SOLD OUT Botanical Sketchbook Watercolour Workshop
Spend the day at Chelsea Physic Garden and immerse yourself in one of our Seasonal Botanical Sketchbook workshops with Contemporary Botanical artist, Jarnie Godwin.
This workshop is a chance for you to hone and develop your skills in botanical drawing and watercolour at very special times of the year.
All abilities welcome, this workshop will mainly take place outside, weather permitting. Mary Ellen will assist you to capture the moment using botanical painting techniques.
Materials are provided for each artist, unless you would like to bring your own along.
Booking information:
- Ticket price is £60 per person, includes materials and entry to the Garden.
- Lunch is not included, you are welcome to bring your own, pop out during the break, or purchase lunch from The Physic Garden Café.
Teacher’s Bio:
Jarnie Godwin
Jarnie is an award winning, self-taught botanical artist painting realistic, detailed, and vibrant botanical watercolours. Born in London, she has also been a teacher, a graphic designer, and received a formal training in Architecture. The work Jarnie focuses on as a botanical artist combines her love of structure, vibrancy and detail, with precision and realism at its heart. Her passion for botanical painting lies in vivid colour, detail, and capturing beautiful, but not always perfect flowers at larger than life size.
Jarnie has been awarded an RHS Silver-Gilt medal for her series of Echinacea watercolours. Her work is also found in both private and public collections, including the prestigious Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation in Pittsburgh. In 2023 her first book, ‘Vibrant Botanical Painting’ was published by The Crowood Press. Website: https://jarniegodwinart.com/
This Workshop is part of our Chelsea Physic’s Garden 350 Anniversary.
Organiser
Mary Ellen’s love for flora and fauna began in the Galapagos Islands and The Andes before she studied botanical painting with The English Gardening School at Chelsea Physic Garden. She was the Diploma Course Manager at The English Gardening School for 7 years and also painted in her spare time. Most of her artwork focuses on the plant’s relationship to its habitat, from places close to her heart. Mary Ellen is a practicing artist and delivers courses and workshops in London and for Heckfield Place in Hampshire.
In 2020 Mary Ellen became the Chair of the Chelsea Physic Garden’s Florilegium Society.