Description

Bring a farmer’s market bouquet of flowers to class and learn how to create botanical drawings using colored pencils and watercolor. We will sketch from life and learn how to refine shapes using various techniques. We will explore colored pencils and watercolor applications to add textures, detail and color. We will experiment with modern and traditional compositions as well. All styles from expressive to realistic are welcome!

About the Instructor

Dorota Haber-Lehigh is an artist, educator and a naturalist with a passion for native plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Dorota earned a Diploma in Botanical Illustration from Society of Botanical Artists in London in May 2019 and has been teaching Botanical Drawing since 2015. Dorota is a member of Oregon Botanical Artists, Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists and American Society of Botanical Artists. Dorota has has authored and self published five coloring books including: “ABC of Native Plants of the Coastal PNW” and “Native Berries of the Coastal PNW.” Dorota exhibits and teaches drawing regionally.

Materials List

You will need to bring:

N/A

Provided by instructors:

Extra tracing paper
Extra blenders
Embossing tools
Extra rulers and measuring devices
Extra colored pencils
Extra sketch paper