Botanical Art Society (Singapore)

Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 Singapore

Painting on Coloured Paper: Workshop by Dianne Sutherland

Date: Sat, 17 May 2025

Time: 2:30pm-7:30pm

Venue: Chiltern Park Condo, Function Room, 137 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 556115

Level: All

Fee:

$60 for BASS Members (subsidised by BASS)

$150 for Non-members

In recent years Dianne has created a sketchbook dedicated to painting white or pale coloured subjects onto coloured or tinted paper, and in this workshop she will share this beautiful technique with participants. The approach, which also allows other coloured subjects to be painted, and can be used for full scale paintings too, creating beautiful ethereal effects.

Dianne will share her approach, which involves the use of gouache and watercolour applied in light layers upon underlying colours. This approach maintains an element of translucency by gradually building these layers. The painting finishes with a dry brush technique to build the highlights and brightest areas of the subject.

She will also share some of the approaches to photography that she uses in order to create dramatic light and shade on the subjects.

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Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 Singapore

A Journaling Workshop by Dianne Sutherland

Date: Sat, 19 May 2025

Time: 1pm-6pm

Venue: Chiltern Park Condo, Function Room, 137 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 556115

Level: All

Fully booked!

Dianne firmly believes that keeping a sketchbook offers countless benefits, including

the development of essential skills such as drawing, colour mixing, painting, and

composition through hands-on experimentation. Additionally, it enhances botanical

knowledge—an invaluable asset for any botanical artist.

In this workshop, participants will first be introduced to Dianne’s approach to

maintaining a sketchbook before creating their own sketch page.

A variety of small botanical subjects will be provided, and Dianne will guide the class

through each stage of creating a composite page with a selection of different or

related subjects - From observing and recording key written details about the live

subject to sharing her techniques for measured sketching, colour swatches and

arranging the plant parts on the page and painting. She will offer valuable insights to

help participants refine their artistic process in order to successfully complete a

sketchbook page.

Hoya Leaf in Graphite

A Workshop By Kelly Bassett

Date: Sunday, 18 July 2024

Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Venue: Chiltern Park Condo, Function Room, 137 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 556115

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Fees: SGD 50 for members

Learn how to sketch a realistic looking succulent leaf of the Hoya plant.

Lunch is included as part of the AGM and will be from 12:30-2:00 pm

Workshop covers materials kindly sponsored by Staedtler and participants get to take home some free pencils after the workshop.

Mastering Botanical Illustration

A Workshop Retreat to Bangkok

Date: 2nd- 6th September, 2024

Venue: HM Queen Sirikit Park, Chatuchak, Bangkok

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Fees: As stated in brochure

This retreat is organised by the Society in collaboration with the Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok and Sci-Art Network.

Immerse yourself in a program that will be helmed by accomplished Thai artists. You will be learning all aspects of botanical art such as:

understanding botany
selecting and studying a plant closely for illustration
creating botanical illustrations in Pen & Ink and/or Watercolour

Full details are in the brochure below.

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Paint a Strelitzia Flower

A Workshop By Leong Seey Seey

Date: Saturday, 22 June 2024

Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Venue: Overjoyed Art Store @Marymount

Address: 41 Jalan Pemimpin #91093 Kong Beng Industrial building, Singapore 577186

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Fees:

SGD 75 for members

SGD 90 for non-members

Learn how to paint a Strelitzia - Bird of Paradise using acrylic paints.

Workshop covers materials, colour mixing techniques, application of paint and dry brush layering. Also learn the technique of shading and highlighting using an angle brush!

Nature Printing

A Workshop by Michele Rodda

For BASS members only!

Date: Sunday, 26th May 2024

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Venue: Botanical Art Gallery @ Inverturret House

Address: 7 Gallop Rd, Singapore 258965

Level: Beginner

Fees: $30 for BASS Member (All proceeds to go to BASS)

Nature Printing is the practice of taking impressions directly or indirectly from the surface of natural objects such as leaves, flowers, ferns, seaweed, snakeskin, and more, to produce an image on paper. It is often considered a precursor to photography.

Learn how to take sharp and detailed nature prints from plant material, and how to achieve different effects using a variety of papers and inks.

Materials for the workshop (Paper, inks, rollers, leaves) will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring along their own materials and plants to try.