Learn a little essential botany and make a beautiful study page of a plant with botanical descriptions and details. Knowing a little botany will improve your drawing skills and you won’t look at a plant in the same way again. You will also draw a half dissected flower and learn the rules to follow to ensure it is scientifically correct.
During the three days, you will make accurate measured drawings and learn what botany to notice when drawing a plant and flowers. Jackie will demonstrate how to dissect a flower to draw it accurately, and you will be able to practice this yourselves. You will be supported with how to structure your page of studies with botany notes. A microscope will be available to see smaller parts.
Dissecting a flower can be so enlightening. A dissection kit is included in the course so that you can further your dissection studies at home. You will be given comprehensive notes to refer to during class and take home.
During the three days, you will make accurate measured drawings and learn what botany to note when drawing a plant and flowers. Jackie will demonstrate how to dissect a flower and draw it accurately, and help with botany and structuring your page of studies during the workshop. A microscope and hand lenses will be available to see smaller parts. Dissecting a flower can be so enlightening!
Jackie has taught this workshop a few times and it has been very well received. She is an RHS Gold Medal winner and studied basic botany alongside botanist Liz Leech to complete her exhibition entry. It made her realise how important this knowledge is for botanical artists. Jackie has paintings held at the RHS Lindley Library, The Shirley Sherwood Collection and The Hunt Library.
Please bring with you:
- Your booking reference number
- A notebook and pencil to make notes
- Your own drawing and painting kit if you have it including: your usual watercolour paints and brushes, good quality Hot Pressed watercolour paper in white, cartridge paper for initial sketching*, Tracing paper 60gsm*, H pencil*, Unipin or Pigma Micron fine liner black 0.05 or 0.03*, pencil sharpener and eraser, proportional dividers if you have them or a small transparent ruler, magnifying glass.
- Alternatively, if you are new to watercolours a set of 6 paints can be purchased for £10 on the day (pre-ordered) if you need them and the items marked with an asterisk can also be purchased from the tutor for £1-2 on the day.
Please email
[email protected] to request a paint kit, no later than 2 weeks before your workshop.
Lunch and refreshments included.
Tutor: Jackie Isard
