your own quick or permanent models, from white paper, white paper clay,
film and plastic clay to enhance your art. Fee:
$85 member, $105 non-member. No prerequisites.
• Tue., Dec. 3, 9 a.m. –
2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Libby Kyer