Botanical Art classes are among the most popular activities held by the Friends. The classes are held at the GBG Meeting Room. Saturday classes are for advanced students and Sunday classes are for beginners to intermediate.
SATURDAY CLASSES – In-Person $465 members or $495 non-members Time: 9.30 am to 4.00 pm
Advanced to Semi-Professional
For bookings contact: Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens
PO Box 235
Geelong, VIC 3220 (03) 5222 6053
info@friendsgbg.org.au
Title: Hydrangeas
Celebrate summer with a botanical art workshop devoted to the lush, sculptural beauty of hydrangeas. In this onCelebrate the richness of autumn in this focused online botanical art class dedicated to the beauty of rosehips. As the garden shifts from bloom to fruit, rosehips offer a stunning study in colour, form, and seasonal transition — from glowing vermilion and crimson tones to subtle textural details and sculptural sepals.
In the ZOOM guided sessions, you’ll learn how to accurately observe and render rosehips in watercolour, developing three-dimensional form through careful tonal modelling and layered glazing. We’ll explore colour mixing for autumnal reds and oranges, techniques for achieving luminosity and surface bloom, and methods for capturing both freshness and natural ageing.
Suitable for intermediate to advanced students, this class will deepen your understanding of botanical structure while refining your control of colour, light, and detail.
Join us as we slow down, observe closely, and honour the quiet drama of the autumn garden.
Starting Date of Classes: Week beginning Monday 20 April 2026
Term Duration: 7 weeks (2 hour class each week)
Location: Online (Wednesdays 6pm -8pm)
For further information visit the friend’s website – click here
“Thank you for your tuition last weekend at Bowral. You opened my eyes to new techniques as well as if the correct pigments are chosen the number of layers of paint is limitless. I am working on my figs as we speak. It was a great workshop and I would like to do more. ”
Julie Taylor. Carrington Falls.
“Thanks for conducting the recent botanical art course at the Geelong Botanical Gardens. The time flew by. Not only are you an highly skilled artist, but your training and presentation skills are really world class (and I have seen trainers in many different arenas across the world). You bring the right energy to the sessions and your passion for botanical art is palpable and infectious and your ability to break the process down into small manageable steps that when re-assembled gave a final product gave beginners like me the confidence to do more.”
Duncan Kennedy, Geelong.
“I really loved being in your class, learned a great deal, and now have an even greater appreciation for your work and the art of using masking fluid!!Love your energy, sense of humour and playfulness- and the fact that you are a Walking Dead fan makes you, in my 21 yr old son’s vernacular, a “total bad-ass”.. But seriously, your patience, positive, encouraging approach, excellent demonstrations of technique, clear communication, flexibility, willingness to share your expertise, and ability to reach students on their own level all make you a truly excellent teacher in addition to being an incredible artist.”
Laura Sawczuk. San Francisco.