Catalog for Summer/Fall 2010 courses in the Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration Program at...

8/9/2019 Catalog for Summer/Fall 2010 courses in the Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration Program at Denver Botanic

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SUMMER/FALL 2010BOTANICAL ART & ILLUSTRATION

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IntRodUctoRy coURSESStudents wishing to learn more about botanical illustration

or brush up on their skills beore beginning the certiicate

sequence can take Introduction to Botanical Illustration that

is not part o the certiicate requirements.

REqUIREd coURSESThe ollowing 13 courses are required i you wish to receive a

Certicate in Botanical Art and Illustration. The recommended

sequence o courses is listed below. This succession is

appropriate or both the certicate and the non-certicate

student. Classes can also be taken in the order determined

b their prerequisites. Courses consist o exercises, critiques,

demonstrations and homework assignments. A list o supplies

or each course will be sent with your class conrmation.

1. Botanical Illustration in Pencil I

2. Botany or the Botanical Illustrator

3. Botanical Illustration in Pencil II

4. Composition or Botanical Illustration

5. Color Layering or Colored Pencil

6. Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil I

7. Perecting Perspective

8. Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil II

9. Color Mixing or Artists

10. Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink I

11. Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink II12. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor I

13. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor II

2010 SUMMER-FALL CATALOGCERTIFICATE IN BOTANICAL ART AND ILLUSTRATION

Botanical art and illustration is the well-established tradition o portraying plants or scientiic purposes, recording vanishing

species or historical recollection or rendering the beauty and inspiration we experience in the lora o the world around us

Denver Botanic Gardens Certiicate in Botanical Art and Illustration program is designed to teach a comprehensive series o

classes in botanical illustration, oering participants the drawing and painting skills required to render accurate and useudepictions o the plant world with a ocus on detail. This program is or the dedicated illustrator, as well as the devoted ama

teur. It culminates in a certiicate or some students and oers an ongoing program o botanical classes or others.

ELEctIvE coURSESElective courses serve a variety o purposes. They are d

signed to increase the students knowledge, ability and e

perience in botanical art. In addition to the 13 requir

courses, you must select 100 elective hours. The number

elective classes oered in any one year may vary. Gu

instructor workshops may be taken as electives.

Please note: To receive credit or any course, attendance

required at the irst class and at 80 percent o all classes

ScIEncE And ARt LEctURES

Selected lectures at Denver Botanic Gardens can qualiy

elective credits. Participation in one lecture gives one el

tive credit hour; you can receive a maximum o 15 cre

hours rom these lectures. Caf Botanique, organized

Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski, is a ree lecture series open to B

tanical Art and Illustration students, Gardens members, t

general public, academia and artists. Pre-registration is n

required. The Ca Botanique schedule is posted on the B

tanical Illustration blog.

PoRtFoLIo REvIEwUpon completion o all course work, you may apply or porto

review (held each January and June) by requesting a transcrrom the Program Manager when you request your review.

The complete portfolio will contain five (5) finish

botanical plates:

1. Graphite Pencil

2. Colored Pencil

3. Pen and Ink

4. Water media

5. Artists choice:This can be a plate in any o the media

taught within the program or a combination o them


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GUEST WORKSHOPS

Botanical Painting on Vellum with Kate Nessler

Painting and vellum have a long and rich history, dating to 8000

BCE, continuing with the manuscripts o the Middle Ages, and

succeeded by botanical paintings by such artists as Redoute, Ehret

and McEwen. The current resurgence o vellums use by contem-

porary botanical artists attests to its unique beauty and longevity.

You will learn about vellum -- its properties, possibilities, quirks

and beauty--rom unrolling a ull skin to mounting the nished art

in the mat. This workshop will include demonstrations and detailed

inormational handouts. Using each artists own style while

incorporating new techniques, we will work together to nd our

way across this challenging surace. The group will work, share

diculties, discoveries and accomplishments. Individual artists will

work with condence to expand and strengthen their own skills.

Fee: $227 member, $288 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I,

Color Mixing or Artists, Watercolor I

Fri. Sun., Aug. 20 22, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. (18 hr)

Instructor: Kate Nessler

No refunds for registration cancellations after July 26 unless

your seat can be filled.

Kate Nessler has been painting plants or more than 27 years.

