Botanical Art Workshop: Watercolor with Fiona Strickland

On exhibition at the 18th International Botanical Art Exhibition, The Horticultural Society of New York and The American Society of Botanical Artists is Fiona Strickland’s Botanical watercolor painting of Rhododendron, horizon monarch. Fiona will be discussing the painting and demonstrating the application techniques she used to achieve the texture of very fine hair and the soft overlay of layered color in the painting. On a small scale, participants will have the opportunity to put both techniques into practice with individual help and advice from Fiona.

Class Schedule:

10:00AM - 5:00PM Thursday, November 5th

Each day will include a 45-minute lunch break. (Lunch not provided)

Materials List:

• Mechanical pencil, 0.3, or 0.5 or standard pencil with hard lead e.g. 2H, 3H, etc. and eraser.
• Artists’ quality transparent watercolor paints; tube or pan. No particular color - a cold and warm red, yellow and blue as a basic palette as long as all are transparent
• Mixing palette
• Kolinsky sable brushes, size 1 or 2 or both. (not miniatures)
• Small magnifying glass - (if available)
• Water jar
• Absorbent paper - e.g. Kitchen paper.

About Fiona Strickland:

A graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, Fiona first exhibited her botanical paintings in 2008. With work in the collections of Dr. Shirley Sherwood, the R.H.S Lindley Library, and the Hunt Institute, she has established herself as an internationally renowned botanical artist.Her response to the visual elements is captured in her very personal approach to botanical painting in which she endeavours to challenge and inspire, engaging the viewer in the appreciation of the beauty of a plant whether viewed from an unusual angle, its character is captured in an unexpected way, or when less than perfect.