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SUMMARY:Botanical Art #3: Learning How to Paint in Watercolor
DESCRIPTION:Botanical Art Class III:\nLearning How to Paint in Watercolor – with Derek Norman\nHow to surprise yourself and amaze your friends!\nA Six-Week Course on the Art of Botanical Painting with Watercolor: Fridays* 10am – 1pm \nFirst class: Nov 8\, 2024 \nSecond class: Nov 15\, 2024 \nThird class: Nov 22\, 2024 \nFourth class: Dec 13\, 2024 \nFifth class: Dec 20\, 2024 \nSixth class: Jan 03\, 2025 \nMembers: $125 (MBG will refund $25 after purchase)\nNonmembers: $150 \nRegister and Pay\nWORKING WITH WATERCOLOR\nThis class is an excellent introduction to the botanical art of painting in\nwatercolor using the Six-Color-Palette.\nHere is an opportunity to develop and further refine your understanding\nof basic color\, color mixing and sound color selection through a step-bystep\napproach. Learn to paint wet-on-wet\, wet-on-dry and how to apply a\n“glaze”\, a “wash” and classic English “dry-brush”. Students will progress\nto working with botanical specimens as they build confidence and proficiency. \nSupplies List (PDF) \nAbout our Instructor –\nDerek was born and educated in England before he moved to the States. His graphic works\, paintings\, drawings and botanical works have been exhibited in Europe and America. He has won Gold and Silver Gilt Medals at the Royal Horticultural Society in London and he is represented in many private and permanent collections including the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation\, Pittsburgh\, the Library of Congress\, the British Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Florilegium Society. \n(Link to Botanical Art #2: The Art of Colored Pencil).
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/watercolor-painting-botanical-art-3/2025-01-03/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom\, 5151 Museum Dr\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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SUMMARY:Sketch Club in the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:What: A casual sketch club experience with oversight from Derek Norman\, botanical arts instructor\nWhen: Friday afternoons\, 2-4pm*\nWhere: The Larkins Classroom OR at Magnolia Hill Studio\nCost: FREE for MBG Members\, regular admission for nonmembers. (Benefits of membership) (Join Now!) \n*The sketch club generally meets on Friday afternoons\, subject to availability of space. Contact the office at 251.342.0555 to verify hours of activity on specific dates. \n \n-=-The drawings and paintings shown here are by recent members of the Gardens Sketch Club and botanical art students of the MBG. They serve as examples of what can be achieved by those with none or very little previous experience drawing and painting. \nWe invite you to visit the Garden’s Sketch Club and to enjoy the therapeutic rewards of learning to draw and drawing to learn! Learn how art can transform and enrich your life plus enhance your physical and mental well-being. \nWe meet each Friday afternoon in an open studio where we usually work\, study\, draw and paint. We exchange information relevant to the business of botanical art\, art in general and to the consideration of individual botanical art concerns. \nJoin the MBG Sketch Club. – a whole new world of infinite possibilities! -=- \n-Derek Norman\, Educator\, Designer\, Artist\, Author\, Curator & sometime Writer. 5th October 2024 \nJoin Derek and several of his Botanical Arts students for an enjoyable afternoon of sketching the collections of MBG.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/sketch-club-in-the-gardens/2025-01-03/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens\, 5151 MUSEUM DR\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Botanical Art
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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SUMMARY:Sketch Club in the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:What: A casual sketch club experience with oversight from Derek Norman\, botanical arts instructor\nWhen: Friday afternoons\, 2-4pm*\nWhere: The Larkins Classroom OR at Magnolia Hill Studio\nCost: FREE for MBG Members\, regular admission for nonmembers. (Benefits of membership) (Join Now!) \n*The sketch club generally meets on Friday afternoons\, subject to availability of space. Contact the office at 251.342.0555 to verify hours of activity on specific dates. \n \n-=-The drawings and paintings shown here are by recent members of the Gardens Sketch Club and botanical art students of the MBG. They serve as examples of what can be achieved by those with none or very little previous experience drawing and painting. \nWe invite you to visit the Garden’s Sketch Club and to enjoy the therapeutic rewards of learning to draw and drawing to learn! Learn how art can transform and enrich your life plus enhance your physical and mental well-being. \nWe meet each Friday afternoon in an open studio where we usually work\, study\, draw and paint. We exchange information relevant to the business of botanical art\, art in general and to the consideration of individual botanical art concerns. \nJoin the MBG Sketch Club. – a whole new world of infinite possibilities! -=- \n-Derek Norman\, Educator\, Designer\, Artist\, Author\, Curator & sometime Writer. 5th October 2024 \nJoin Derek and several of his Botanical Arts students for an enjoyable afternoon of sketching the collections of MBG.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/sketch-club-in-the-gardens/2025-01-10/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens\, 5151 MUSEUM DR\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Botanical Art
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T174813Z