Her work on vellum is recognized both nationally and interna-

tionally. She has exhibited widely and won awards includi

three gold medals rom the Royal Horticultural Society (RH

UK, and an Award of Excellence rom the American Socie

o Botanical Artists. In 2009 she was awarded the Kend

Distinguished Alumni Awardrom Kendall College o Art a

Design, Grand Rapids, MI.

Her work is included in many private and permanent collectio

including the RHS; The Hunt Institute or Botanical Documentatio

PA; The Morton Arboretum, IL; The Alisa and Isaac Sutton Collectio

NY; The Highgrove Florilegium, UK; Brooklyn Botanical Gard

Florilegium, NY; and The Shirley Sherwood Collection, UK.

Cheng Shifa

Chinese Brush Painting with Sally Yu Leung

Three Friends of Winter: Pine, Bamboo and PlumPine (Pinus spp.), bamboo (Bambusoidea), and plum (Prunus

mume) have been known to the Chinese as the three riends

o winter since the 10th century. Despite the icy weather, both

pine and bamboo remain green. The rugged pine is a symbol o

longevity, nobility and venerability. Bamboo exemplies integrity,

or it bends in the storm, but does not break. In addition, its straig

exterior and hollow culm, symbolizes humility and delity. The

to bloom in the New Year, plum is emblematic o perseveran

and purity. Other than introducing the unique characteristics a

techniques associated with traditional Chinese ink painting o pi

bamboo and plum, this class will also explore the abiding rhyth

o nature and human culture in China. You will learn a number

Chinese characters to create interesting sayings to compleme

pine, bamboo and plum as well. Writing Chinese characters a

painting not only gives insight into Chinese culture, but can a

be a relaxing and meditative practice.

Fee: $227 member, $288 non-member. All students a

welcome, with no prerequisites.

Fri. - Sun., Sept. 10 12, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. (18 hr )

Instructor: Sally Yu Leung

No refunds for registration cancellations after August

unless your seat can be filled.

Sally Yu Leung is an independent curator o Chinese decorat

arts, collector, practicing calligrapher, and is also the Cultu

Ambassador o the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. S

has been a teacher o Chinese calligraphy and brush-painti

at Pixar University or some years now.

Kate Nessler


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INTRODUCTORY COURSES

Introduction to Botanical Illustration

Are you new to drawing? I you can write with a pencil, you can

draw with one. Step-by-step, acquire the techniques you need to

draw what you see. Simple exercises train you to observe objectively

and draw accurately. A relaxed pace and straightorward instruction

will open your mind to your own creative abilities. Build drawing

skills to enter the Botanical Illustration program with condence.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. All students are

welcome, with no prerequisites. Note: I you have had some

drawing experience, please go directly to Pencil I.

Fri., Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 17, 24, 9 a.m. 1 p.m.

Instructor: Karla Beatty

REQUIRED COURSESBotany for the Botanical Illustrator

What is the dierence between a carpel and a pistil? Where

can I nd the stamen? The science o the subjects you

draw determines what you see! Put away your pencils or this

enlightening lab class designed specically or students o

Botanical Illustration. Take a close look at plant anatomy

and learn to recognize botanical details that will make your

drawings more accurate and realistic. Learn plant morphology

through detailed instruction and supporting visuals. All o your

botanical art will improve when you understand the subjects.



Mon. Wed., July 26 - 28, 1 5 p.m., Thurs. July 29, 1 4 p.m.

Instructor: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski

Wed., Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 6 9 p.m.


Composition for Botanical IllustrationThe arrangement o line, shape and color in artwork is an art orm

in itsel. The dierence between a pleasant picture and amazing

artwork is oten ound in composition. This course begins with a

study o recognized masters and contemporary illustrators. Learn

how to use compositional elements and principles in your botanical

illustration. Exercises to create your own thumbnail compositions

develop insight and expertise to enhance all o your uture

illustrations.



Tue., Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 16, 23, 6 9 p.m.

Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt

Botanical Illustration in Pencil ILearn to draw! Begin with a brie history and an overview

the speciic elements o botanical illustration. Learn the skills

careul observation and realistic drawing in graphite penc

including line drawing, shading and perspective. Step-b

step, added techniques help you render perspective, textu

and detail. This is the entry course or every program stude

and a prerequisite or all courses to ollow. Youll emerge ro

this class with the tools you need to draw anything.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. All students a

welcome, with no prerequisites. Note: I you have no previo

drawing experience, consider starting with Introduction

Botanical Illustration.

