Drawing and Painting Botanical Art with Anna Parry
Saturdays
Glenferrie Studio, Hawthorn
Participants will learn key observational and rendering techniques for botanical art through drawing, watercolour, and gouache. The course culminates in a series of studies and a finished botanical artwork.
$340
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Description
Drawing and Painting Botanical Art with Anna Parry
Level: Beginner to Intermediate (some drawing or painting experience is desirable)
Ages: This course is designed for adults
(Art students aged 15 – 17 may be able to attend, please contact to discuss suitability)
5 Week Course
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- Dates: Saturdays
- Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (2 Hours)
- Location: MAC Glenferrie Studio | Level 1/817B Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
An introduction to the observational, technical, and compositional skills required for botanical art. Using a range of drawing media, watercolour and gouache, participants will investigate plant structures through drawing and painting processes. Anna will support participants in understanding proportions, tone, colour mixing, and rendering techniques appropriate to botanical subjects with an emphasis on working from life.
Historical and contemporary approaches to botanical illustration will be referenced to contextualise botanical art practice. By the end of the course, students will produce a series of studies and resolved botanical artworks.
About Anna
Anna is an experienced art educator, having worked in both Primary and Secondary schools. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Fine Art and a Graduate Diploma of Education as well as a Master’s of Fine Art. She is a practising artist specialising in botanical watercolour painting and has been represented in exhibitions such as The Art of Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne. Anna also works as a freelance artist and illustrator and has been awarded several prizes and scholarships, including the Galloway Lawson Acquisitive Prize for Painting.
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1 day workshop
Date:
Time: 9:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Location: Union Studio
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