Zoom Workshop 135: Pansies

Learn How to Draw Pansies From Petal Parts to Full Flowers

Online Botanical Illustration Workshop Exploring Color, Pattern, and 3D Form

Join us for a two-day workshop!

Sunday, April 19, 2026: 1pm – 5pm ET

Thursday, April 23, 2026: 6pm – 7:30pm ET

✏️ Instructors: Pam Thompson & Sam McWilliams
✅ Level: All levels
🌱 Botanical Subject(s): Pansies

Workshop Description

Join in the fun of drawing pansies! With their vibrant colors, expressive markings, and approachable flower shapes, they offer the perfect balance of structure and play, making them ideal subjects for anyone, from beginners to experienced botanical artists, looking to deepen their skills (and enjoy the process!).

What We’ll Practice

Over two relaxed, skill-building sessions, you’ll develop core botanical art techniques while completing pansy studies you’ll be proud of. You’ll learn how to:

• Build luminous color using watercolor washes
• Refine form, texture, and detail with colored pencil
• Create color studies of individual pansy petals
• Understand flower structure and gentle symmetry
• Layer media effectively for depth and realism
• Arrange simple yet compelling compositions

Whether you love floral illustration, want to improve your botanical drawing techniques, or are simply drawn to cheerful garden flowers, pansies invite curiosity, wonder, and joy. Gentle, approachable, and full of color, this workshop is an invitation to… Learn more