$247.00 (member) / $297.00 (non member)
Historic Fairmount Cemetery boasts more than 300 roses of at least 59 varieties, many of them from the 1800s. Participate in the preservation of these beauties through botanical illustration. Start by studying rose paintings from the masters of the past such as Alfred Parsons and Pierre Joseph Redouté. Learn how to draw the complex petal configurations. Practice techniques, from wet-on-wet to dry brush, and how to use them appropriately. Visit Fairmount and advance your skills as you learn to capture the important aspects of roses where they grow. Take your field sketches, notes and a clipping from a specimen to the classroom to create a finished watercolor painting of these gorgeous blossoms. Try this class for the first time or come back after last year’s session, as this will be the last session in the Fairmount series. Your finished work can be included in a planned publication.
Fee: $247 member, $297 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I, Color Mixing for Artists and Water Color I
-Mon. – Wed., June 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (20 hr)
Instructor: Constance Sayas
Connie Sayas combined her love for art and science into a career. An experienced exhibit designer for science, history and art museums, she also worked as staff scientific illustrator for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Connies’ background includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree… (Read More)
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