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SUMMER 2010

• Art
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• Edwards
  Lecture Series
• Floral Design
• Gardening
• Photography
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• Floral Design
• Garden Design
• Landscape Design

EVENTS

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Floral Watercolour Workshop
[PG10S10] Marianne Broome
Explore the many techniques to achieve a realistic floral from a reference photograph. Marianne will cover glazing, gentle washes backgrounds, values, depth, harmony and more. A supply list will be provided. Suitable for all levels.
Sunday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public $85 / Members $80

Botany & Botanical Art
Michael Spillane
Learn how to combine technical and botanical
accuracy with artistic excellence. Level I
provides a solid foundation in drawing techniques
using fruit and/or leaves as models. A
step-by-step floral project in coloured pencil is
the focus for the second day. Level II continues
with more advanced drawing studies and
botanical watercolour paintings.

[PG10S11] Level I: Botanical Theory, Drawing
in Graphite, Coloured Pencils
Monday, June 21 & Tuesday, June 22,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public $170; members $160
[PG10S12] Level II: Drawing and
Watercolour Painting
Monday, June 28 & Tuesday, June 29,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public $170; members $160

Botanical Watercolour
Studio Class
[PG10S13] Leslie Staple
Develop your own style in a warm and relaxed
atmosphere. Enjoy a morning of botanical painting each week while receiving individual
instruction based on your experience level. All
levels welcome. Please bring watercolour materials
and a subject that inspires you.
Thursday, June 17 through August 12, 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. (8 sessions; no class on July 1)
Public $240; members $230

Stone Carving
[PG10S14] Ruth Devor
Experience the excitement of transforming a
block of limestone into a unique organic sculpture.
Widen your creative horizons and learn
to appreciate, as Michaelangelo believed, “the
most noble of all art forms”. No experience
required. Material fee of $50, payable to the
instructor on the first day of class, includes use
of all tools, the stone, mask and goggles.
Wednesdays, June 16 through August 4,
1 to 3 p.m. (8 sessions)
Public $140; members $130

Botanical Painting Skills
[PG10S15] Pamela Stagg
Led by one of Canada’s top botanical artists,
this class will help you tackle white flowers
and plants with double spirals. Suitable for
intermediate and advanced botanical painters.
Materials required: regular painting materials,
plus a white flower and a flower with a double
spiral, such as an artichoke (for intermediate
students) or a purple coneflower or globe
thistle (for advanced students).
Sunday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public $90; members $85