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Mt. Cuba’s unique collections of native plants are a natural fit for the art of botanical drawing. Using specimens from Mt. Cuba’s gardens, learn how to draw flowers, foliage, and stems realistically in this entry-level program. Start with the elements of line, shape, and form, and progress to developing your own personal drawing style. Begin with Learning to Draw Spring Wildflowers or dive into the upper-level courses if you already have the basics. $165 per course or enroll in the entire series | $446
A detailed list of required materials is provided with registration.
- Learning to Draw Spring Wildflowers: Four Thursdays: 4/2 through 4/23, 10 am – 1 pm
- Wildflowers in Color Bring: Four Thursdays: 4/30 through 5/21, 10 am – 1 pm
- Refined Botanical Drawing: Four Thursdays: 5/28 through 6/25, 10 am – 1 pm
About the Instructor:
Margaret Saylor is a working studio artist based in southeastern Pennsylvania. She works primarily in egg tempera on panel and graphite on vellum, with paintings and drawings that focus on plants, fungi, and the intimate ecology of the forest floor — rendered with the precision of a field naturalist and the eye of a designer. Her work is held in the permanent collection at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University. She also serves as editor and designer of The Botanical Artist, the quarterly journal of the American Society of Botanical Artists.
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