TEACHING SCHEDULE 2011/2012

OCTOBER 2011 PHIPPS CONSERVATORY (This class has been rescheduled so as not to conflict with the Boston ASBA Conference) New date: MARCH 2012

FEBRUARY 2012

NYBG

Painting Natural Environments - BIL469

Class Outline: This course will focus on backgrounds which can be used to enhance botanical and zoological paintings. Techniques required to paint natural environments such as grass, trees, sky and water will be demonstrated and practiced. Learn how to create a sense of aerial perspective with color, or draw attention to a specific object with the addition of extra detail.
The medium used in this class will be the student’s choice of either watercolor, gouache or acrylic.

Prerequisites: Drawing II-BIL 302, and one color class.
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx NY
4 sessions: February 21 - 24 10am – 3pm 
Registration contact: NYBG Continuing Education Department: Tel: 718 817 8747

MARCH 2012

PHIPPS CONSERVATORY

Drawing: Succulents: Using plants from the Garden’s collection of succulents we will render the intrecacies of these plants using graphite pencil. Succulents come in a variety of textures and forms, the colors, textures and in some cases intrecate pigment patterns will be rendered using a variety of graphite techniques. Techniques will be demonstrated and practiced, once these fundamental techniques have been learned the process of rendering these plants in graphite will be far less daunting.
Pre-req: Botanical Drawing 1 and 11

Ruffled Edges in Watercolor or Gouache: Ruffled edges can be challenging to get right especially when, in addition the surface is textured, shiny, translucent, or has a defined pigment pattern. Using a single, well defined, light source is essential. We will study how this light source effects individual ridges, while at the same time not forgetting how it effects the whole subject. Techniques will be practiced to render this detailed information using watercolor or gouache.
Pre-req: Watercolor 1

Phipps Conservatory
2 workshops: March 20 and 21 Drawing Succulents. March 22 - 24 Painting Ruffled Edges.
Contact person: Gabriel Tilove: gtilove@conservatory.org

MARCH 2012

SPRING ISLAND TRUST
March 4 - 10.

APRIL 2012

NYBG

The Art of Composition 124BIL421: Focus on the art of creating a harmonious composition combining many different subjects—plants, butterflies, birds, and other animals—into one well-balanced image. This class addresses the fundamental rules of composition, balance of texture and color, positive and negative space, and perspective.

Prerequisites: Drawing II-BIL 302
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx NY
4 sessions: April 16 - 1910am – 3pm 
Registration contact: NYBG Continuing Education Department: Tel: 718 817 8747

JULY 2012

COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS and NYBG

New! Drawing Natural Science: Native Plants and Birds of Maine 131 BIL6XX: Birds such as cedar waxwings, ruby-throated hummingbirds, and black-capped chickadees are commonly found visiting and feeding on plants native to Coastal Maine. Plant material, of course, can be brought into the classroom for close observation and drawing. Birds, however, do not sit still long enough for a fully rendered drawing, different skills such as quick sketches, observational field notes, and good research photographs are required for detailed renderings of birds. Students will learn a number of techniques unique to rendering both plants and birds. Lunch is included in tuition.

Prerequisites: None
LOCATION: Coastal Maine Botancal Garden
5 sessions: July 9 - 13 10am 4pm
For additional workshop details and information regarding places to stay
while in Maine contact: Melissa Cullina, Director of Education & Staff Botanist
Phone: 207 633 4333 ext. 104
Email: MCullina@mainegardens.org
Registration contact: NYBG Continuing Education Department: Tel: 718 817 8747

AUGUST 2012

NYBG

Life-Cycle Accordion Book 131BIL443: An accordion book is the perfect format for telling the life cycle of a species, whether plant or animal. From seed to seed for a plant, or from egg to maturity for a bird, the story is revealed with each fold. Learn how to create such a book—which papers to use, how to cut and fold, how to order the sequence. Images will be collected, drawn on tracing paper, and transferred to the folded paper.

Prerequisites: Drawing II-BIL 302
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx NY
4 sessions: August13 -16 10am – 3pm 
Registration contact: NYBG Continuing Education Department: Tel: 718 817 8747

YEAR ROUND
PRIVATE CLASSES
Private one on one sessions at my home. This is a good way to work out a problem with
a painting in progress or to have more individual attention to further develop skills.
Mornings 10am 12pm $60.00 per hr.
For more information contact me at: katielee@katieleeartist.com