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07/24 Botanical Drawing in Watercolor Pencil with Roberta Rosenthal
July 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
$175.00 – $200.00
Thursdays, July 11, 18, 25th, & August 1st
10:00am -12:30 pm
$200, $175 members
For beginners, intermediate and advanced students
Please note that this class will be taking place up a set of steep stairs.
Working from live subjects potted or cut flowers subjects learn the basic drawing techniques to capture the accuracy and reality of each artist’ botanical subject. How to get the correct form, shapes, leaves, twists and turns, dimension and shadow and highlights. Use graphite and watercolor pencils to capture the color of the subject. How to use watercolor pencil, mixing color and blending technique.
Materials List (First part)
For over 40 years Roberta shared her expertise with hundreds of students as an instructor in both Botanical Art and Business Practices for Artists at the famed New York Botanical Garden and more recently locally at Wallkill River Center for the Arts School and Gallery, Desmond Campus of Mount Saint Mary College, Wurtsboro Art Alliance, Catskill Art Society, Ellenville Museum Library and Pine Bush Library. Her art is exhibited internationally, collected by individuals and corporations. Roberta continues to travel finding unusual botanical specimens to paint or landscapes that she captures in plein air or sketches for future studio work. Her current home studio, Squirrel’s Nest, is located on top of Shawanga Mountain in Sullivan County, New York with a view of the Hudson Valley.
Limit 10-12 students
