Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Event Details
Pre-Requisite: Colored Pencil I or equivalent class approved in advance by the instructor.
GES: BI, 20, elective*
*This class provides 20 hours of elective credit toward the Botanical Illustration Certificate Program.
Supplies: Students should bring Faber-Castell polychromos pencils recommended in Colored Pencil I. Other colored pencils may be layered with polychromos, particularly Prismacolor and Caran d’ Ache. Students should also bring their watercolors of choice. Hot Press paper at least 140 lb. will be the best substrate.
This course takes place over 4 Mondays & Wednesdays from 10 am – 3:30 pm:
- January 27
- January 29
- February 3
- February 5
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
A life-long art enthusiast, Gail Goodrich Harwood has focused on botanical art for the last 15 years. After completing a one-day class at LGBG in 2009 with Lara Call Gastinger, she was “hooked.” Gail completed her LGBG Certificate in Botanical Illustration, followed by a year-long colored pencil course with Wendy Hollender. She has since studied further with Wendy and her team and with Ann Swan in the U.K. She has also studied watercolor and pen and ink with other world-class botanical artists. Gail has served as President of the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital Region, as board member and officer of the American Society of Botanical Artists and was a founding member of the Central Virginia Botanical Artists, an ASBA Circle. She has exhibited art widely across the mid-Atlantic in both juried and individual shows. Her line drawing was selected for the National Cathedral’s coloring book. Gail also serves as editor of the quarterly publication of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs and is a floral designer for the VMFA’s Fine Arts and Flowers event.
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