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COURSES AT A GLANCE OCTOBER – NOVEMBER Class/Instructor Day/Times Dates Medium Page Sketching with Quill - Flowers & Leaves Susan DiMarchi Sunday 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. October 20 Technique (E) (P&I 2 EI) 22 Framing Susan Rubin Tuesday 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. October 22 Technique (E) No prerequisites 20 Pen and Ink ii Marjorie Leggitt Fri., Sat. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. October 25, 26 P&I (R) (P1, LoF, PP, P&I 1, BO) 16 PORTFOLIO REVIEW Tuesday 1 – 3 p.m. Oct. 1 (Gates Hall) Black Backgrounds for CP Susan Rubin 3 Tuesdays 6 – 9 p.m. Nov. 12, 19, Nov. 26 Techniques (E) (P1, LoF, CL, CP1) 28 Scratchboard Randy Raak Fri., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 2, 3 Technique (E) (P1, LoF, PP, P&I 1) 26 Shadow and Light – Paper Cuts Beatrice Coron Fri., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 9, 10 (Gates Hall) Techniques (E) No prerequisites 12 Introduction to Botanical Illustration Renee Jorgensen Fri., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 9, 10 Techniques (NC) No prerequisites 13 Color Layering Susan Rubin Fri., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 16, 17 Techniques (R) No prerequisites 17 Cutting Edge Art Libby Kyer Fri., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 22, 23, 24 Colored Pencil (R) (P1, CP1) 28 Botanical Models Workshop Libby Kyer Tuesday 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Techniques (E) No prerequisites 19 Giclee Prints Susan Rubin Wednesday 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20 Techniques (E) No prerequisites 20 Pencil I Randy Raak Fri., Sat., Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 7, 8 Graphite (R) No prerequisites 14 REGISTER (REGISTRATION BEGINS JUNE 11, 9 A.M.) Online: www.botanicgardens.org | Phone: 720-865-3580 Inquiries: 720-865-3670 PLEASE NOTE: If prerequisites are listed, e.g. P&I 2, it means that the prerequisites are PI, LoF, P&I 1, BO and PP; or if there is CP2 it means P1, CL, LoF, CP1, BO, CP2 [(NC) Non Credit; (R) Required Course; (E) Elective Course; (P) Pencil; (P&I) Pen and Ink; (LoF) Light on Form; (PP) Perfecting Perspective; (BO) Botany; (CA) Calligraphy; (CD) Entry Level Carbon Dust; (COM) Composition; (CL) Color Layering for Colored Pencil; (CM) Color Mixing for Artists; (WC) Water Color; (EI) Expressive Ink] = Visiting Instructor | = Distance Learning Option | = Off-Site 10
GUEST WORKSHOPS Edible and Admirable: The Art of Chinese Fruit and Flower Painting Bring the Chinese garden to you. Learn the techniques of Chinese brush painting during this three-day intense workshop returning to Denver Botanic Gardens for its fifth year. Learn to look at and paint pumpkins and chrysanthemums in the Chinese way, study their hidden meanings and uncover a possible secret message. This class will teach you to create and decipher the meanings and read the secret messages in Chinese art. Fee: $350 member, $400 non-member. No Prerequisites. No refunds for registration cancellations after August 12 unless your seat can be filled. WEEKEND WORKSHOP DATE: Fri. – Sun., Sept. 20 – 22 | TIME: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (18 hours) Instructor: Sally Yu Leung, San Francisco, CA Sally Yu Leung Sally Yu Leung is an author, independent curator of Chinese decorative arts and the cultural ambassador of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. She has been a teacher of Chinese calligraphy and brush arts at Pixar University for many years. Pushing the Boundaries - Master Class Strong composition is essential to creating memorable works of art. This is particularly true in botanical art, where good composition can lift a work from the mundane to the sublime. In this master class you will learn the elements that go towards making a balanced and harmonious illustration. Individual guidance and new techniques get you thinking “outside the box” and develop your own particular style. This workshop is suitable for students working in any medium. Fee: $350 member, $400 non-member. Prerequisites: Open for all students with the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate of Completion, and counts toward diploma exam requirements. No refunds for registration cancellations after August 12 unless your seat can be filled. WEEKEND WORKSHOP DATE: Fri. – Sun., Sept. 20 – 22 | TIME: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (18 hours) Instructor: Ann Swan, U.K. Tips and Tricks: Techniques Intense Color pencil techniques are constantly evolving as new materials come onto the market and old materials are rediscovered for new techniques. Spend a day with Ann Swan trying out her latest techniques for fine details, foundation, complex layering and creating vibrant colors. Fee: $140 member, $180 non-member. Prerequisites: Pencil I, Light on Form, Color Layering for Colored Pencils, Colored Pencil I, Colored Pencil II. No refunds for registration cancellations after August 12 unless your seat can be filled. DATE: Mon., Sept. 23 | TIME: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Instructor: Ann Swan, U.K Ann Swan works primarily in graphite and colored pencil, and is well known for her exquisitely fine detail, vibrant colors and strong contemporary style. She champions the underdog in the plant world, drawing our attention to Brussels sprouts or beetroots, feeling they are just as beautiful as the iris or tulip. She is passionate about colored pencils, believing they are easy to master, forgiving and accessible so that even a complete beginner can quickly produce work of quality. Ann Swan began exhibiting in 1990 and now shows her work worldwide. Exhibitions include The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Hunt Institute in Pittsburgh. She has won four Gold Medals from the Royal Horticulture Society and several awards form UKCPS (Colored Pencil Society of the United Ann Swan Kingdom) and SBA (Society of Botanical Artists). She is a member of the RHS Picture Committee. Her work is represented in the prestigious Shirley Sherwood Collection and features in many private collections around the world. Ann’s recent book “Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils” is already in its second print run and has been very well received both in the United Kingdom and in the U.S., where it is published as “Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils.” = Visiting Instructor 11
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