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PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
PictureBlack-capped Chickadee, Colored Pencil by Crystal Shin
Colored Pencil Workshop with Crystal (Soojeong) Shin
In this workshop, Crystal shared her techniques and experiences, including building undertones and layers to achieve depth and color saturation; blending and burnishing; incising tool techniques; and approaches to different paper surfaces (e.g. smooth paper vs hot pressed watercolor paper).

Crystal Shin a talented botanical artist who is well known to PNBA members.

PictureFritillaria imperialis 'Rubra' © Dianne Sutherland
"Watercolor Techniques, from the Washes to Dry Brush and Detail: Painting Leaves" with Dianne Sutherland
Dianne’s workshop centered around teaching the techniques used for her process for botanical painting with a focus on leaves as subjects.  Dianne shared her 4-step watercolour process  which allowed you to maintain highlights while building form and texture enabling you to create realistic and beautiful leaves.

Dianne is an acclaimed botanical artist is highly regarded as a skilled instructor. In addition to her series of online botanical art courses, she has taught classes in the United States, New Zealand, Russia and throughout the UK. 

“Nature's Textures” Workshop with Kathleen McKeehen

Kathleen McKeehen's two-day watercolor workshop focused on techniques to create the various textures found in nature.  Whether the subject was something as seemingly simple as dirt, sand, and rocks, to intricate sea shells and tree bark samples, Kathleen showed us many ways to re-create the patterns, details, and beauty of these objects.

Kathleen is a talented artist and member is a very popular botanical art instructor throughout the greater Seattle area. She is well known for her skill at sharing her impressive knowledge of botanical art techniques in a very clear and supportive manner to artists at all levels. 






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Herb Companion Cover by Kathleen McKeehen
PictureSpanish olives: Olea europaea on calfskin vellum © Shevaun Doherty
“Farmers Market Harvest” Watercolor Workshop with Shevaun Doherty

The focus of Shevaun's workshop was form, color and surface texture. A confirmed “colorholic,” Shevaun showed us how to create vibrancy by using subtle colors in the underlayers and shared her method for developing successful color harmony throughout a painting.

​Shevaun is an award-winning artist and an art tutor for the SBA, and regularly exhibits her botanical paintings in Dublin, London, and Frankfurt. Shevaun is passionate about using her art to raise awareness about conservation issues and was recently commissioned to design a set of Irish postage stamps featuring her paintings of endangered native Irish bees.




PictureLupinus argenteus © Susan Rubin
Colored Pencil on Mylar with Susan Rubin

​​The surface and translucence of Mylar (drafting film) takes colored pencil well and allows for a whole new way to work. Susan taught us pencil application and layering techniques and methods for using the back of the surface to enhance the front.
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Susan Rubin has been an instructor at the Denver School of Botanical Art and Illustration since 1998. She exhibits nationally and her work is included at the State Museum of New York, at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh, as well as many private collections.


PictureNuts © Catherine Watters
​Mastering Textures and Details -- woody, hairy, pillowy, fuzzy, bumpy and prickly! with Catherine Watters

Catherine enthusiastically shares her passion for botanical art with a clear and supportive teaching style that works well with all ability levels. She has been one of the primary instructors for the Filoli Botanical Art Certificate Program in Woodside, CA since 1999. For the past six years Catherine has taught botanical art classes in France and at Wellesley College near Boston. She also teaches regularly at the annual ASBA conferences.

PictureCamellia japonica Chandleri Elegans © Akiko Enokido
Painting Shiny Leaves
with Akiko Enokido


“As botanical artists, painting leaves is one of the most critical techniques we must learn. Size, shape, color and surface texture are very important factors for the identification of the plant." Akiko Enokido

Akiko was awarded a Gold Medal at the RHS London Botanical Art Show Flora Japonica exhibition for her paintings of the heritage Camellia japonica. 

PicturePlum © Denise Walser-Kolar
Painting Beautiful Fruits on Vellum, or Paper
& Painting Leaves with
Denise Walser-Kolar
 
Denise Walser-Kolar returned to teach two PNBA workshops. The first on Painting Beautiful Fruits on Vellum, or Paper. The second workshop on Painting Leaves.
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Denise is a talented botanical artist and a popular instructor. She is well-known for her skill at effectively sharing information in an enjoyable and supportive manner. 



PictureKinglets on Vine Maple © Kathleen McKeehen
Painting the Beauty of Birds with Kathleen McKeehen
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Birds make natural partners to botanical subjects, and are in themselves intriguing and satisfying to study and paint. Dry-brush watercolor is an excellent technique with which to capture their beauty and detail.








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Painting Mushroom Portraits with Alexander Viazmensky 

Viazmensky’s extensive work studying and painting fungi for 35 years has made him one of the most accomplished mushroom painters in the world. His artwork can be found in museums and private collections around the globe.


PicturePeony by Karen Kluglein
Watercolor Workshop with Karen Kluglein
 
New York botanical artist, Karen Kluglein, taught a PNBA watercolor workshop on the weekend of April 9 & 10, 2016. Karen is an award winning artist who teaches at the New York Botanical Gardens. 
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On the left is Karen's beautiful Peony painting.


BUGS and BEETLES and BUTTERFLIES - Oh My!
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Insect painting workshop with Kathleen McKeehen. This was an introduction on how to order, prepare and illustrate insects.

FALL FRUIT IN DRYBRUSH ON PAPER OR VELLUM
WITH ARTIST CAROL WOODIN
September 2014
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  • Home
  • Mission
  • Member Gallery
    • Sharon Birzer
    • Marcy Gordon
    • Dorota Haber-Lehigh
    • Jan Hurd
    • Antoinette Luchessa
    • Joy Markgraf
    • Kathleen McKeehen
    • Sylvia Portillo
    • Joan Provo-Clinkston
    • Soojeong (Crystal) Shin
    • Carol Stanley
    • Margaret Trent
    • Genevieve Wanucha
    • Karen Watson
    • Andrea Woods
  • Workshops & Classes
    • Upcoming PNBA Workshops
    • Non-PNBA Workshops & Classes
    • Previous PNBA Workshops & Classes
  • Exhibits
  • Member Pages
    • Newsletters
    • Resources/Articles
    • Workshops: Info/Forms
    • Exhibits: Info/Forms
    • Member Calendar
  • Become a Member
  • Celebrating ASBA's Silver Anniversary
  • Social Events
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  • Related Websites
  • Contact