Weekend Workshop Fri. Sun., July 30 31, Aug. 1, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Instructor: Renee Jorgensen

Tue., Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. - noon


Sat., Oct 23, 30, Nov. 6, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Instructor:Renee Jorgensen

Offsite at Arvada Center (call 720-898-7200 to register or

to www.arvadacenter.org) Mon. Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 15, 22, 1:30 4:30 p.m.


Botanical Illustration in Pencil IISimple and classic, pencil drawing is a timeless art orm. Expa

on the drawing skills you learned in Pencil I as you reinorce a

rene your knowledge o graphite pencil. Learn additional teniques or shading, texture, perspective, depth and composition

good drawing is the basis o botanical illustration in any mediu

Group instruction and individual attention are tailored to help y

complete a botanical plate in this subtle and striking medium.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisite: Pencil

Mon., Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 6 9 p.m.

Instructor: Susan Rubin

Mon., Oct. 25, Nov.1, 15, 22, 29, 1 4 p.m.



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REQUIRED COURSES

Perfecting Perspective

Do you shy away rom complicated plants? Even experienced

illustrators sometimes struggle with oreshortening and simpliy

their subjects to eliminate diicult elements. Youll work with

botanical subjects that demonstrate each aspect o perspective

and learn techniques or seeing and depicting perspective

accurately. Complete a inal piece that shows your new under-

standing o perspective principles. The class will work entirely

in graphite pencil, but the principles apply to all art media.

Gain conidence in your drating skills and improve all o your

drawings rom this class orward.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisite: Pencil I

Tue., Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 1 4 p.m.


Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink IPen and ink is at the heart o botanical illustration. Expand your

drawing repertoire as you learn techniques to create line, orm

and texture in black and white. Expressive line and stipple

become part o your artistic vocabulary as you practice

this traditional illustration medium with modern and versatile

technical pens. Step-by-step instruction, demonstration and

practice will give you the oundation you need to draw any

botanical subject accurately and skillully.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisite: Pencil I

Mon., Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 9 a.m. - noon


Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink IITake your pen and ink skills to a new level o sophistication.

Explore the Gardens limitless world o color, texture and

complex botany to incorporate this inormation into black and

white illustrations. Working with both technical pen and quill,

learn advanced techniques to make strokes mimic the uzz on

a ern, the down o a milkweed pod, or the mottled colors oa variegated begonia. Learn how to layer and manipulate

lines and stipples to develop a ull range o value, texture

and atmospheric perspective. Pen techniques take on new

meaning as you lesh out a inal inked illustration o a plant

o your choice.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil

I, Pen and Ink I

Mon., Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 15, 22, 6 9 p.m.


Color Layering for Colored Pencil

Colored pencil presents a special challenge--mixing color direc

on your drawing! Learn to use a simple color mixing metho

adapted to the application o colored pencils. Two-, three- a

our-color mixing will get you to the gorgeous greens and luscio

lilacs youve been missing. Learn to determine shadow colors

vibrant results. Match a variety o plant material as you crea

your own, extensive color workbook to speed color selection a

application or all uture colored pencil drawings.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisite: Pencil

Wed., Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 1 4 p.m.


Weekend Workshop Fri. Sun., Nov. 19 21, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.


Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil IExplore this modern medium! Youve learned to layer colored penc

now learn techniques to draw eectively in this medium. Apply yo

drawing skills and learn new methods specic to colored penc

Techniques include layering, building and burnishing in col

This versatile, portable medium is perect or sketching on locati

as well as producing studio pieces. Learn through instructio

demonstration and practice on small studies o botanical subjec

Youll be ready to produce a nished plate in Colored Pencil II.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Penc

and Color Layering or Colored Pencil

Tue., Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 1 4 p.m.

