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BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

  • Pocket City Farms 31A Mallett Street Camperdown, NSW, 2050 Australia (map)
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Join illustrator Rose Colbeck for a full day on the farm where you will be taught the techniques behind botanical illustration. Throughout the day you'll work on a couple of drawings to take home with you.

Rose will take you on a stroll through the farm and surrounding gardens to draw inspiration from your surroundings and see what stands out for you.

Certain plants will spark joy for different people, if there is a plant of beauty from home that you would like to draw, please bring it on the day. You’ll leave the workshop with skills in creating your own portfolio of botanical beauty.


Cost: $140

Provided: Art materials including your own set of pencils to take home + tea & coffee

Bring: Any pencils you might prefer to use + a botanical muse of your choice

Suitable for: Beginner - Intermediate artists of all ages

The teacher:

Rose Colbeck’s art practice spans from classical drawing to mixed media explorations of space. Her practice as an artist spans back to her childhood where key family members consistently created artworks as a regular activity. Also a qualified textile designer, Rose works across traditional courses of creativity with botanical illustration as well as mixed media and dyeing artworks. She teachers from her home studio and uses art as an avenue for community engagement.

Earlier Event: May 4
URBAN FARM TOUR // MAY
Later Event: June 1
URBAN FARM TOUR // JUNE