Workshops
Since the Society was started we have always brought tutors, scientists and other experts to give workshops and talks to our members. These have included:
Rosemary Wise, Gren Lucus (Linnean Soc), Martin Allen, Colin Swinton, Jenny Brasier, Anne Marie Evans, Dr Martin Brown, Helen Allen, Christina Hart-Davies, Mariella Baldwin, Gillian Barlow, Tim Walker, Valerie Oxley, Sarah Gould, Keith Spurgin, Susan Hillier and Rosie Sanders.
The Society organises regular botany field trips and makes regular visits to Botanical Gardens and their archives. Past excursions include Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Oxford Herbarium, Natural history Museum, Chelsea Physic Garden, National Garden Museum of Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, and the Botanic Gardens of Leicester and Cambridge.
Please note: all workshops start at 10.00am in the Foundation Building at the Eden Project or at the Sawpit Studio, Heligan. Please check venue details and bring your usual painting materials and a packed lunch.
All workshops need to be booked in advance, please contact Ann Paull using our contact form.
Sawpit Studio Workshops
Member’s Days and other practical workshops are run in The Sawpit Studio next door to Heligan Gardens. The studio is an ideal workspace and has a well-stocked library, lightbox and microscope.
Below are past courses we have run at the Sawpit Studio.
Late Summer Colour Course
An autumn 3-day botanical course focused on flowers such as Japanese anemones, crocosmias, schizostylis and hydrangeas or anything else that is inspiring and good to paint.
Eden Botanical Courses
We currently run courses for non-members in association with the Eden Project. If you are a member, please see our Events pages for specialist courses you can sign up to.
Below are past courses we have run with The Eden Project.
5-DAY Complete Introduction to Botanical Drawing and Painting
This course aims to give you a thorough introduction to drawing and painting plants and combines our two previous introductions into one week-long course. Including a half-day of botanical study, the course aims to help you create a finished piece by the end of the week.
3-DAY Preparing a Botanical Study Page
This new course will go through everything you need to record to create a botanical study page. This can then be used to produce an accurate piece of botanical art although a study page can be an attractive work of art in its own right.