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SUMMARY:Beekeeping: History and Culture
DESCRIPTION:Bees and Keepers: History and Culture of Beekeeping and the Human/Honeybee Relationship\nHumans have been beekeeping for the bees’ delicious honey for thousands of years. But our relationship goes so much deeper and further back than that. From 8\,000 year old cave paintings and ancient stories\, religious texts and cultural traditions to today’s industrial farming practices\, honeybees have remained a constant source of food and reverence for us throughout our history together. \nIn this class/presentation we will discover how our relationship with these tiny helpers has evolved over the eons from pilfering to farming\, how ingrained they are in many aspects of human life and how we can move forward together for our common good. We will also discuss how beekeeping practices have developed and vary across the globe and how vastly different honey from different sources can be and have a honey tasting! \nPlease join us for this interesting and informative event. Free for MBG members or with the cost of admission. Registration required; email shabel@mbgardens.org to register your seat.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/beekeeping-history-and-culture/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens\, 5151 MUSEUM DR\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Presentation
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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SUMMARY:Sketch Club in the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:What: A casual sketch club experience with oversight from Derek Norman\, botanical arts instructor\nWhen: Friday afternoons\, 2-4pm*\nWhere: The Larkins Classroom OR at Magnolia Hill Studio\nCost: FREE for MBG Members\, regular admission for nonmembers. (Benefits of membership) (Join Now!) \n*The sketch club generally meets on Friday afternoons\, subject to availability of space. Contact the office at 251.342.0555 to verify hours of activity on specific dates. \n \n-=-The drawings and paintings shown here are by recent members of the Gardens Sketch Club and botanical art students of the MBG. They serve as examples of what can be achieved by those with none or very little previous experience drawing and painting. \nWe invite you to visit the Garden’s Sketch Club and to enjoy the therapeutic rewards of learning to draw and drawing to learn! Learn how art can transform and enrich your life plus enhance your physical and mental well-being. \nWe meet each Friday afternoon in an open studio where we usually work\, study\, draw and paint. We exchange information relevant to the business of botanical art\, art in general and to the consideration of individual botanical art concerns. \nJoin the MBG Sketch Club. – a whole new world of infinite possibilities! -=- \n-Derek Norman\, Educator\, Designer\, Artist\, Author\, Curator & sometime Writer. 5th October 2024 \nJoin Derek and several of his Botanical Arts students for an enjoyable afternoon of sketching the collections of MBG.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/sketch-club-in-the-gardens/2025-01-17/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens\, 5151 MUSEUM DR\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Botanical Art
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T083126
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T162257Z
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SUMMARY:Pen and Ink Drawing: Botanical Art #4
DESCRIPTION:Learning to Draw in Pen and Ink\nDrawing in pen & ink is a daunting task for many but the rewards are highly satisfying! \nFridays\, January 24- February 28\, 2025\n10am – 1pm \nMembers $125 / Non-members $150  \n(Discover the benefits of membership and Join Now)!\n \nRegister and Pay. \nJoin us for a 6-week class focusing on traditional technique. Students will work to create drawings of scenes from the Gardens. \nFrom Instructor\, Derek Norman: \nThis studio class is designed for beginning and intermediate students. (And for those who wish to take their skills to a higher level). It is devoted to the practice of classic pen and ink technique as it relates to botanical drawing and composition. Learn to draw with pen in both black & white and color inks. And learn the fundamentals of sound linear and tonal concepts of plant perspective\, value\, depth\, dimension and design. While working on a variety of different hot and cold press papers\, students are encouraged to work using both a crow quill (dip pen) and a technical drawing pen. \nAlso study current and historical examples of classic botanical pen and ink drawings in conjunction with on-going class exercises. \nBotanical Art – discovering a whole new world of possibilities! \nInstructor Derek Norman. \nArtist\, Botanical Artist\, Educator\, Author & sometime Writer.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/pen-and-ink-drawing-botanical-art-4/2025-01-24/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom\, 5151 Museum Dr\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250124T160000
