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Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
Duration:3 hours total
Includes:Equipment
Languages:Offered in English
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About your host
I am a freelance illustrator, artist and printmaker that finds all my inspiration in the natural world. In 2014, I founded Wild Life Drawing – a drawing class with a difference. Instead of human life models, our subjects are real animals and plants. Their aim is to inspire appreciation and understanding for the natural world through creativity and communicate conservation issues around the globe.
What we’ll do
Join illustrator and nature lover Jennie Webber for a relaxing sketch session in a tropical botanical paradise amid Brutalist architecture, right in the heart of London. We will start with refreshments and an introduction to drawing in the Barbican cafe. Then we will explore the magnificent conservatory with it's sky high palms, trailing vines and room of rare cacti – whilst experimenting with…
What else you should know
Please do bring your own favourite art materials if you'd prefer to use them. The Conservatory is open to the public & can sometimes get a bit busy, but I can recommend some quiet zones for drawing.
What I’ll provide
Equipment
Basic drawing materials
Plus paper and drawing boards
What to bring
Camera
Guest photos
Guest reviews
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Where you'll be
We will meet at the Barbican in the City of London, a cultural institution known for it's leading art, music and film programme. We will head together to the Conservatory – a hidden treasure and tropical glass house that is only open to the public on Sundays.
Things to keep in mind
Cancellation policy
Any experience can be canceled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase.
Communication policy
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Guest requirements
Up to 8 guests ages 18 and up can attend.
More tips
Please do bring your own favourite art materials if you'd prefer to use them. The Conservatory is open to the public & can sometimes get a bit busy, but I can recommend some quiet zones for drawing.

Botanical Illustration
4.85
$48 / person
4.85
20 reviews
$48 / person