Fall Course Highlights:

View the entire brochure in pdf format.

Drawing from Nature for the Reluctant Beginner

Janice Merendino
Exhibiting Fine Artist, Art Instructor, Rosemont College

These drawing classes promise to be lively and a lot of fun. They are designed especially for those who can’t even draw a straight line, let alone the rhododendrons in their garden! Through a set of simple and non-intimidating exercises, students are taught the same advanced drawing techniques that artists use. This unique approach enables beginning students to draw natural objects at a level far beyond what they thought possible. Perfect for painters who want to "brush up” on their drawing skills or parents and their children (8 years and up). People who have taken the class before are welcome to return for continued instruction.

Three Saturdays:
November 10, 17, December 1
10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Members: $70
Non-members: $78

Pruning for the Homeowner

Iana Turner
Horticulturist, Morris Arboretum

Learn how you can skillfully prune shrubs and small trees to achieve a pleasing natural shape and abundant flowering. In this evening lecture and Saturday workshop you will have the opportunity to see demonstrations designed to help you master pruning concepts and gain confidence. The course will cover formative pruning for young trees and proper pruning practices for larger, older trees. It will also cover naturalistic pruning techniques for creating attractive hedges and methods for reducing overgrown shrubbery. Please bring hand pruners and a small pruning saw to the Saturday session.

This class meets twice.

Tuesday, October 16
7 – 9 p.m.
and
Saturday, October 20
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Members: $45
Non-members: $50