Description

LEAVES, LEAVES, AND MORE LEAVES
WATERCOLOR with LYNN SHEPHERD

Date: Mondays, June 22 – July 27, 2026, 6 Weeks
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Cost: $175 Members / $205 Non-members

All plants have leaves. Ever wonder how to get the right green for a leaf, draw a leaf that’s curled, in perspective or coming towards you, plus the veins? Then this class is for you. We will cover drawing and painting a variety of leaves and veins in various positions, how they attach to a plant. We will learn to mix a variety of greens to capture the color of that leaf. All levels welcome!

Materials List:
Sketchbook
Watercolor paper 140 Arches preferred
Pencils HB and 2B
Eraser
Watercolor brush size 4
Watercolor palette
Paints:

• Ultramarine Blue
• Cobalt Blue
• Winsor Yellow
• Lemon yellow
• New gamboge
• Burnt Sienna

Bring whatever blues and yellows you normally use and we will explore your palette!

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About Lynn Shepherd:

After a long career in corporate financial services I was finally able to pursue art. Having dabbled in art my whole life I was anxious to become immersed. I was introduced to watercolor at CCAC in classes with Susan Stranz. From there I discovered the botanical art program at Wellesley College which is now run by MA Horticultural Society. It combined my love of gardening, nature and art. I received my Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration in 2024. I work primarily in watercolor but also in colored pencil and silverpoint. I am a juried member of CCAC, a member of NE Watercolor Society, MA Horticultural Society and New England Society of Botanical Artists of which I am the Treasurer. My work is held in both private and corporate collections.