Creating Complex Compositions Workshop with Wendy
July 9, 1pm-2:30pm EDT
Change the way you think about composition!
Learn the novel and useful techniques Wendy used to create her beautiful new book The album of Plant Families.
Today’s Program: Creating a complex composition with various focal points
To create the paintings for the Album of Plant Families Wendy used a technique to create complex compositions right on her final painting. She does this by putting plastic over her paper and laying out different subjects to draw so she can see them together and create focal points and areas of interest with one plant relating to another plant on the page. During this demo she will show you how she does this and do a bit of drawing on the final paper to get things started. Her medium is colored pencil and watercolor together on watercolor paper.
About The Album of Plant Families
In vibrant, full-page illustrations rendered from life, renowned botanical artist Wendy Hollender depicts the plant families most commonly encountered in the garden and in the wild, showing the connections between the plants around us and deepening our appreciation of nature. Her own lively text is complemented by guest essays from a variety of distinguished contributors.
Buy The Album of Plant Families here.
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Your Journal and favorite drawing materials. Taking notes while you watch and participate will help you remember the new techniques and… Learn more