Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration

www.brooksideartschool.org
SPRING-SUMMER WORKSHOPS, 2011
For all class descriptions please refer to <www.ParkPASS.org> under “School of Botanical Art”
Further information including parking and road directions please refer to the handbook – also online.
Please contact the instructor if you have questions about class content or materials.
Art Supplies: Local area stores – Pearl or Plaza Art Supplies. Online – e.g., Dick Blick & ASW Express.

Instructors’ email addresses

Diane Berndt - daberndt@verizon.net; Doreen Bolnick - bolnick@cox.net; Lee D’Zmura - Dzmura@dmv.com; Kathy Lutter -
ps1914kat@aol.com; Kandy Phillips - kayphil22@yahoo.com

The following classes each have a class information sheet with materials list, available with registration –
 Pen & Ink II (elective)  Colored Pencil I (elective)
 Creative Composition (elective)  Start Drawing & Painting
 B. A. Intensive – 206: Hyacinth  Botany For Artists - 207
 No Color.....No Kidding! (Master class)  Botanical Illumination I (elective)
 Moths - Learning to Love Them!
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Paint Orchid Flowers
Doreen Bolnick
Pre-requisite: “Painting 205” or equivalent. (Credit towards the certificate)
Sunday, March 6, 10:00am-4:00pm
Fee: $93; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center, Adult Classroom
Materials list will be sent after registration. Thank you.

Painting Studios – Intermediate level

Kathy Lutter
Pre-requisite: “Painting 205” or equivalent
Thursday March 17, 10:00am-1:00pm,
Fee: $45; registration required
McCrillis Gardens.
Materials: Bring a work-in-progress or a drawing ready to paint. All regular painting materials on the
school list – refer to last page.

Fibonacci Spiral – Draw complex patterns with ease

Lee D’Zmura
OPEN TO ALL, no pre-requisite (Credit towards the certificate)
Tuesday, March 22, 10:00am-4:00pm
Fee: $93; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center Adult Classroom
Materials List: List provided separately, after registration.

Leaf Painting: Intermediate

Diane Berndt
Pre-requisite: “Painting 205” or equivalent (Credit towards the certificate)
Saturday March 26, 10:00am-4:00pm Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center Adult Workshop, or
Wednesday March 30, 10:00am-4:00pm McCrillis Gardens,
Fee: $93; registration required
Materials: All regular drawing and painting materials on the school list – refer to last page. Fresh leaves
provided.

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TECHNIQUE SHOWCASE
Gilding the Lily
Kandy Phillips
OPEN TO ALL, no pre-requisite
Thursday, April 7, 10:00am -1:00pm
Fee: $48, for use of gold, silver, and variegated metal leaf, gold paints and gilding grounds.
Registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center Adult Classroom
Materials: All regular painting materials on the school list – refer to page 4.
A quality Size 000, and older brush - Size 1, Opaque white,
300lb HP watercolor paper, tracing paper
Bring your own botanical drawing of a single bloom - simple, large shapes such as a rose bud, viola, tulip,
or cornflower etc work best.

Certificate Project Studios

Lee D’Zmura
Certificate registrants only.
Pre-requisite: “Painting 310” and required credit from workshops and electives.
Friday, April 15 and Saturday April 16
Introductory session: Saturday May 7
McCrillis Gardens
To register: Please phone Lee (410)745-0002

TECHNIQUE SHOWCASE
The Splendor of Iridescence - Hummingbird
Kandy Phillips
OPEN TO ALL, no pre-requisite
Thursday May 5, 10:00am-1:00pm
Fee: $38; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center Adult Classroom
Materials: All regular painting materials on the school list – refer to page 4.
A quality Size 000 brush, Opaque white, 300lb HP watercolor paper, tracing paper, pencils.
Templates provided for use

Painting Studios – Advanced level

Lee D’Zmura
Pre-requisite: “Painting 205” or equivalent
Friday, May 13, 10:00am-1:00pm or Saturday, May 14, 10:00am-1:00pm or
Thursday, July 14, 10:00am-1:00pm
Fee: $45; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center, Adult Classroom
Materials: All regular drawing and painting materials on the school list – refer to page 4. Fresh leaves
provided.

