Upcoming workshops
"Watercolor on Kelmscott Vellum" -- Workshop with Jean Emmons
UW Center for Urban Horticulture
May 14-15, 2022 & June 4-5, 2022
Registration is now open for this workshop. For more information and/or to register, email Workshops@pnba-artists.com
This is an exciting opportunity to explore the methods that Jean uses to create her exquisite paintings on Kelmscott Vellum. Jean has taught this same topic at the ASBA Annual Conferences in 2019, 2017, and 2016.
Kelmscott vellum is a favorite painting surface for Jean and many other experienced botanical artists. This type of calf skin vellum is prepared with a special organic coating by William Cowley & Sons in the UK. It is considered the smoothest and hardest of vellums, with a special character that allows for crisp detail and bright, luminous color.
Jean says that Kelmscott vellum requires a drier, more careful touch than other vellums. Yet, in some ways it is more versatile. For this workshop, we will spend the day building paint, lifting, repairing, scratching and repainting while refining our drybrush skills. Then we will begin a small subject.
Jean Emmons came to botanical art through a love of gardening and a career in book and magazine illustration. Formally trained in color and abstraction, Jean feels that plants afford the perfect subject matter for studying light on form. She enjoys underpainting with little panels of clear and unexpected colors, like stained glass – then weaving it all together with layers of dry brush. The result is a subtle spectrum of colors that shimmer within the plant surfaces she depicts. Jean can make a single gooseberry look resplendent.
This accomplished artist has accumulated a series of accolades. These include her second gold medal and “Best Painting of Show” from the Royal Horticultural Society in London (2011). In this country, she has won the prestigious ASBA “Diane Bouchier Founder’s Award for Excellence in Botanical Art” (2005) and the “Jurors Award” (Filoli 2018). She has also received the “Best in Show” award two times at ASBA International Conferences (2007 and 2018). Jean’s paintings can be found in major botanical art collections in the United States and the UK.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture
May 14-15, 2022 & June 4-5, 2022
Registration is now open for this workshop. For more information and/or to register, email Workshops@pnba-artists.com
This is an exciting opportunity to explore the methods that Jean uses to create her exquisite paintings on Kelmscott Vellum. Jean has taught this same topic at the ASBA Annual Conferences in 2019, 2017, and 2016.
Kelmscott vellum is a favorite painting surface for Jean and many other experienced botanical artists. This type of calf skin vellum is prepared with a special organic coating by William Cowley & Sons in the UK. It is considered the smoothest and hardest of vellums, with a special character that allows for crisp detail and bright, luminous color.
Jean says that Kelmscott vellum requires a drier, more careful touch than other vellums. Yet, in some ways it is more versatile. For this workshop, we will spend the day building paint, lifting, repairing, scratching and repainting while refining our drybrush skills. Then we will begin a small subject.
Jean Emmons came to botanical art through a love of gardening and a career in book and magazine illustration. Formally trained in color and abstraction, Jean feels that plants afford the perfect subject matter for studying light on form. She enjoys underpainting with little panels of clear and unexpected colors, like stained glass – then weaving it all together with layers of dry brush. The result is a subtle spectrum of colors that shimmer within the plant surfaces she depicts. Jean can make a single gooseberry look resplendent.
This accomplished artist has accumulated a series of accolades. These include her second gold medal and “Best Painting of Show” from the Royal Horticultural Society in London (2011). In this country, she has won the prestigious ASBA “Diane Bouchier Founder’s Award for Excellence in Botanical Art” (2005) and the “Jurors Award” (Filoli 2018). She has also received the “Best in Show” award two times at ASBA International Conferences (2007 and 2018). Jean’s paintings can be found in major botanical art collections in the United States and the UK.