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SUMMARY:Sketch Club in the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:What: A casual sketch club experience with oversight from Derek Norman\, botanical arts instructor\nWhen: Friday afternoons\, 2-4pm*\nWhere: The Larkins Classroom OR at Magnolia Hill Studio\nCost: FREE for MBG Members\, regular admission for nonmembers. (Benefits of membership) (Join Now!) \n*The sketch club generally meets on Friday afternoons\, subject to availability of space. Contact the office at 251.342.0555 to verify hours of activity on specific dates. \n \n-=-The drawings and paintings shown here are by recent members of the Gardens Sketch Club and botanical art students of the MBG. They serve as examples of what can be achieved by those with none or very little previous experience drawing and painting. \nWe invite you to visit the Garden’s Sketch Club and to enjoy the therapeutic rewards of learning to draw and drawing to learn! Learn how art can transform and enrich your life plus enhance your physical and mental well-being. \nWe meet each Friday afternoon in an open studio where we usually work\, study\, draw and paint. We exchange information relevant to the business of botanical art\, art in general and to the consideration of individual botanical art concerns. \nJoin the MBG Sketch Club. – a whole new world of infinite possibilities! -=- \n-Derek Norman\, Educator\, Designer\, Artist\, Author\, Curator & sometime Writer. 5th October 2024 \nJoin Derek and several of his Botanical Arts students for an enjoyable afternoon of sketching the collections of MBG.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/sketch-club-in-the-gardens/2025-01-24/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens\, 5151 MUSEUM DR\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Botanical Art
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260525T083126
CREATED:20250107T153924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T154027Z
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SUMMARY:USA Biology Lecture Series: What is in Our Waters? A Closer Look at the Pondweed Family in the Southeastern US
DESCRIPTION:USA Biology Lecture Series - Talk 1 WIP
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/usa-biology-lecture-series-what-is-in-our-waters-a-closer-look-at-the-pondweed-family-in-the-southeastern-us/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom\, 5151 Museum Dr\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T083126
CREATED:20221114T201749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T162257Z
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SUMMARY:Pen and Ink Drawing: Botanical Art #4
DESCRIPTION:Learning to Draw in Pen and Ink\nDrawing in pen & ink is a daunting task for many but the rewards are highly satisfying! \nFridays\, January 24- February 28\, 2025\n10am – 1pm \nMembers $125 / Non-members $150  \n(Discover the benefits of membership and Join Now)!\n \nRegister and Pay. \nJoin us for a 6-week class focusing on traditional technique. Students will work to create drawings of scenes from the Gardens. \nFrom Instructor\, Derek Norman: \nThis studio class is designed for beginning and intermediate students. (And for those who wish to take their skills to a higher level). It is devoted to the practice of classic pen and ink technique as it relates to botanical drawing and composition. Learn to draw with pen in both black & white and color inks. And learn the fundamentals of sound linear and tonal concepts of plant perspective\, value\, depth\, dimension and design. While working on a variety of different hot and cold press papers\, students are encouraged to work using both a crow quill (dip pen) and a technical drawing pen. \nAlso study current and historical examples of classic botanical pen and ink drawings in conjunction with on-going class exercises. \nBotanical Art – discovering a whole new world of possibilities! \nInstructor Derek Norman. \nArtist\, Botanical Artist\, Educator\, Author & sometime Writer.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/pen-and-ink-drawing-botanical-art-4/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens’ Larkins Classroom\, 5151 Museum Dr\, Mobile\, AL\, 36608\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T083126
CREATED:20221114T213018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T185157Z
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SUMMARY:Sketch Club in the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:What: A casual sketch club experience with oversight from Derek Norman\, botanical arts instructor\nWhen: Friday afternoons\, 2-4pm*\nWhere: The Larkins Classroom OR at Magnolia Hill Studio\nCost: FREE for MBG Members\, regular admission for nonmembers. (Benefits of membership) (Join Now!) \n*The sketch club generally meets on Friday afternoons\, subject to availability of space. Contact the office at 251.342.0555 to verify hours of activity on specific dates. \n \n-=-The drawings and paintings shown here are by recent members of the Gardens Sketch Club and botanical art students of the MBG. They serve as examples of what can be achieved by those with none or very little previous experience drawing and painting. \nWe invite you to visit the Garden’s Sketch Club and to enjoy the therapeutic rewards of learning to draw and drawing to learn! Learn how art can transform and enrich your life plus enhance your physical and mental well-being. \nWe meet each Friday afternoon in an open studio where we usually work\, study\, draw and paint. We exchange information relevant to the business of botanical art\, art in general and to the consideration of individual botanical art concerns. \nJoin the MBG Sketch Club. – a whole new world of infinite possibilities! -=- \n-Derek Norman\, Educator\, Designer\, Artist\, Author\, Curator & sometime Writer. 5th October 2024 \nJoin Derek and several of his Botanical Arts students for an enjoyable afternoon of sketching the collections of MBG.
URL:https://mobilebotanicalgardens.org/event/sketch-club-in-the-gardens/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Mobile Botanical Gardens\, 5151 MUSEUM DR\, MOBILE\, AL\, 36608\, United States
CATEGORIES:Botanical Art
ORGANIZER;CN="Mobile Botanical Gardens":MAILTO:mbg2@bellsouth.net
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