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TECHNIQUE SHOWCASE –
Painting White Flowers on Tinted Paper
Doreen Bolnick
OPEN TO ALL, no pre-requisite
Thursday, June 30, 10:00am -1:00pm
Fee: $38; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center, Adult Classroom
Materials: All regular painting materials on the school list – refer to last page, and a bottle of Dr. Ph
Martin’s Bleed Proof White. A dab of the latter will be provided for those who do not already have it. A
small sample of tinted paper with a flower sketched on it will also be provided, ready for practicing the
technique. A small fee may be requested at class to cover the materials supplied by the instructor.

Goldfinches in Medieval Manuscripts

Kandy Phillips
Pre-requisite: “Botanical Illumination 1” or ability to draw in reasonable detail.
Thursday, July 7, 10:00am-4:00pm
Fee: $93; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center, Adult Classroom
Materials: List provided separately after registration. Some pre class preparation is required.

Moths: Learning to Love Them

Kandy Phillips
OPEN TO ALL, no pre-requisite but some painting ability is beneficial
Saturday July 16 and Sunday July 17
Fee: Registration required.
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center, Adult Classroom
Materials: List provided separately after registration. Some pre class preparation is required.

Owls in Medieval Manuscripts

Kandy Phillips
Pre-requisite: “Botanical Illumination 1” , or ability to draw in reasonable detail.
Saturday, July 23, 10:00am-4:00pm
Fee: $93; registration required
Brookside Gardens – Visitors Center, Adult Classroom
Materials: List provided separately after registration. Some pre class preparation is required.

RECOMMENDED ART MATERIALS – School List - page 4.

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6 – Winsor&Newton (W&N) Artist quality watercolor 5ml tubes of transparent pigments (no cadmiums)
OR W&N Cotman watercolor tubes (in equivalent colors)
o Yellows: Winsor Lemon and Winsor Yellow Deep (Not Winsor & Newton Lemon Yellow)
o Reds: Permanent Rose and Scarlet Lake
o Blues: Cobalt Blue Deep or WM Graham Cobalt Blue and Winsor Blue (green shade)
3 – Watercolor brushes: Raphael brand - Kolinsky sable, round, Sizes 00, 2 & 4 (Traditional length, not miniature)
OR finely pointed, good quality synthetics
Watercolor paper – Fabriano Artistico “Bright White” HP (smooth surface) 140 lb – cut one sheet into ¼ sheets.
Fabriano as listed above is stocked by Plaza at Rockville. (Strathmore or Saunders watercolor papers – not suitable.)
Water container – lightweight & preferably 4-cup capacity;
Cellulose sponge (purchase from supermarket) and Small packet of Kleenex
Painting Palettes – 2 small round flower palettes, white porcelain (Plastic is much cheaper but not satisfactory)
Pencils – grades HB & 2H (artist quality) or mechanical. Please sharpen pencils prior to class.
Erasers – kneaded gray eraser; Removable drafting tape – for use while tracing

2011 –Spring and Summer Samplers – no drawing or painting skills required

*Fibonacci Spiral – Draw complex patterns with ease, as listed on page 1

*Gilding the Lily, as listed on page 2

Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration
*School Information Day – May 28, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center at the annual “Botanica” art exhibition.

*The Splendor of Iridescence – Hummingbird, as listed, on page 2

*Start Drawing & Painting - June 7, 14, 21 at McCrillis Gardens

*Botany for Artists – April 27, May 4, 11 &18 or Saturday May 7 and Sunday May 15 at McCrillis Gardens

*Painting White Flowers on Tinted Paper, as listed on page 3

*Moths: Learning to love them, as listed on page 3