summer/fall 2013 catalog of courses - Denver Botanic Gardens

Summer/fall 2013 COURSES
Botany Spotlight: Colorado Native Trees
There are over 40 native trees and shrubs in Colorado. Learn the
characteristics of your favorite one which you might be illustrating
in the future class. Learn to use the Gardens Navigator and
locate the specimens in Denver Botanic Gardens. This workshop
is particularly recommended if you are registered for Expressive
Ink: Illustrating Colorado Native Trees and Large Shrubs. Fee:
$85 member, $110 non-member. Prerequisite: Botany for the
Botanical Illustrator.
DATE: Sun., Sept. 15 | TIME: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski
Keeping the Traditions Alive – Botanical Illustration
Through Centuries
From the Paleolithic to Leonardo da Vinci, and from the great
temple of Tuthmosis to the modern galleries and studios of
London or New York. Before printed material, images were
carved or engraved in bones, stone or wood; later, they were
painted on walls, papyrus, velum or paper. As soon as books
and manuscripts about plants began to be produced, illustrations
became desirable and essential. During this intense workshop,
you will learn about the long history of botanical illustration and
its importance within medicine, botany and other science fields.
Fee: $225 member, $280 non-member. No Prerequisites.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP
DATE: Fri. – Sun., Sept. 27 – 29 | TIME: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski
Botanical Models
Workshop
It is December and a live
penstemon is not a prospect.
Simple and effective,
botanical models can
bridge the gap between
photographs and reality
when a living subject is
Libby Kyer
not available. Photographs
provide necessary information, but can seriously impact the threedimensionality
of the final image. White models allow an artist
to see the reality of form and function without the interference of
local color. Learn to make your own quick or permanent models,
from white paper, white paper clay, film and plastic clay to
enhance your art. Fee: $85 member, $105 non-member. No
Prerequisites.
DATE: Tue., Dec. 3 | TIME: 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Libby Kyer
Art Materials for the Botanical Illustrator
Take the mystery out of materials. There are ten types of erasers
- which one is right for the job? What is the difference between
sable and synthetic? What’s vellum? This information-packed
class will provide you with detailed information about all of the
art materials used throughout the Botanical Illustration program.
From papers to pencils, inks to pens, brushes to paints, you’ll
learn where and how to find all the right materials and how they
are used. Save time and money by shopping expertly the first
time. Fee: $55 member, $85 non-member. No Prerequisites.
DATE: Thu., Oct. 17 | TIME: 1 – 4 p.m.
Instructor: Renee Jorgensen
= Distance Learning Option | = Off-Site
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