English Spring Flowers

4-Week ART Series: April 1, 8, 15, 22
Wednesdays from 1:00 - 3:00pm
Fee: $250 for the Series

Led by Agnes Wong, Joy of Drawing instructor

Celebrate the beauty of flowers found in many of Tony Foster's watercolors, painted en plein air, and those found in typical springtime English gardens, as well as our own.

As color is the main element here, after a simple step-by-step study of the flowers each week, we will use colored pencils or watercolors for the final exercises.

Expect to learn the following over the four-week series:

• Week One, Primroses and Bluebells: These plants are abundant throughout the lanes, woods, fields, and gardens in the U.K., and in Foster's artwork Bluebells—Looking WNW near the Top of Luxulyan Valley which is included in the Journey Exploring Beauty: Watercolours from the Wild, on exhibition at the museum.

• Week Two, Daffodils: We will study this flower from different perspectives, following with watercolor painting of the live flowers.

• Week Three, Rhododendrons: This plant is a common addition to English gardens with its brightly colored blooms. After studying its construction, we will use colored pencils or watercolors to draw and paint these spring flowers.

• Week Four, An English Country Garden in Spring: In our final class, we will draw and paint an English country garden using the flowers we have already studied, plus some additions that may be found in gardens throughout the United Kingdom.

All materials are provided, and students may also bring their own.