ABOUT THIS COURSE
The Colorful Botanicals course teaches you the essentials of drawing and painting colorful flowers, including a survey of various media and techniques you can use to capture the beauty of plants, including graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, and mixed media.
I’ll teach you all you need to know about the anatomical structures of plants so that you can really observe plants from a botanist’s perspective and capture their forms accurately in your sketchbook.
This course includes a diverse library of tutorials that introduce you to a variety of common and colorful plant families including orchids, lilies, bird of paradises, passionflowers, columbines, poppies, heliconias, sunflowers, cacti, and more!
You’ll be able to apply what you learn in this course whether you are sketching wildflowers in a meadow, painting exotic plants at an arboretum, or drawing a bouquet of flowers at home.
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
"Christine's classes are a lot of fun. Her teaching style is good at relating what she's teaching to what I've already learned so I really remember it more. Learning the parts of the plant and different plant families has helped me to learn about my local plants while hiking and nature journaling. It has also helped me as an artist to see what is important in my flower paintings."
- Heather Crellin, online student
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"I think Christine is remarkable. I love that each workshop is equally dedicated to the biology or botany of the focus subject and the teaching of illustrative skills. Christine must be a dedicated researcher as she provides an enormous amount of information and reference material from around the world. My sketching skills have greatly improved, and my knowledge of the natural world has vastly expanded."
- Jay Leighton, online student
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Course Curriculum
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StartSTART HERE
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StartSix Easy Steps to Drawing a Leaf (21:40)
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StartSketching an Aspen Leaf (18:07)
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StartHow to draw flowers with various numbers of petals (11:44)
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PreviewHolly Family Introduction plus Sketch and Paint Workshop (66:20)
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StartAutumn Berries and Leaves Workshop (coming in November, 2024)
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"Thank you for the in-depth wildflower class. I learned a lot about the flowers and techniques to capture their characteristics accurately.”
- Karen Colson, online student
Paintings by Karen Colson created during the Spring Wildflowers workshop inside the Colorful Botanicals course
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STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
"Life's a journey and nature holds fascinating stories that are waiting for you to experience. Plants are diverse, beautiful, and an important part of our ecosystem. With Christine as my guide, I have learned much about the ecology of plants both familiar and new. Her extensive knowledge of art techniques brings flowers to life on the page. In just over an hour, Christine brings the secret world of plants alive, and clearly demonstrates different ways to draw them in your own style. Her boundless energy makes the classes fun for both kids and adults. "
- Diane Wong-Kone, online student