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Illustrating wildflowers in coloured pencil

Create a mixed study of wild flowers using coloured pencil

Event details

9 - 11 June 2026
10am - 4pm

Tutor:

Janie Pirie

Price

£210

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Location: Classroom

About the course

Often overlooked, there are many beautiful wildflowers, mostly passed by on a daily basis.  This course will give botanical artists the opportunity to take a closer look at the complexities of these little plants and illustrate several in a mixed study, using coloured pencils to complete them.  Corncockle, campion, buttercups, wild garlic – the list is endless.  Group demonstrations and individual tuition will be given throughout.

Suitable for those wishing to improve their technique

About the tutor

Janie Pirie is one of the UK’s leading coloured pencil artists and studied fine art at Northampton & Colchester Schools of Art. After graduating in Fine Art, she illustrated children’s books, women’s magazines and commissioned portraits, before moving her interest to drawing and illustrating plants. Janie has been awarded two RHS Gold Medals and two Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists.  She is a fellow of both the SBA and the Linnean Society and has been teaching for 20 years.

Bookings for this course will close 19 May

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Please note that once this course has been filled, you can email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk to be added to a waiting list.

 

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