Painting Glorious Nature with Rosemary Beaton April 2016

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Sketching-at-Kew-Gardens's-Lily-PondA fantastic time was had all round on Rosemary Beaton’s class ‘Painting Glorious Nature’ http://bit.ly/RBK16. The students got to spend a whole day at London’s Kew Gardens drawing and observing the spring bloom of exotic flowers. They even got to see the Titan arum flower.

 

Amorphophallus-Titan-Flower

Amorphophallus Titan Flower

Amorphophallus titan flowers for 2 days (48 hours) once every 20 years and is also known as the ‘corpse flower’ due to the carrion like stench it produces. It feature on several sketches done during the visit and made a final appearance on a work done by Sasha Stadnik.

Layout of visit to Kew and studio work

Layout of visit to Kew and studio work

About Andrew Wamae

Andrew Wamae is the Director and co-founder of the Essential School of Painting (ESOP). He has a deeply held belief in the power of art to transform lives and society, and a particular interest in exploring new models for art education beyond school; championing the twin ideals of excellence and affordability in a highly pressurised sector when university fees are soaring and student/ tutor contact time is at an all time low. Andrew is particularly keen to ensure that the visual arts continue to be supported and thrive well. A creative, innovative and visionary professional, Andrew, in conjunction with his co-founder Alison Harper, has transformed the Essential School of Painting from humble beginnings to an established institution holding from one-day to year-long courses and workshops for all levels of experience; from beginners to postgraduate and professional artists. He has managed to enlist the support of a long list of celebrated artists from multiple fields in the creative industry to teach or lecture at the school or in their studios.