Art Class: Flowers and Foliage: Creating Contemporary Botanical Art

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Flowers and Foliage: Creating contemporary botanical art explores the always popular subject matter of botanical art. This is a beginner's guide to creating contemporary botanical art for everyone who loves flowers: tulips, sunflowers, orchids and many more.

Fantastic ice-breaker exercises include:
drawing with the non-dominant hand
blind contour exercise to test hand-eye coordination
drawing a flower upside down to practise observational skills to draw what you see rather than your perceived idea of what a flower looks like.

To help guide readers and budding artists to create their own amazing botanical art, each activity includes:
step-by-step imagery,
flower diagrams with labels
original commissioned photography

The projects include working with different media: watercolour pastel pencil ink and use a range of popular flowers as inspiration. With a focus on appreciating nature and making time to play, this simple introduction makes the beloved style of botanical art accessible to all.

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Sarah Hankinson is an artist and illustrator with over 15 years' experience in commercial illustration. Her clients include Prada, Cartier, Cadbury, Maybelline, Dove, Harrods UK, Anthroplogie, Vogue Japan and Tourism Australia. Sarah frequently runs workshops and classes for all skill levels.