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Winter Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Artist-instructor: Mira O’Brien
Format: Online Live (livestreaming with class recordings and instructor feedback).
Winter 2025
– 6-8pm CET Online
(6pm in Berlin, 12pm in New York, 9am in San Francisco, 5pm in London)
Cost: 185 Euros
(includes 19%VAT)
What to Expect:
Learn botanical watercolor techniques from your home and discover the hidden botanical gems of winter.
Winter may be grey and cold, but it offers a quiet beauty waiting to be uncovered. By adjusting our perception, we can find fascination in dormant plants such as bare branches, dried seed pods or a flash or red from a left over rose hip. For a burst of color, a trip to the florist can inspire vibrant flower paintings to round out the season’s discoveries. Careful observation of our specimens is not only important for the process of drawing and painting, but it is a form of engagement that builds relationships with natural world.
This workshop also introduces the history of botanical illustration, exploring the techniques and stories of Naturalist figures who combined art and science.
- Interactive Zoom sessions with live watercolor demonstrations.
- Techniques to capture seasonal plant specimens in all their understated beauty.
- Inspiring stories and methods from the world of botanical illustration.
Well suited for all skill levels.
Watercolor Painting Techniques:
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- The livestreaming classes introduce watercolor techniques through live demos and interactive instruction.
- Line drawing with watercolor tea wash.
- Building up layers with washes.
- Adding detail and texture with special watercolor effects.
- Mixing colors and the effects of different pigments.
Specimens:
High quality, original photographic references are provided for each class.
Botanical Watercolor Workshop Series:
A year long series of Botanical Watercolor Workshops that take place online and follow the changing of the seasons. Join at any point in the year for one or all four modules. Continuing students receive a 10% discount on consecutive modules. What’s up next: Spring Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Our Online Workshop Format:
- Livestreaming classes take place via online video conference (using Zoom). The instructor conducts live demos with step-by-step instruction so that you can work together in real time. You also have the opportunity to ask questions and get feedback during class time.
- We keep class sizes small and the atmosphere is interactive and supportive.
- Finish exercises or practice at your own pace, at home, outside of class time.
- Receive individual feedback on your completed work and exchange comments and questions with the instructor and your fellow workshop participants in an encouraging environment.
- Find supplemental material and watch the progress of other participants by visiting the workshop Dropbox folder in between classes.
- Recordings from each week’s livestreaming session are available in case you miss a class or want to review a demo.
