Showing posts with label Botanical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Botanical. Show all posts

Saturday, January 7, 2012


No, you have not died and gone to heaven. This place exists. It's real. It's beautiful. It's the Chicago Botanical Gardens.

I took a Botanical Illustration class taught by my amazing instructor, Heeyoung Kim, and we took a field trip to this magical place to learn more about the anatomy of plants and flowers. I literally gasped (gasped!) when we entered this place. The outdoor (and indoor) garden is open year round for visitors and is a great place to sit down and sketch for a few hours. This Kansas girl has missed out on so much!

 Here is my instructor and a couple of classmates taking a break to enjoy the view.


I start the more advanced version of this class on Monday and cannot WAIT! Below are some photos of the class and some samples of my drawings.