Instructor: Annie Reiser

Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil IITake your colored pencil skills to the next level. Walk through

six step process to create a preparatory layered drawing. Lea

about grisaille and techniques to create texture, detail and depthenhance your subject. Experiment with dierent suraces, blend

and shading. Explore special eects you can achieve with color

pencil on Mylar, colored and dark grounds. Group instruction a

individual attention help you to become procient in this versa

medium. Pull all o your colored pencil skills together to create

nished botanical plate.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Penci

Color Layering or Colored Pencil and Colored Pencil I

Mon., Sept. 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 9 a.m. - noon



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REQUIRED COURSES

Color Mixing for Artists

The rst step to watercolor painting is mixing colors. Learn a sys-

tem or combining colors consistently so you can eliminate rustrat-

ing trial and error. Lots o exercises, demonstrations and discussion

will show you how to achieve the broadest possible spectrum. Learn

about paint properties and important inormation about choosing

pigments. Practice mixing colors to match a variety o plant material.

Youll gain condence and skills to improve all o your color work.



Thurs., Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26, Sept. 2, 9 a.m. noon

Instructor: Constance Sayas

Botanical Illustration in Watercolor IBecome part o the watercolor botanical tradition. Combine

drawing skills and your knowledge o color mixing as you

discover the delight o putting brush to paper to learn the specic

techniques o transparent watercolor. Instruction, demonstra-

tion and practical exercises will guide you through a variety o

watercolor techniques: fat and graded washes, highlights and dry

brush detail. Learn to build washes or depth o tone and shading,

and how to create sot and hard edges. With these oundational

skills youll be ready to create a nished plate in Watercolor II.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I

and Color Mixing or Artists

Thurs., Aug. 5, 12, 26, Sept. 2, 9, 6 9 p.m.


Tue., Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 16, 23, 30, 9 a.m. noon


Botanical Illustration in Watercolor IIWatercolor basics got you started - now develop your condence

and personal style. The emphasis here is on bringing it all to-

gether. Learn and rene additional techniques through instruction,demonstration and practice with special attention given to layering,

shading and building orm. Discover brush techniques and

colors that enhance perspective and depth. Follow painting steps

through completion, rom broad washes to nal detail. Learn

how to x mistakes and understand why watercolor is a orgiving

medium. Youll work toward completing a nished plate rom a live

specimen in this most traditional o botanical media.


Color Mixing or Artists and Watercolor I

Mon., Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 1 4 p.m.Instructor: Constance Sayas

Art Materials for the Botanical Illustrator

Take the mystery out o materials. There are ten types

erasers - which one is right or the job? What is the dieren

between sable and synthetic? Whats vellum? This inormati

packed class will provide you with detailed inormati

about all o the art materials used throughout the Botanic

Illustration program. From papers to pencils to inks, pen

brushes and paints, youll learn where and how to ind all t

right materials and how they are used. Save time and mon

by shopping expertly the irst time.

Fee: $37 member, $44 non-member. All students are welcom

with no prerequisites.

Thurs., Nov. 18, 9 a.m. noon


Botany Spotlight: Composite FlowersSunlowers, daisies, asters and more! These lowers a

complicated combinations o ray fowers, disk fowers and brac

which are all commonly conused with simple petals. Instruction a

examples will help you to understand the structures. In this one

day lab class use a microscope to examine details closely and ske

them in pencil. When you understand better, youll draw better.

Fee: $70 member, $85 non-member. Prerequisites: Botany, Penc

Thurs., Sept. 23, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Instructor:Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski

Botany Spotlight: Conifer ConesThose cones are complicated! Sort them out step-by-step

you learn the botanical details, rom bract and seed sca

to juniper berries and all that deines the conier strobil

In this one - day lab class use a microscope to exami

details closely and sketch them in pencil. When you understa

better, youll draw better.

Fee: $70 member, $85 non-member. Prerequisites: Botan

Pencil I

Thurs., Oct. 12, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.


ELECTIVE COURSES


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ELECTIVE COURSES

Harvest of Seeds Art and the Microscope

Up close and personal,

discover the wonder

and diversity o native

seeds: tiny, git-wrapped

packages o lie and

exemplars o beauty and

unction. Focus on com-

position and precision

as you study the charac-

teristic orm and unique

surace eatures beore

documenting and drawing

every detail. Consider

the possibilities or a

compositional masterwork

in your choice o medium.

Your inished piece may be the new cover or Denver Botanic

Gardens Index Seminum 2010 (published in 2011). Microscopy

class, limited to 10 seats.


and introductory class o the color medium o your choice is

strongly recommended.

Fri., Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.


