‘En plein air’ to the studio: One plant, four seasons

Over four sessions, we will observe, sketch, draw and paint a plant of your choice from the Stream Garden, revisiting the same subject over its different stages in its annual life cycle. Each meeting will take place in a different season, allowing you to study your plant as it changes through spring, summer, autumn and winter. Sessions will take place both outdoors (‘en plein air’) and in the Classroom, with expert guidance from local artist Annabel Lee.

This course is open to all ability levels, beginners welcome.

Annabel Lee trained at Wimbledon School of Art, and now works as an artist, illustrator, artist-researcher, portraitist and teacher. She has worked as an illustrator for food writer and journalist Bee Wilson, as Art Director for TastEd, for Anglia Ruskin University and for the University of Milan. She has also worked with our Learning Team at the Garden, creating a plant evolution timeline installation that spans the wall of the Garden Room.