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Traditional Botanical Painting workshop

Name: Traditional Botanical Painting workshop
Start: 2022-09-18T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2022-10-23T15:00:00+00:00
Location: Linnaeus study room

Sunday 18 September 2022 at 10:00 am to Sunday 23 October 2022 at 3:00 pm

£196

Intricate botanical illustration of rockrose. This course with senior associate Jenny Brooks Dip.AD, ATC, covers the different stages of botanical painting through four themed workshops.

By the end of the course you will be able to optimise your equipment to improve your drawing skills; work on observation of different plant specimens; explore different watercolour techniques used in botanical painting; and bring all skills together to work towards completed botanical paintings.

Please provide a selection of good quality pencils and an A3 pad of cartridge paper for the first session of drawing.

Beginners will be welcome to work with more advanced Students.

Dates: Sundays of 18th, 25th September, 9th, 23rd October

Book your place

Booking is essential. Book your place using the University online shop.

You will need to register your details. You will only be charged once you have confirmed your booking.

Enrolment will close 2 days before the start of the course. We only accept online bookings.

Contact us

If you have any questions contact us at botanic-gardens@bristol.ac.uk or call 0117 42 82041

Details

Start:: Sunday 18 September 2022 at 10:00 am
End:: Sunday 23 October 2022 at 3:00 pm
Cost:: £196

Venue

: Linnaeus study room
: University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop
Bristol, BS9 1JG United Kingdom + Google Map
Phone: 0117 42 82041

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