Aimed at those who share my passion for the quirky, intriguing and endlessly fascinating world of fungi, mushrooms and toadstools, this mixed media weekend workshop will explore a range of methods that visually illustrate, represent, and celebrate these wonderful works of nature. 

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Taking inspiration from my previous Flora classes, this short course will not only help to develop your observation skills, but will also introduce new ways to represent nature that are more open-ended, expressive, intuitive, and experimental. 

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Group activities on day one will begin with simple drawing and dry media techniques, before gently moving into wet media and the use of ink, washes and painted colour. Supplied with lots of tips, techniques and inspiration, students will work towards the completion of a more self-directed, fungus-inspired project on day two.

Fungi is suitable for any level of experience. It is not a botanical illustration class and technical accuracy is optional. 

 

“Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.” 

— Thomas Carlyle, (1795–1881) a highly influential Scottish essayist, historian, and philosopher.