Resource person: learn@vandusen.org

Location: Via Zoom

Description:

Improve your drawing skills to become a better artist for journaling, teaching, or pure enjoyment. Observational drawing is about accurately representing what you see directly from nature in pencil on paper. In this process, identify plants by recording their character using the elements of art:  line, shape, form and colour, to develop your unique illustrations of plant life. Learn a variety of methods and approaches to capture quick representations of plants from different perspectives as well as close-up detail. Katharine will teach you how to record nature through illustration.   

Online education techniques include presentations, live front view, and overhead demonstrations.    

This three-part series will take place on Wednesdays, starting on October 4th and concluding on October 18th.  

Participants are encouraged to have the following materials at home:    

• 11x14 multimedia sketchbook   
•  2H, HB and 2B pencils   
• Eraser   
• Watercolour paint set or your preferred colour media   

This course will take place online, and recordings will be available for a limited time to participants. Pre-registration is required. 

Image by Katharine Dickinson.   

Instructor's Bio  

"Katharine received her MA in Fine Art printmaking from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, U.K. She worked as a professional illustrator in London for various advertising and publishing companies illustrating book covers Margaret Atwood and Kurt Vonnegut amongst others. She has been working as an artist-educator in Vancouver, specializing in observational drawing methods and techniques for botanical arts and landscape painting, since 2010."   

"In her courses, Katharine introduces students to a variety of art-making techniques. She has a unique ability to demonstrate technical information in a way that inspires confidence and builds knowledge. By helping students slow down and experience the meditative effects of focused observational drawing, the process is relaxed and inspirational."  

ttps://dickinsonart.ca/  

 

Available: Available

Price: $100.00 Taxes not included

Notes: Please note that registration for our webinars will close an hour before the event. Online course log-in details will be sent 24 hours before the course date. Cancellation policy: No refunds will be given for education courses. A credit will be applied to your account for cancellations with one week's notice. With less than a week's notice, no credit will be given. No new credit will be issued if the cancelled course was purchased using prior credit. Program cancellation by the VBGA due to Public Health Restrictions will result in education program credit equivalent to the value lost. Credits must be used within one year from the date issued. Please notify us of your cancellation in writing to learn@vandusen.org

Prerequisites: Educational programs are available for both members and non-members. In order to register for a class, you first need to open an account with Amilia, our online registration portal. Note that your membership account does NOT give you this access. You must open a separate account in Amilia. Follow this link to create your account: https://www.amilia.com/en/Signup Please save your Amilia account username & password for registration in future classes.

More information: Instructor: Katharine Dickinson

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