Working with 1 plant subject, this class will build your skills in techniques from initial washes to dry brush detail and finishing, and through individual instruction. The emphasis will be on close observation, accurate drawing, the many subtleties of colour and use of light to create a 3-dimensional painting. Suitable for intermediate to advanced students, or those with drawing skills and experience in other media.

Includes morning tea, and lunch on the Foundation & Friends Terrace.

Beverly Allen worked as a graphic designer and illustrator before moving to botanical art in 1997. She has shown at the Royal Botanic Garden Botanica exhibition since 1999, and exhibits internationally. Her work is held in private collections including the Shirley Sherwood Collection and the Isaac and Alisa Sutton Collection. Her work is also held at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the Royal Botanic Gardens Herbarium Library at Kew Gardens, the Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library, and the Highgrove Florilegium for the Prince of Wales’ Charitable Trust.

Beverly was awarded a Gold Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society’s exhibition in 2007. In 2010, she was awarded the inaugural Gold Medal for Botanical Art by the New York Botanic Gardens.

She is co-founder and president of the Florilegium Society at the Royal Botanic Garden.

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