Botanical Illustrations in Gouache Painting Series
with Julian Plum
Ages 16+
$70-$90 (Sliding scale payment)
1 day series of workshops
Botanical Illustration in Gouache: Flowers
Wednesday, Jan. 28th, 6-9pm
The natural world is full of interesting forms and colors, and our green neighbors are some of the most spectacular. In this three-hour course…
Botanical Illustrations in Gouache Painting Series
with Julian Plum
Ages 16+
$70-$90 (Sliding scale payment)
1 day series of workshops
Botanical Illustration in Gouache: Flowers
Wednesday, Jan. 28th, 6-9pm
The natural world is full of interesting forms and colors, and our green neighbors are some of the most spectacular. In this three-hour course, you’ll learn how to paint beautiful, colorful florals in gouache. We’ll learn how to observe and simplify any flower, how to handle complex petal arrangements, different floral shapes & types, and techniques for creating luminous, layered petals. Paint, paper, and brushes will be provided.
Botanical Illustration in Gouache: Foliage
Wednesday, Feb. 25th, 6-9pm
The natural world is full of interesting forms and colors, and our green neighbors are some of the most spectacular. In this three-hour course, you’ll learn how to paint vibrant, interesting leaves in gouache. We’ll go over observational drawing, leaf shapes & types, techniques for creating depth, and finishing details to really bring your plant illustrations to life.
Botanical Illustration in Gouache: Fungi
Wednesday, March 25th, 6-9pm
Though not strictly botanical, in our woodland home, we’re surrounded by one of the most interesting fruiting bodies in the natural world: mushrooms! They come in a spectacular array of shapes, sizes, and colors. This three-hour workshop will go over techniques for observational drawing in the field and at home, the shapes & growth patterns of various local mushrooms, and techniques for building interesting colors & textures. Paint, paper, and brushes will be provided.
Botanical Illustration in Gouache: Composition & Arrangement
Wednesday, April 29th, 6-9pm
How do you take the complexity of leaves, stems, and flowers and arrange them into a visually-pleasing composition? This three-hour class will teach you how! We’ll go over the basics of composing a pleasing image, then dive into techniques for layering different shapes, creating depth in your composition, and guiding your viewer’s eye where you’d like it to go. We’ll balance accuracy with beauty to produce gorgeous botanical compositions in gouache, and touch on some ways to add small lively details to your pieces. Paint, paper, and brushes will be provided.
NOTE ABOUT WORKSHOP MATERIALS:
Paints, brushes and substrates are provided for use during the course of a workshop. If you find that you love the paint, kits are available to purchase with Julian. Cash or Venmo payments accepted.
About Julian:
Julian Plum (he/they) is a queer, transmasculine picture book author and illustrator living in Newfield. Working primarily in gouache, his work blends bright colors and warm, tactile brushstrokes. Mostly, Julian's work celebrates our neighbors: the frogs, mice, wood sorrel and mushrooms in our backyards and woods. When he isn't painting, Julian can be found mostly in his garden, negotiating with chipmunks about blueberries.