Light on Form

Take your drawings rom fat to abulous. The secret to portraying

light and shadow on your subjects lies in understanding the scienticmethod o lighting as it applies to dierent orms. Beginning with

basic geometric shapes, rene your skills in showing light and

volume on any subject. The class will work entirely in graphite

pencil, but the principles apply to all other media. As you

progress to ruits and vegetables, leaves, fowers, and ultimate-

ly entire plants with complex combinations o shapes, you will

overcome the obstacles in creating three-dimensional drawings.

Fee: $189 member, $240 nonmember. Prerequisite:: Pencil I

Wed., Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 6 9 p.m.


Compelling Compositions

Put composition into context! Review the undamentals o composit

and then use them to create your own compelling wo

Starting with subjects supplied by the instructor, explore

benets o thumbnail designing and value mock-ups. Learn

plan, build and arrange new compositions using trace overla

Individual and group critiques provide the opportunity to analy

already nished pieces or compositional excellence. Youll lea

how to deconstruct, and recompose the work or improved ee

Expert guidance and new strategies will help you to complete

new botanical plate or a redesigned composition. Appropriate

all, this class is also suited to anyone preparing a portolio.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Pen

I, Composition, and introductory class o the color medium

your choice is strongly recommended.

Tue., Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 2, 16, 23, 1 4 p.m.


From Seed to TableFresh herbs boost favor and nutrition in cooking - but how do y

use all those spicy and aromatic green leaves? Join cooking a

journaling instructor Maria Hodkins or a celebration o culina

herbs by creating a meal that not only refects the taste o loc

in-season and resh, but the beauty and history o the ingredie

as well. From seed to table, we will trace the herbs rom botanic

cultural, historical, and nutritional perspectives, create individ

Herb Portraits, prepare a meal, and east on its ecologi

pleasures. See, sketch, chop, and taste your way into deep

refection and appreciation o seasonal gits rom the land.

Fee: $70 member, $85 non-member. Prerequisites: All stude

are welcome, with no prerequisites (Pencil I recommended)

Sat. Aug. 28, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Instructor: Maria Hodkins

E. Deridder

Susan Rubin

Maria Hodkins


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ELECTIVE COURSES

Drawing on Tradition: Field Sketches with Arthur Lakes

At the turn o the 20th century, Arthur Lakes was Colorados

Renaissance man. A prolic illustrator, Lakes was also was

a minister, geologist, proessor, paleontologist, writer, and

naturalist. With a resh and straightorward approach to eld

sketching, Lakes work oers a perect launching point or our

plein air adventure. Begin at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, where

the biographers o Arthur Lakes will orient you to his work and

methods. Move out to the ridge to capture grand panoramas in

Micron pen. The next two days will be in the Gardens, learning

to edit and draw more intimate landscapes. Learn to eectively

use line and cross-hatching to quickly record the environment.

Whether you are new to eld sketching or have experience,

youll enjoy this loose and immediate approach.


Thurs. Sat., Oct. 7 9, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.


Creative Hand Lettering IICome experiment with the beautiul art o calligraphic lettering!

Whether you are labeling your botanical artwork, taking notes

in your sketchbook or even jotting entries into your gardendiary, this wonderul art orm adds the inal touch. Using the

basic techniques rom Hand Lettering I/Calligraphy I youll

learn new methods and exercise to reine your skills or both

scientiic labeling and other creative uses.


Creative Hand Lettering I or Calligraphy I

Wed., Sep. 22, 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 1 4 p.m.


Graphite Pencil

Flowers: Perspective IIAs blossoms bend and turn, the shapes and sizes appear to sh

Practice perspective on dierent fower orms as you hone yo

drating skills. The key to condent drawing is in accurately seei

and recording accurate views o your botanical subject. Investiga

unusual and interesting ways to show fowers to create interesti

compositions with a resh point o view. Demonstrations, pract

and individual attention will prepare you to complete several fow

compositions in pencil and make all o your drawings better.


Perecting Perspective

Tue., Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 9 a.m. noon


Champion Trees of the Gardens in PencilDenver is proud o its many Champion Trees - large and vari

specimens that lend the city its beautiul summer canopy. Twen

three o these trees are at the Gardens and oer an unparallel

opportunity or artists. Begin with a tour by a Gardens expert w

will identiy the champions and discuss their importance. Learn h

to scale and draw entire trees rom a distance outdoors, includi

the canopy, branches and trunks. Back in the classroom, create

composition including the silhouette as well as detailed views

leaves, bark and twigs. Work in graphite to careully depict orm a

texture. Your nished portrait will be a record o a growing part

Denvers history.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Penc

Wed. Sep. 8, 15, 22, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.


