Zoom Workshop 130c: Summer Sketching: Grow your Botanical Drawing Skills

Summer Sketching: Grow your Botanical Drawing Skills

Session 3 of the Zoom Drawing Workshop Series · Botanical Sketchbook for All Seasons

Sunday, July 12, 2026: 1pm – 5pm ET

✏️ Instructors: Pam Thompson, Vern Fannin, &/ Sam McWilliams
✅ Level: All levels
🌱 Botanical Subject(s): Summer-friendly plants you can easily forage near home, including:

•Flowers in different shapes (tubular, cup-shaped, disc-shaped, etc.)
•Fruits and berries (bonus challenge: drawing them on the branch with leaves!)
•Summer fungi
•Leafy greens and summer leaves full of texture and personality
•Revisit plants from winter or spring to see how they’ve transformed
•Any local plant life growing in your area this time of year

Workshop Description

Celebrate the bright colors, bold shapes, and abundant plant life of summer as we continue building our Botanical Sketchbooks of the Seasons. This four-hour online workshop invites you to slow down, look closely, and enjoy the creative energy that summer brings to your sketchbook pages.

🌿 Your Botanical Sketchbook, Your Way

Nature offers endless possibilities for us to draw in summer. Follow a plant that has been with you since winter, document what’s thriving in your garden, sketch trail-side discoveries, or explore different mushroom species. We keep the practice stress-free, time-friendly, and deeply enjoyable.

☀️ Why Summer Is a Dream Season for Botanical Sketching

Summer is bursting with inspiration: vivid blooms, juicy fruits and berries, lush leaves, towering stems, and fungi hiding in shady spots. With so many plant shapes and colors available, summer is the perfect time to stretch your drawing skills, experiment with lively compositions, and explore more complex botanical subjects at your own pace. This workshop encourages curiosity, observation, and joy, inviting you to capture the season’s energy in your botanical sketchbook.

✏️ Skills You’ll Build in This Workshop

Observational Drawing: Learn techniques for breaking down bold blooms and fruit structures into manageable forms.
Color Techniques for Vibrant Summer Pages: Practice watercolor and colored pencil methods for saturated hues, gradients, and soft shadows.
Inking for Structure & Detail: Use thoughtful line work to define edges, textures, and botanical variation across summer plants.
Designing Lively Sketchbook Layouts: Compose energetic, full-of-life pages that reflect the richness of summer.
Seasonal Note-Taking & Lettering: Enhance your pages with plant names, dates, color notes, and playful lettering styles.

🍃 Join One Session or the Full Year

This workshop is one part of our four-session Botanical Sketchbook for All Seasons series. Each session is available individually, or you can enroll in all four at a discounted rate to stay motivated and creative throughout the year… Learn more