Sold Out: Introduction to Botanical Painting
Chelsea Physic Garden is an extremely special place for Botanical painting, with the Florilegium Society being the oldest in the UK.
This year the Chair of the Florilegium Society, Mary Ellen Taylor, will be delivering a week’s course on an introduction to botanical painting.
Over the course of the week, you will cover:
- Observation and measuring your specimen
- Drawing up your subject Composition hints Introduction to watercolour
- Colour mixing Brush techniques
Lunch is included in the price. All materials provided.
Booking Information:
Tickets are £500 per person for the four day course, including lunch at the Physics Garden Café.
- This event will take place in our first floor Gallery space, which unfortunately is not wheelchair accessible.
- Doors open at 10:00am. Event starts 10:30am.
- There are no discounts for Friends of the Garden.
This workshop is part of our Chelsea Physics Garden’s 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.