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BOTANICAL WATERCOLOR HARVEST SEASON IN NEW ENGLAND with LYNN SHEPHERD

Date: Mondays, September 14 – October 12, 5 Weeks
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Cost: $145 Members / $170 Non-members

September is harvest season with so many choices of vegetables, squashes, pumpkins, gourds and autumn flowers.  Gain a new appreciation for their beauty as you study the shapes and nuances.  Learn to mix and explore the rich colors of late summer and early autumn.  Create beautiful blends as the range of colors meld on veggies and autumn flowers. All levels welcome!

Materials List:

Arches Hot Press watercolor paper 9×12
Sketchbook
Tracing paper
Pencils HB, 2B, 4H
Palette – https://www.amazon.com/Mijello-Airtight-Watercolor-18-Well-Palette or similar style
White porcelain plate appetizer size – Dollar store, thrift shop etc.
Brushes: size 4 or 5 round short handle. recommend Royal Soft grip SG75R-5. Or Grumbacher
Golden edge

https://artistpaintbrush.com/SG75R-5-ROYAL-SOFT-GRIP-SYNTHETIC-SABLE-ROUND-ARTIST-
PAINT-BRUSH_p_3511.html

https://www.dickblick.com/products/grumbacher-goldenedge-synthetic-sable-brushes
Paint: please use artist grade i.e. Winsor Newton not student grade I.e. Cotman
Permanent Rose or Quinacradone Red
Winsor Red
Scarlet Lake
Indanthrone Blue
Winsor Yellow
Winsor Lemon
New Gamboge
Winsor Blue Red Shade
Bring what you have 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.