Drawing in the Garden: Spring Buds
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you next month! Looking to discover – or polish – your drawing skills in the natural beauty of the Garden? Bring your favorite portable medium and explore a new artistic focus each month. Local artist Erika Duque Scully will start with a demonstration, then […]
Drawing in the Garden: FLORIGAMIINTHEGARDEN in Motion
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! Looking to discover – or polish – your drawing skills in the natural beauty of the Garden? Bring your favorite portable medium and explore a new artistic focus each month. Local artist Erika Duque Scully will […]
Drawing in the Garden: FLORIGAMIINTHEGARDEN on the Vistas
Registration for this class has closed. We hope to see you next month! Looking to discover – or polish – your drawing skills in the natural beauty of the Garden? Bring your favorite portable medium and explore a new artistic focus each month. Local artist Erika Duque Scully will start with a demonstration, then answer […]
Creative Art with Olivia: November Drawing with Charcoal
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! Calling all Art Adventurers! Join Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher to experiment with different drawing mediums–graphite pencils in October and charcoal in November—and learn various drawing techniques. These classes are appropriate for all ability […]
Creative Art with Olivia: October Drawing with Graphite
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you next month! Calling all Art Adventurers! Join Olivia Garcia-Hassell, a.k.a. The OG Art Teacher to experiment with different drawing mediums–graphite pencils in October and charcoal in November—and learn various drawing techniques. These classes are appropriate for all ability and experience levels and promote […]
Photographing the Monarch Migration
Click here to register now! Capture the beauty of one of our most beloved migrating pollinators, the monarch butterfly. Our gardens are fortunate to be right under a major migration corridor as they head south for the winter. Join local professional photographer Edgar Miller and learn expert tips on the best techniques, equipment, and settings […]
Blooming Acrylics Workshop
Registration for this class is now closed. We hope to see you for another Botanical Creative Arts class soon! Join our exciting Blooming Acrylics Workshop and spend the day with Zan learning to capture the essence of flowers! Please note – the image produced in this class will be the same as in the previous Summer […]
Capture the Beauty of the Natural World through Printmaking with Plants
Many people appreciate books as doors to other worlds, treasuries of knowledge and archives of human thought. But books can be more than the words or images reproduced on their pages–they can themselves be works of art. The cover, the pages, the binding, even the paper itself can be an expression of creativity. Fort Worth artist and printmaker Laura Post will share ideas and processes for creating one-of-a-kind books inspired by the flowers, trees and shrubs of the Botanic Garden in summer at a two-day workshop on Aug. 11 and 12.
Beauty in Blue: Exploring the Earliest Form of Photography, Cyanotypes
A cyanotype is a magical thing. White shapes emerge ghost-like against an indigo-blue background, revealing a negative image in a striking monochrome palette. Cyanotypes also carry a rich history of the earliest experiments in photography–and yet they are remarkably easy to create. You can learn all about cyanotypes and create your own magical blue images in an upcoming workshop with Fort Worth photographer Edgar Miller.
Capture the Beauty of Botanicals in the Summer Blooms Acrylics Workshop
As spring slips into summer, the Garden explodes with color as flowers of all sorts come into bloom. If you have ever wanted to recreate that beauty in art, the new Summer Blooms Acrylics Workshop will give you the tools and techniques to paint your own botanical masterpiece.