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Vorobik Botanical Art

P.O. Box 866, Lopez Island, WA 98261. 510-520-2423. vorobik@gmail.com

All images on this site copyright Linda Ann Vorobik unless otherwise stated; Use granted only with written permission.

 

Drawing and Painting Plants

Date: Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday, November 12th - 14th, 2010

Sponsored by: Pt. Reyes National Seashore Association, www.ptreyes.org.

For more information call: 415-663-1200 ext 373 or e-mail: seminars@ptreyes.org.

This is a unique opportunity to learn the basics for creating botanical illustrations while staying at Point Reyes at the at the Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, including an optional Friday evening arrival. Linda, PhD Botanist and Botanical Artist, through demonstrations and lectures, introduces participants to drawing skills, parts of the plant, what botanical illustration is when defined precisely, and Pen & Ink or Watercolor techniques as used for plant portraits. The first morning of the workshop begins with introductions and demonstrations followed by supervised drawing to create pencil drafts for watercolors; later in the morning pen & ink supplies are described and techniques are demonstrated. The afternoon consists of lecture/demonstrations on watercolor supplies and techniques followed by drawing and painting time. The second morning will begin with more demonstrations followed by supervised drawing and painting. The workshop closes with a friendly critique of works produced. All skill levels are welcome: accomplished artists can increase their knowledge of botany and skilled botanists learn drawing and painting techniques.

	Porch area for the learning center. The interior classroom is very large, with a fireplace, plenty of table space, and good natural light.
	Bunkhouses. The area is very quiet and peaceful, with sounds of nature to sleep by.
	The learning center. I was very pleased with my visit to the learning center: it is just the right environment for a focused and fun botanical art workshop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the artist:

Linda Ann Vorobik, botanist, editor, and illustrator of numerous botanical publications, cherishes all three west coast states as home. She holds a PhD from the University of Oregon, Eugene, and conducts field research and teaches in the Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon. She currently lives on Lopez Island, Washington, and visits Berkeley on a regular basis, where she is a Research Associate at the University Herbarium, UC.

Linda has over 25 years of illustration and college level teaching experience, and is principal illustrator of, for example, The Flora of Santa Cruz Island, The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, and has contributed many illustrations to the Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants. For more information, see her Resume. For a complete list of her work experience and publications, see her Curriculum Vitae.

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