March 08, 2025
Beginning Botanical Art w/Margaret Saylor
Wayne Art Center • 413 Maplewood Ave Wayne, PA 19087 Organized by Wayne Art CenterAbout this event
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Description
Beginning Botanical Art w/Margaret SaylorSaturday, March 810:00 am - 4:00 pmJoin us in exploring the captivating world of contemporary botanical art. This course is perfect for beginners and will guide you through a brief history of botanical art while developing your drawing and painting skills. We'll start with graphite techniques and progress to dry brush watercolor, all centered around the beauty of nature. Gain confidence in accurately depicting botanical subjects and enjoy the process of capturing the natural world through this time honored genre
Materials:• Drawing paper: 9” x 12” spiral bound pad, Strathmore 400 series; or Stillman & Birn, Zeta series sketchbook; or any sketchbook with better quality paper• Canson tracing pad, 9” x 12”• Graphite mechanical or regular pencils, 2H, HB, and 2B, with sharpener (Faber-Castell 9000, Staedlter Mars Lumograph, or Caran D’Ache)• Tuffstuff eraser stick, and a kneaded eraser
Optional:• Drawing board or hard surface to use as a portable easel. Would be great to be able to prop it up at a slight angle• Notebook/sketchbook for preliminary drawings and general research, notes• Hot press watercolor paper, for a good graphite drawing as well as watercolor paint• Camera, iPhone or iPad• Battery powered Ott if you require brighter lighting
Instructor
Margaret Saylor
Age and Gender
Co-Ed