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Join environmental artist Faith Williams Dyrsten and learn how to build unique illustrations using cardboard. Draw live subjects in the gardens, then

Explore the vibrant world of tropical and unusual fruits through the medium of colored pencil on Mylar film. With a focus on layering and blending

Need space to spread out and work outside of class time? Bring your supplies and works in progress for some uninterrupted studio time. No instructor

Jump start your nature journaling practice –and learn how to maintain it! Nature journals or sketchbooks can be filled with scientific observations

Learn about the science of color in nature and why plants express certain colors to attract pollinators. Take these lessons to paper and explore

Enhance your nature journaling, letter writing, garden labeling and artwork inscriptions with the beauty of hand lettering. In this class, students

Walk our York Street gardens in late summer when grasses and sedges are blooming, then take specimens back to the classroom to observe them under the

Explore American Impressionist artworks in the traveling exhibition Blue Grass, Green Skies: American Impressionism and Realism from the Los Angeles

Through a series of drawing and painting exercises, this online session focuses on fine detail and complicated plant structures such as roots, veins

Need space to spread out and work outside of class time? Bring your supplies and works in progress for some uninterrupted studio time. No instructor

Designed to build your perceptual and conceptual color skills and vocabulary, this course prepares students to analyze color systems and how they

The difference between a pleasant picture and an amazing work of art is often the composition. This course begins with a study of how to use

Need space to spread out and work outside of class time? Bring your supplies and works in progress for some uninterrupted studio time. No instructor

Dr. Linda Ann Vorobik takes you through her experiences as a botanist and artist, including discussing different applications and media used for

Join past, current and future students onsite at the Freyer – Newman Center to socialize, build community and learn about upcoming programs. Enjoy

Take inspiration from the exhibition Blue Grass: Green Skies, then head outside to paint en plein air. Learn beginning watercolor tips to help you

Create botanical drypoint intaglio prints based on sketches made in the gardens. Class includes uninstructed open printmaking studio on Friday

Learn to balance the detail of pen and ink with watercolor's vibrancy to create bold, textural and accurate botanical illustrations. Experiment with

Interested in the idea of digital painting, but intimidated by the thought of learning how to use new software? Learn to use Adobe Photoshop to create

Learn about paint properties and choosing pigments to build a system to consistently combine colors and eliminate frustrating trial-and-error