Painting Challenge: Botanical Art

August 12, 2022 / Diann Zimmerman

Let’s get back to nature this week and…

Paint botanical art.

Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #botanicalart

Deadline August 19, 2022, 11:59 pm ET

What is Botanical Art?

Whole plants or parts of plants. Here are some examples I have painted.

I encourage you to look at any plants you have around you and give it a try. Either do one leaf, or the entire plant.

What is the prize?

Our sponsor, Berlin Drawing Room, has contributed registration for one random winner to their 6-week online Fall Botanical Watercolor Workshop

Format: Online Live (livestreaming with class recordings and instructor feedback)

August 30 – October 4, 2022
– 6 Tuesdays
– 6:00-8:00 pm CET (6 pm in Berlin, 5 pm in London, 12 pm in New York, 9 am in San Francisco)

If you cannot attend the live sessions, recordings will be available.

The paintings made in this workshop are inspired by the figure of the Naturalist, who was both artist and scientist. These paintings are just as much about the subjective process of observation as they are about the recording of scientific data. Slide shows throughout the workshop will provide historical examples of botanical illustration as well as botanical details.

Check out other online classes they offer:

Visual Story-Telling: Learn to craft short graphic stories
Sketchbook Practice: Learn foundation skills for drawing, as well as special sketchbook techniques
Sketchbook Practice: People in Context: Learn how to draw the people around you
Figure Drawing: Ink techniques for figure drawing
They also have some amazing in-person classes if you live close to Berlin, or want to vacation there!

If you have ideas to share for future challenges, please add your comment to the post –>add challenge recommendation

Challenge details:

Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
You may enter as often as you want
Open to all countries
Winner is chosen randomly
Include the topic hashtag in your post: #botanicalart
Deadline August 19, 2022, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
Winner announced Sunday, August 21, 2022
If you also post your painting on Instagram, tag @watercolorbeginnersandbeyond. You could be randomly chosen for a QoR watercolor sample dot card.

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