I am very excited to be invited by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Friends group to lead two Nature Sketching sessions. The first one is Sat, 3 Feb 2024 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Book here
Below is the promotional material from the RBGV website.
If you have always wanted to sketch in nature, either to keep a nature journal or make sketches of trees and flowers you come across, join Alissa Duke in this inspirational class. Learn to use watercolour pencils to record your experience as we sketch in the Gardens. Pick up some sketching tips and techniques along the way.A sketch kit with all you need can be purchased separately and added to your order when you book.
On Saturday I spent a few hours in the Gardens, sketching to get familiar with the area and sketch a few pages of what I found on the day. I did not realise how big the gardens are! Melbourne Gardens extends over 38 hectares and houses a collection of more than 8,500 species of plants from around the world. I wandered around one small area, exploring paths.
I had my watercolour pencils, Moleskine 13cm x 19cm watercolour sketchbook and waterbrush, There was so much to sketch, I chose objects that I was attracted to, Each person will choose a different object to sketch and will sketch it differently. There is no right or wrong.
This class is all about observation and quick sketching. When you sit and sketch, you stop and see more. I usually give students 15 -20 minutes to sketch an object or scene. This is a good amount of time as it stops you from overthinking,
Many of the plants in the Gardens have their plant names attached to them Just not the ones I chose to sketch!
There will be another class in their Autumn Calendar, Le them know if you are interested in more.
Happy sketching !