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This workshop is designed to give you some big concepts about drawing and some skills to assist you in accurate and precise drawing from nature.

Our goal with botanical illustration is “to show” or to reveal the correct taxonomy of a plant with confidence and ease. In this workshop, we will examine the power of a personal drawn line that is unique to each person. We will tackle some drawing activities using dried plant matter. We will pair observation skills with our passion for plants. 

We will work together for an hour and a half, break for lunch, then work on drawing a San Bruno Mountain native plant from the nursery.

Please bring a magnifying glass if you have one. Other supplies will be provided.

By request of workshop instructor:

Adults only.

Please bring and wear a mask, as well as proof of vaccination.

About Mary Harden:

Mary L. Harden is a passionate artist and a gifted educator.

Among Mary's accomplishments is her work to inspire and motivate artists to "give back"and to build public awareness about the beauty and fragility of our plant kingdom. Curating educational exhibits for the Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture at Strybing Arboretum and for the SF Conservatory of Flowers have furthered this work.

The creation of her highly original and successful Botanical Illustration Curriculum, which to date numbers 11 different courses of sequential curricula, began with her work for the SF Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum.

In 2018, Mary lead the exhibit shown below, featuring botanical artwork of San Bruno Mountain native plants.

Learn more at: http://maryhardendesigns.com

©️2022 Mary L Harden 

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