Carbon Dust

Push your drawing skills into a new realm. Carbon dust has been

mainstay medium or medical and scientic illustrators or more th

75 years. Using a combination o pencil lines and dust washe

applied with brushes, this medium produces rich, tonal renderin

with the value range o charcoal and the precision o watercol

Youll be introduced to the various tools associated with carb

Arthur Lakes

Karla Beatty


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ELECTIVE COURSES

dust, including carbon pencils, dust, brushes, blenders and xative.

Choose a subject well suited to the technique and learn to use

methodical layering to create a fawless continuous tone. Complete

the ner details with pencil or a nished carbon-dust rendering.


Mon., Sept. 13, 20, 27, 4, 11, 6 9 p.m.


Drawing on Tradition: Up Close with Karl BlossfeltIn the early 1900s, German photog-

rapher Karl Blosselt developed a new

style o photography and turned his

attention to plants. Enlarged and

sharply ocused on texture and orm,

his beautiul black and white photos

ormed a bridge between nature and

modern design. Borrow the lighting

and style rom Blosselt to develop

your own striking design. With

instruction, guidance and new drawing

techniques, create a nished work in graphite pencil with a

remarkably contemporary aesthetic.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil

I, Pencil II

Mon., Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 1 4 p.m.


Colored Pencil

Working with Mylar: Colored Pencil IIIThe modern medium meets

a resh surace! Frosted My-

lar lm provides a wonderul

surace or smooth, brilliant

colored pencil work. Learnthe skills specic to lm,

including pencil application

and layering techniques,

how to make the back o the

surace enhance the ront,

and how to erase (yes, erase!)

colored pencil rom Mylar. See

how layering your drawing

over other suraces expands

the possibilities or your nished work. Samples, demonstrations

and individual help will guide you to a nished piece.


Color Layering or Colored Pencil, Colored Pencil II

Tue., July 27, Aug. 10, 17, 24, 31, 6 - 9 p.m.

Instructor: Annie Reiser

Draw from your Photos

You photographed the hibiscus in Hawaii. You want to draw tho

alpine plants and arent allowed to pick them. There are tim

when a live specimen is simply not an option. Discover how

work rom your own photographs to create a successul illustrati

long ater the specimen has gone. Start with instruction on taki

eective photos or reerence. Learn techniques to interpret a

alter composition, color and lighting that will bring lie to your wo

and avoid that literal drawn rom a photo look. Use your ne

skills to create a lasting plant portrait rom your own photogra

in the medium o your choice.


Level I o a color medium.

Wed., Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept. 1, 9 a.m. noon


Pansy Portrait: Colored Pencil Techniques

Lush, layered pansy pulchritude! A ew amiliar pansy acbecome a whole bouquet as you look at dierent angles a

views to expand the composition across the page. Careul pla

ning launches a complex and intriguing painting that is a joy

complete. Use the colored pencil skills youve mastered to dep

the velvety textures and rich colors o the pansy. New techniqu

and new materials enhance your nished pansy portrait.


Color Layering or Colored Pencil, Colored Pencil I

Thurs., Sept. 9, 16, 30, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Instructor: Libby Kyer

Karl Blossfeldt

Susan Rubin Susan Rubin

Annie Reiser


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ELECTIVE COURSES

Drawing on Tradition: High Design and Art Nouveau

In the late 1800s, Czech artist

Alphons Mucha enhanced an

international arts movement when

his theatrical posters designed or

actress Sarah Bernhardt took Paris

by storm. Characterized by curvi-

linear elements and stylized plant

orms, Art Nouveau is a perect start-

ing point or decorative botanical

art. Learn more about the artists

who made the movement and gain

inspiration rom their work. Learn

new skills to work on a dark or

colored background. Step-by-step, you will design your own

template and combine decorative details and lettering with

botanical accuracy to create an appealing retro masterpiece

in colored pencil.