A Study Page of Rosa 'Sweet Pot Ruby' by Catherine Watters
A Rose Study Page - Virtual Workshop with Catherine Watters
June 11-12, 2022, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, via Zoom
Registration is now open for this workshop. For more information and/or to register, email Workshops@pnba-artists.com
We are happy to host our fifth PNBA workshop with Catherine Watters. A highly regarded educator, Catherine has been teaching botanical art since 1999. She was an instructor and curriculum developer for the Filoli Botanical Art Certificate program for 20 years. Other teaching venues include ASBA conferences and Chapters groups, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Wellesley College, and in France. Catherine is well known for her clear and inspirational teaching methods that work well for all ability levels.
This online workshop will be a wonderful opportunity to capture the graceful beauty of your favorite rose, starting with close observation and detailed pencil drawings of the rose from various sides, single petals, center of flower, bud, leaves, stem, etc. Students will then carefully compose the elements to create a study page that can be a lovely finished painting on its own or an in-depth study for a future illustration.
Catherine will demonstrate each of the stages and will interact with students throughout the class. Painting techniques will focus on mixing transparent colors and carefully applying them to create a luminous balance of light and shadow to bring our subject to life. While the focus for this workshop will be on watercolor, participants may elect to work in colored pencil or graphite.
June 11-12, 2022, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, via Zoom
Registration is now open for this workshop. For more information and/or to register, email Workshops@pnba-artists.com
We are happy to host our fifth PNBA workshop with Catherine Watters. A highly regarded educator, Catherine has been teaching botanical art since 1999. She was an instructor and curriculum developer for the Filoli Botanical Art Certificate program for 20 years. Other teaching venues include ASBA conferences and Chapters groups, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, Wellesley College, and in France. Catherine is well known for her clear and inspirational teaching methods that work well for all ability levels.
This online workshop will be a wonderful opportunity to capture the graceful beauty of your favorite rose, starting with close observation and detailed pencil drawings of the rose from various sides, single petals, center of flower, bud, leaves, stem, etc. Students will then carefully compose the elements to create a study page that can be a lovely finished painting on its own or an in-depth study for a future illustration.
Catherine will demonstrate each of the stages and will interact with students throughout the class. Painting techniques will focus on mixing transparent colors and carefully applying them to create a luminous balance of light and shadow to bring our subject to life. While the focus for this workshop will be on watercolor, participants may elect to work in colored pencil or graphite.
Colored Pencil Workshop with Crystal Shin
Aug 27-28, 2022
More information will be provided soon.
Aug 27-28, 2022
More information will be provided soon.
Workshop with Shevaun Doherty and Dianne Sutherland
UW Center for Urban Horticulture
POSTPONED - October 24 & 25, 2020
This workshop was postponed; it has tentatively been planned for the fall of 2021. New dates will be announced when they are confirmed.
We are excited to announce that PNBA has made arrangements to bring Dianne Sutherland (England) and Shevaun Doherty (Ireland) to Seattle to team-teach a workshop for our members. These two good friends are outstanding as artists and teachers and have taught a number of workshops together.
PNBA has recently hosted successful workshops with these artists individually. Shevaun taught a gourd painting workshop in 2018 and Dianne taught a workshop with a focus on leaves last spring. Both workshops were very well received by our members. More details about the workshop will be provided in the coming months.
UW Center for Urban Horticulture
POSTPONED - October 24 & 25, 2020
This workshop was postponed; it has tentatively been planned for the fall of 2021. New dates will be announced when they are confirmed.
We are excited to announce that PNBA has made arrangements to bring Dianne Sutherland (England) and Shevaun Doherty (Ireland) to Seattle to team-teach a workshop for our members. These two good friends are outstanding as artists and teachers and have taught a number of workshops together.
PNBA has recently hosted successful workshops with these artists individually. Shevaun taught a gourd painting workshop in 2018 and Dianne taught a workshop with a focus on leaves last spring. Both workshops were very well received by our members. More details about the workshop will be provided in the coming months.
If you have questions about classes or how to register for a class please e-mail: Workshops@pnba-artists.com
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