For artists of all levels looking to grow their skills in botanical sketching, learn how to start your own botanical sketchbook and sharpen your observation skills during this fun, insightful, and hands-on class.
Study intriguing materials from our Gardens—seed pods, bark, cones, and more—and use basic drawing techniques to create lifelike and botanically accurate sketches. Capture the unique shapes and textures of botanical wonders, all while growing your artistic skills.
Want to grow your botanical sketchbook and level up your botanical sketching skills? Join us for “Advancing Your Botanical Sketchbook” on February 15.
Location
Grove Studio 104; Grove Studio 105
Instructor
Margaret Saylor
Artist Margaret Saylor creates highly detailed, textural botanical paintings and drawings that capture the essence of a simple object from nature and present it as an exquisite jewel in an ethereal setting. She specializes in mushrooms, fungi, and woodland plants and combines accurate illustration with the beauty of shape, form, and color. Saylor earned a BFA in Communications Design at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA. Though she was trained as a graphic designer, this experience provided the solid foundation she needed when she turned to fine art in a quest for a hands-on, detail-oriented method of depicting the natural world. Saylor was awarded a certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration, with distinction, from the New York Botanical Garden in June 2013. When not painting, Saylor teaches botanical art both online and in person. Saylor is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators and has exhibited with both groups. Since 2013, she has been the Editor/Designer of The Botanical Artist, the quarterly journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists.
