Description

Sketch Your Environment, Share Your Experience

📅 Date: Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday, September 12-14 (10am-4pm ET)

📍 Location: Hollengold Farm in NY’s Hudson Valley

✏️ Instructors: Vern Fannin & Pam Thompson, featuring Wendy Hollender

✅ Level: All Levels

🌱 Botanical Subject(s): Late summer bounty including dahlias, gourds, apples, carrots, onions, zinnias, tomatoes, peppers, and other plants growing around Hollengold Farm

🖊️Journal Drawing Themes: Botanical sketches, landscapes, habit drawings, scenes, observations, and more

🎨 Materials: Portable colored pencils, pens, and/or watercolor supplies you like to use. See our list of Recommended Art Supplies (For nature journaling, you don’t need everything on the list!)

Small sketchbooks and lunch for the weekend are INCLUDED!

Classes are held at:
Hollengold Farm
222 Lower Whitfield Rd
Accord, NY 12404

Workshop Description:

Join artists and instructors Vern Fannin, Pam Thompson, and Wendy Hollender for a three-day journey into the joyful art of nature journaling, where no detail is too small to sketch, paint, or celebrate. Nestled between an apple orchard and a local brewery, Hollengold Farm offers a dreamy environment to slow down, look closely, and turn your weekend into a book of art.

🌿 What to Expect

Each day begins at 10am, wraps up around 4pm, and includes live demonstrations in colored pencil, watercolor pencil, and micron pen, as well as plenty of time for you to wander, sketch, and implement the new skills you learn at your own pace.

Whether you’re drawn to dahlias and zinnias in the garden beds, cattails around the natural swimming pool, or a stunning slice of quiche before your first bite, your sketchbook becomes a travelogue of personal discoveries, a meaningful record full of loving reflections and joyful memories. 

“At the end of a workshop, I have produced something I’m proud of and had fun doing it!… And I find that I learn so much in the workshops.” – Teri G., Draw Botanical Student

🤓 Who We Are

Vern brings fresh inspiration from her recent travel journaling workshops in Greece, and Pam brings her approachable teaching style and eye for detail. Together, they’ll guide you in observing and recording not just what you see, but what you notice and question as you move through the world. Wendy may do a few demonstrations of more advanced techniques. All instructors will be available to work individually with anyone that wants their attention. Learn more about our instructors here.

📗 Journey through Journaling

This workshop is about more than drawing plants (though we’ll do plenty of that!). You’ll capture the landscapes, the changing light, the meals you share, the pathways you wander, and the quiet moments in between.

The goal of nature journaling is not to make amazing art (which we are sure you will!), but to create something that is totally unique, completely you, and captures life that only you can be experiencing in this specific place and time. Every participant receives a sketchbook to fill over the course of the weekend, so you return home with a keepsake memory of your artistic adventure.

🌤️ Daily Details

Class will begin at 10am in the solar-powered pavilion near the Hollengold Farm Stand, which is a covered outdoor space with a pleasant breeze in hot weather, and could be chilly in cooler weather. Class will wrap up around 4pm. Feel free to show up a little early to get settled and stay a little later to finish up.

There is an indoor bathroom nearby, as well as our store and store gallery.

🍽️ Farm-Fresh Lunches Included

-Buffet-style lunch catered daily from local Saunderskill Farm
-Eat outdoors at picnic tables (or inside if needed)
-Vegetarian option provided
-You’re welcome to bring your own lunch if preferred

🌼 ALL Curious Creatives Welcome

You’ll be in good company! We welcome artists of all experience levels, from practiced illustrators to first-time journalers. The focus is on loose, expressive drawing—no pressure for perfect realism, just your honest impressions in color and ink.

We love to see friendships blossom beside the plants we draw. Our workshops gather people who all share the same passion for creating and appreciating nature, which provides fertile soil for sowing seeds of friendship! Everyone is encouraging, supportive, and excited to be there.

“Workshops are fun, informative and I enjoy the camaraderie. The process of learning and creating in shared interest workshops is contagious! – Wendy K., Draw Botanical Student”

Prerequisites are not required for this workshop, but if you want to gain confidence and build some foundational skills before attending, we recommend completing the Botanical Basics online program.

📒 Materials & Supplies

Included: Sketchbook + Lunch

Available for purchase: Limited select art materials on site 

Find all of the supplies that we recommend here. Feel free to follow along with any supplies you have (your result may just end up looking a little different).

Bring Your Own…

… water bottle. We will have water to refill your bottle.

… art supplies. ​Find all of the supplies we recommend here​. Feel free to follow along with any supplies you have (your result may just end up looking a little different). 

… (optional) cushion or pillow, if you require softer seating, as we will be sitting on sturdy metal chairs with good back support (in the pavilion)

…(optional) stool or camping chair, if you would like to sketch around the farm (not in the pavilion)

… (optional) lamp to light your subject.

… (optional) swimsuit and towel, if you ‘d like to take a dip in our natural swimming pool.

🧳 For Travelers

If you need a place to stay for the weekend, here’s a list of ​local lodging recommendations​.

✨Reserve Your Spot Today

SPACE IS LIMITED! Hope you can join us as we sketch our exploration of Hollengold Farm at this late summer art getaway in the Hudson Valley.

Cancellation Policy: In the event you cancel over 6 weeks before, a partial refund of 70% will be given if we are able to fill your spot. If we are unable to fill your spot or if you cancel less than 6 weeks before, we cannot issue a refund.

We reserve the right to cancel a workshop at any time. If we cancel a workshop, you will receive a full refund.

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