Thurs., Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. noon


Building Colored Pencil PaintingsThree days, one complete colored pencil painting, zero

homework! You can do it when you learn and use traditional

painting techniques as they apply to colored pencil. Using the

skills you already know and incorporating the atelier system o

intense observation, sketching, studies, under-painting a

blocking in, you will create a lush, ully realized work o art

record time. Explore the attributes o colored pencil that ma

them a perect t or wet or dry applications. The skills y

practice will improve all o your colored pencil work!



Weekend Workshop Fri. Sun., Oct. 15 17, 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

Instructor: Libby Kyer

Watermedia

The Illuminated Herbal: From A to Z, part IIIn medieval Europe, written works began and ended w

monastic scribes. Their exquisite illuminations stand as

memorial to the world beore the printing press. Begin

the Helen Fowler library to view examples o mediev

manuscripts and research the elements o medieval illumin

tion. Apply this knowledge to the skills you learned in earl

Illumination classes. Working with both line and water med

design and paint an ornamental medieval letterorm showcasi

a miniature painting o a traditional and/or common he

Your inished piece may be part o a Gardens project

publish an illuminated medieval herbal alphabet.

Fee:$189 member, $240 non-member.

Prerequisites:Penci

Color Mixing or Artists and Watercolor I

Thurs., Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26, Sept. 2, 1 4 p.m.


Watercolor Pencils IIts dry, its wet, its mixed media in a single pencil! Discov

the versatility o watercolor pencils. Start with color stud

to explore the qualities o watercolor pencils as they tra

late into watercolor. Experiment with graphite pencil aink as embellishments, as you develop and work on sketch

rom your journal, then put your new skills to use to create

inished botanical plate in this resh and luid medium.

Fee: $189 member, $240 nonmember. Prerequisite: Penci

Color layering or Colored Pencil

Thurs., Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 6 9 p.m.


Libby Kyer

Susan Rubin


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ELECTIVE COURSES

Beyond Ordinary

Beauty is in the details, and some-

times the unexpected! Investigate

the less glamorous side o botany;

the dead parts, buried parts, dull

parts, backs and bottoms. Practice

with composition, scale and view

to ind and portray beautiul

botanical elements in a nished

watercolor painting. Use all o

your watercolor skills and learn a ew new techniques to enhance

your work. The results will excite and surprise, and youll grow

with your new point o view.



Tue., Sept. 7, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 12, 6 9 p.m.


Drawing on Tradition:Margaret Mee and the Bromeliads

Margaret Mee began her painting

expeditions in the Amazon in the

1950s. Her beautiul botanicals are

her legacy to rainorest education

and conservation. Learn about

her remarkable story and work as

you direct your painting skills to bro-

meliads. Using your choice o water-

color or gouache, you will concen-

trate on leaves: their use in eective

composition, dimensional depiction

o light on orm, colors, patterns and textures. Rene your skills at

washes, as they will orm the oundation or your nished botanical

plate - in the ootsteps o Margaret Mee.

Fee: $189 member, $240 non-member. Prerequisite: Pencil I,


Wed., Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, 9 a.m. noon


Autumn Leaves in WatercolorExpand your watercolor repertoire. Colorul autumn leaves are

your playground as you explore new techniques and materials

to create artistic lea studies. With a ocus on painterly eects,

youll experiment with dabbing, splattering and charging. Sounds

like un? Thats the idea. Play with watercolor and develop new

techniques to enhance your illustrations.



Thurs., Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4, 1 4 p.m.


Wild Berries in the HoodBeautiul berries brighten

autumn branches long

ater the fowers have

aded. Shrubs like privet,

bayberry, Oregon grape,

holly, mountain ash boast

berries in reds, violets,

and blues. Begin with

a study o how other

botanical artists have

captured these tiny trea-

sures. Plan a composition o berries as they hang on their branch

Use your color mixing skills to match delicate and varied colo

and sharpen your dry brush technique to depict every detail in

nished botanical plate. Embrace the challenge o painting t

subjects in the context o a larger composition.



