Art Class: Flowers and Foliage

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.