Resource person: info@oregonartcenter.org

Location: Small Downstairs Classroom (OAC Building) | 2185 SW Park Place, Portland, OR, 97205

Description:

Come escape into a world of plants, flowers, berries, and grasses! In this class, students will paint and draw botanical subjects using watercolors, fudenosuke brush pens, and pencils to create both simple and complex compositions. You’ll capture the details of single plant specimens as well as create free-form floral arrangements, autumnal wreaths, and imaginative plant compositions. The class focuses on making simple, gestural strokes that reflect the natural movement of plants, along with suggestive marks that support focal points and create a sense of flow. Using brushes to pick up and blend color directly on the paper, students will create elegant, expressive botanical artwork while learning to observe plant growth, identify details, and render them accurately. 

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About the Instructor:

Nicole Poole is an artist living in the Pacific Northwest who makes her living as an illustrator, calligrapher, and teacher. She was awarded the California Arts Scholarship in 1993 and has studied with various artists and schools concentrating on painting, sculpture, glassblowing, children’s book illustration, calligraphy and design. She creates her own ongoing body of work as well as designing illustrative works and calligraphy for clients all over Oregon and California.

She currently teaches art demonstrations, workshops, and classes, at Oregon Art Center and enjoys sharing her passion for creativity with others. 

View more of her work here.

Available spots: 5 out of 6

Price: $385.00 Taxes waived

Required age: Over 18 years old on the day of the activity

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