Mon., Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 15, 22, 29, 9 a.m. - noon


NEW SERIES: EXPLORE COLORADOOFFSITE IN GATEWAy CANyONS RESORT, GATEWAy, C

Artists Visual Journal: Gateway CanyonsA pencil and a journal a

all you need to record yo

days in beautiul Gatew

Canyon. Start indoors wa brie introduction to bota

ical illustration. Instruction

eld sketching skills includ

shape, value, texture a

composition. Take your new draw

techniques outdoors and explore

canyon, mesa and mountains o

area as you practice sketching w

you see. Whether you are do

small studies or nished work back

the studio or the journal is the nish

Constance Sayas

Karla Beatty

Karla Beatty

Renee Jorgensen


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Five Easy ways to Enroll1. B Telephone: 720-865-3580

2. B Fax: 720-865-3685 (24 HOURS)

3. In Person: Visit the Education Oice at the Gardens,

1007 York Street, 9 a.m. 4 p.m., Monday Friday

4. B Mail: Attention: Registration Coordinator,909 York Street, Denver, CO 80206

5. Online: www.botanicgardens.org

Refund and canellation Poliy:Cancellations more than one week prior to a class are subject to a 15%

cancellation ee. Cancellations with less than one week notice are non-

reundable. Please consider your payment a donation to the Gardens.

After course has commened:Instructors have no authority to grant or promise reunds. In the

event o a amily emergency or because o inclement weather

circumstances, the student can later complete the course

taking the missed classes rom the same instructor and notiyi

the program manager two weeks beore the course starts. I 60-

percent o the course is missed because o the amily emergen

or the inclement weather circumstances, the course can be re-tak

rom any instructor in that media i space is available.

These policies apply to all registrations in the Botanical Art a

Illustration Program. Selected courses have additional cancellat

and reund requirements printed with the course description. De

ver Botanic Gardens regrets that it cannot make exceptions.

certifiate credit Requirementsfor Individual courses:Attendance is required at the ir st class or all courses. In ord

to receive credit, 80 percent o a course must be attended

least 12 hours o a 15-hour course).

ELECTIVE COURSES

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

work in itsel, youll enjoy drawing these snapshots o what you see.

Bring your hiking boots and be ready or a little adventure!

Fee: $280 member, $315 non-member (including breakast

and lunch). All students are welcome, with no prerequisites

Weekend Workshop Fri. Sat., July 23-24, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., Sun., July 25, 9 a.m. - noon


To get the special room rate please make your reservation beore

June 7, 2010 number o rooms is limited. (Gateway Canyons

Resort, 1-866-671-4733, please identiy yoursel as part o the Denver

Botanic Gardens group, Dolores River Rooms $129/night with

double occupancy, $50 per person extra charge per day or guests

ages 12 and older with more than two guests. For more inormation,

please contact [email protected] or call 720-865-3653).

Botanical Landscapes: Gateway CanyonsThe red canyon, mountains, plateau and

running water o Gateway Canyons are the

beautiul backdrop or this outdoor painting

experience. Begin with a classroom discus-

sion o the plants ound in the area. Learn

about types o watercolor landscapes to see

how they relate to botanical art and exam-

ine how other artists have treated plants in

the landscape. Move outdoors and learn to

translate studio botanical illustration painting

skills to watercolor techniques or landscape painting. See how to p

palette colors, create eective washes or skies and clouds and u

dierent methods o brushwork to create landscapes depicting ac

rate botanical subjects. Challenge yoursel to enjoy the resh air a

expand your botanical range. . . on the range!

Fee: $280 member, $315 non-member (including break

and lunch). Prerequisites: For intermediate to advanc

watercolor painters, some watercolor skills are necessary

Weekend Workshop Fri. Sat., Oct. 1-2, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., Sun., Oct. 3, 9 a.m. - no


To get the special room rate please make your reservati

beore August 31, 2010 number o rooms is limited. (Gatew

Canyons Resort, 1.866.671.4733, please identiy yours

as part o the Denver Botanic Gardens group, Dolores Riv

Rooms $114/night with double occupancy, $50 per pers

extra charge per day or guests ages 12 and older w

more than two guests. For more inormation, please conta

[email protected] or call 720.865.3653)

BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION RETREAT AT

GATEWAy CANyON RESORT, GATEWAy, CO

November 8 12, 2010

Five days illed with workshops, presentations, demos,

portolio sharing, and other related activities.Reserve the

date - Program details will be announced in August.Karla Beatty


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CONTINUING EDUCATION REGISTRATION

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Please mail with check or credit card inormation to

Registrar, Denver Botanic Gardens909 york Street

Denver, CO 80206

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