About this event
Celebrate the beauty of winter by learning to draw trees! Join Mary Ellen for this online workshop to review the fundamentals of drawing with pencil and learn how to experiment with water-soluble graphite to create beautiful soft wash drawings. Drawing trees is one of the best ways for an artist to build an eye for proportion and detail. It also helps artists "see" their subject in 3-D in their minds and create more believable and livelier works.
Suggested Materials List:
- Drawing Pad/Paper 9”x 12” or larger for both wet and dry media
- 2H pencil
- 4B pencil
- At least three water-soluble graphite pencils assorted (2H-B)
- Paper tortillion / stump for blending
- 1 small pocket pencil sharpener
- 1 small watercolor brush (#2 or #4)
- 1 kneaded eraser
- 1 “pink pearl” or similar type eraser
- Watercolor brushes
- 3-4 small ceramic or glass jars for water and mixing washes (repurposed jam jars are excellent for this)
- A piece of paper towel
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Hosted by
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Team member
Libby Rhoads Chief of Learning & Outreach @ U.S. Botanic GardenT
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Guest speaker
Mary Ellen CarsleyG
Mary Ellen Carsley is a scientific and botanical illustrator, as well as an art educator. A former practicing architect, she has illustrated eight books and numerous articles for national and international journals.
U.S. Botanic Garden
The U.S. Botanic Garden inspires people to appreciate, study, and conserve plants to enrich society locally and globally.
