Fall Leaves - Expressive Watercolor and Ink with Science Illustrator Marjorie Leggitt (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) ONLINE ZOOM COURSE

While Nature prepares herself for a long winter’s nap, leaf children “frolic” as they break loose from the summer restraints imposed by Mother tree.  In this expressive watercolor and ink class, using real fall foliage, explore the dance of fall leaves starting with gestural sketching. Discover vegetative patterns and geometry that form the backbone of organic perspective. Practice simple color mixing and layering to construct the complexity of the autumnal foliar palette. Demos and exercises in expressive pen mark-making help to define shape, form and texture. Whether your approach is illustrative or artistic in this 3-day workshop your sketchbook pages will abound with the energy and brilliance of the harvest season. 

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Marjorie Leggitt is an award-winning science illustrator based in Boulder, Colorado. Specializing in illustration for professional botanical journals, reference publications and museum exhibits, she also creates art for commercial clients. A self-taught artist, Marjorie began her career dissecting and illustrating Australian land snails at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History but soon returned to her passion - drawing plants. While illustrating the first of several botanical field guides, she was contracted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science to develop visual reconstructions of ancient plant life for the Prehistoric Journey permanent exhibit. Today, Marjorie is a lead artist for the Flora of North America and Flora of Oklahoma. Marjorie has taught botanical illustration courses through the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration since 1990. www.marjorieleggitt.com