Immerse yourself in this two-day botanical art master class with acclaimed artist and illustrator Wendy Hollender.
Drawing inspiration from her celebrated book, The Plant Family Project, Hollender will guide you through her signature colored pencil and watercolor techniques for capturing plants with scientific accuracy and artistic beauty. Designed for dedicated beginners to advanced artists, this in-depth program offers personalized instruction and insightful demonstrations. Students should bring their preferred materials. A suggested supply list will be provided in advance.
Location
Grove Studio 104 & 105
Instructor
Wendy Hollender
Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, illustrator, author, and instructor. Hollender’s illustrations have been published in The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Real Simple; Good Housekeeping; Sunset Magazine; and The Observer (UK) as well as a large advertising campaign for the National Peanut Board. Her work was included in the 13th International Exhibition at Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, and in exhibitions at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, and the Smithsonian National Museum for Natural History. The US Botanic Garden had a show of Hollender's work on roots called Illustrating Hidden Treasures in the fall of 2015. She is the author of The Joy of Botanical Drawing: A Step-by-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, and More, Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide To Mastering Realistic Form And Naturalistic Color, The Practice of Botanical Drawing, and Botanical Drawing, A Beginner's Guide. She collaborated on a book written by Dina Falconi and illustrated by Hollender called Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook which has won two gold medals to date.
Hollender is an instructor of Botanical Art and Illustration at the New York Botanical Garden and leads workshops at her farm in Accord, NY, as well as in locations such as Hawaii, Greece, Trinidad, and many nature preserves, botanical gardens, arts centers, and colleges around the country.
She is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society, and theNational Tropical Botanical Garden Florilegium Project.
In 1976 Hollender graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and became a home furnishing textile designer. She began a career in botanical illustration after completing a certificate at the New York Botanical Garden in 1998. In 2009 she moved from Manhattan to a farm in the Hudson Valley so she could live among the plants she documents in her work.
