Marianne North Chose Oil Over Watercolor
When reading about artists traveling on European expeditions, we learn that artists worked in watercolor. Marianne North worked in oil. Does North ever explain why she chose oil over watercolor or...
View ArticlePaint Summer Flowers on Vellum at Chicago Botanic Garden
Carol Woodin www.carolwoodin.com A freelance artist for over 20 years, Carol creates vibrant botanical paintings on vellum. Her work is in public collections and in the private collections of Dr....
View ArticleAutumn Leaves & Seed Pods at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Autumn colors at Tower Hill Botanic Garden are the focus of these classes with artist, Helen Byers. Here is the latest at Classes Near You > Massachusetts: Helen Byers www.helenbyers.com Helen Byers...
View ArticleCaring for Trees
We walk past trees all the time. They line sidewalks, grow in the backyard and are celebrated during seasonal activities like apple picking. The tree on the sidewalk or in your yard probably doesn’t...
View ArticleWatercolor Workshop at The Elizabethan Gardens
Linda C. Miller www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com Linda is a botanical artist from Virginia and the artist in residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special...
View ArticleLearn Botanical Art on North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Linda C. Miller www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com Linda is a botanical artist from Virginia and the artist in residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special...
View ArticleBotanical artists using dry-brush technique
Dear Readers, A fellow reader has asked an interesting question. Increasingly dissatisfied with the wet-in-wet watercolor technique taught in traditional botanical art classes, this reader was...
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