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Art Talks
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30 NOVEMBER 2023
7pm GM
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FUNGI - FROM FOREST FLOOR 
TO FINISHED PAINTING

Margaret Saylor

Margaret describes her personal approach to foraging, sketching, and painting woodland fungi. She’ll share tips on mushroom hunting, drawing identifying characteristics, and depicting fungi in a natural habitat. 
                         

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14 DECEMBER 2023
7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PST)

ARTISTS TOGETHER
Hosted by Julia Trickey

A panel of renowned botanical artists compare notes on how they work, their favourite projects, techniques and equipment, together with other aspects of being professional botanical artists


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£12 (£8 APRIL OFFER)                                 

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16 NOVEMBER 2023
7pm GMT (2pm EST, 11am PST)


A LIMITED PALETTE
Esmée Winkel
 

Esmée will explain how using a limited palette has helped her on her journey as a professional botanical artist and share keys for reaching your art goals.

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8 JUNE 2023
7pm BST (2pm EDT, 11am PDT)
 
DETAIL MATTERS!
Asuka Hishiki

Learn how Asuka deals with delicious details on her subjects, such as tiny bumps on a twig or invisible hairs on the skin of fruit.

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22 JUNE 2023
7pm BST (2pm EDT, 11am PDT)

CROP DIVERSITY AND
THE BOTANICAL ARTIST
Carol Woodin
Carol describes her journey learning about crop wild relatives, ancient crops, and genetic diversity in food plants - illustrated with her own work and that of other artists.

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17 FEBRUARY 2024
BOTANICAL ART CONVERSATIONS
An interactive day with six leading botanical artists
 

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Elaine Searle, Sarah Morrish, Ann Swan, Mary Dillon,
L
ucy T Smith and Laura Silburn come together online 

to showcase their work, lead mini-workshops and give feedback and advice on paintings.

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£75 (£65 if booked before 31 December)

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17 FEBRUARY 2024
BOTANICAL ART CONVERSATIONS
An interactive day with six leading botanical artists
 

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MINI-WORKSHOPS

 

ELAINE SEARLE -Depth in detail

SARAH MORRISH - Using a dip-pen for botanical art

ANN SWAN - Attracting an audience to your picture space

MARY DILLON - Go with the flow!

LUCY SMITH - Sketchbook study steps

LAURA SILBURN - Painting textures: Form in miniature

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