Botanical Art & Illustration workshops, classes and courses and private tuition
by organisations and/or at educational centres 
​​in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
in 2023
CORONAVIRUS: Courses indicated below may be subject to cancellation or postponement. 
Please contact the organiser for the latest situation on Covid protection
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Botanical Art Courses - in the UK
  • Links in the course title are to further information about the course, class or workshop held at non-domestic venues (i.e. no homes)
  • Information is organised by location: first country then city or county

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Tuition in Botanical Art/Illustration - in the UK
PLACES: IS THERE A COURSE OR CLASS IN.......?

Is there a course near me? is a common question.
​Places with course listings BELOW include:
England
  • London
  • East Anglia - Cambridge, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk
  • Midlands - Birmingham
  • North - Cheshire, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire
  • South and SE England - Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex
  • South West England - Bath, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
Scotland - Edinburgh, Linlithgow and St. Andrews
Wales - Cardiff, Gwynedd, Powys, Vale of Glamorgan, West Glamorgan
BANNER: Thanks to Sarah Morrish | Illustrating Nature's Details for her photo of one of her courses at the Kingcombe Centre.

See Diplomas and Certificates Page for a comparison of such courses across the world

For a comparison of available courses available - which do NOT involve any travel
SEE the pages about Online Botanical Art Courses and Distance Learning Courses 
PLEASE NOTE: I can only list what I'm told about or find about - this list is NOT comprehensive.
​
The content of this page also varies depending on the time of year - and how organised different providers and venues are!
​Normally I update at the beginning of the year and then delist after courses are held
- but I leave up the name of the tutor so that people know the areas where they teach.
For Tuition in Other Countries 

​See separate pages for Botanical Art Tuition offered in: Courses in Africa, Asia and the rest of the Americas will be added on separate pages in due course
PLEASE NOTE
​
I do NOT respond to requests for information
about "a course in botanical art" however expressed. 
The information is on this page - please READ!
​
I do NOT list classes which do not have a reputable and named botanical art/illustration tutor

ENGLAND
​

Workshops are alphabetically listed according to geographical location - country / region / county
​(ENGLAND: London; East Anglia; Midlands, North, South and South East; South West)
SCOTLAND, WALES, Northern Ireland

Tutors who teach with a specific region/country are listed before the courses.
Links in their names are to their websites.

Listings will become more refined as more workshops are listed.
Note: Where there are no courses or workshops listed under a location this means
​this is a venue which has delivered courses in the past and the update for future courses is not yet available

Botanical Art and Illustration Course Resources - UK Wide

Short Courses in the UK
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Field Studies Council
  • Botanical Illustration Courses - courses are delivered at Field Study centres around the UK and are designed for different skills levels - including beginners
Field Breaks
  • Field Breaks has provided a selection of professionally tutored botanical illustration workshops in the Peak District since 2007.  Currently courses are offered at Hassop Hall, Derbyshire, Goodnestone Park, Kent & RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey. This is the Field Breaks Art Workshops 2019
Society of Botanical Artists
  • Member Courses - The SBA website has a page listing members courses. The problem is not all have a website (meaning you have to ring up or write on spec!) while other entries are out of date (eg no longer teaching; info relates to last year; refers you to a venue site which holds no information about upcoming courses etc). There's no summary of 2019 courses for specific parts of the country; little indication of relevance i.e. basic courses vs those for advanced students and very little detail about or links to specific courses in the current year. 
  • Other Venue Courses - The list relating to other venues providing short courses is of more use. However it would also benefit from a check made of dated links/detail provided - and a prune.
  • (Note: Without being specific, I check all my links every year - hence the comments)

Online Botanical Art Courses
​

NEW PAGE - see Online Botanical Art Courses. Most of the organisations and tutors offering online courses are based in the UK and teach in English. There's been a major increase in what's on offer in recent times. These courses are only suitable for those students who have a computer and are happy using it to transfer digital files.

Distance Learning Correspondence Courses
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Society of Botanical Artists
  • For information about the SBA Distance Learning Diploma Course see the Diplomas and Certificates Page. The 2019 course starts in January 2019 and the closing date for applications for 2020 is likely to be in the late autumn.​
The Horticultural Correspondence College
  • An Introduction to Botanical Illustration - No previous experience required. No details as to tutors. Two years to complete; many complete in 6/12 months. Awarded an HCC Certificate / no formal examination.

LONDON
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TUTORS

Reputable botanical artists and tutors providing tuition at VENUES in one of the London Boroughs. ​
​The link in their name is to their "about" page on their websites
REGULAR TUTORS (in 2019)
GUEST TUTORS & OVERSEAS ARTISTS (2021)

A number of artists occasionally deliver workshops in London and when they do they will be highlighted here (if the venue tells me!)

Delivering a workshop in London (to be updated)​
Understanding the Flowering Plants: A Practical Guide for Botanical Illustrators 
by Anne Bebington
The author is a founder member and a Past President of the Institute for Analytical Plant Illustration. She
  • teaches botany for artists at Kew Gardens
  • assesses botanical accuracy in the Diploma Work submitted by students of the Distance Learning Diploma Course run by the Society of Botanical Artists. 

​The book is written for everyone - even those with very little botanical knowledge. For more information see Botany Books for Artists
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Crowood Press
Date of Publication: (March 1, 2015). 

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Royal Botanic Garden Kew 
Venue: Kew Gardens
all bookings via bookings via:  adulted@kew.org, 020 8332 5641/ 020 8332 5626

Kew provides
  • short courses of 2, 3 and 5 days about botanical drawing, painting, pen and ink illustration and dissection
  • a formal Certificate Course (UNDER REVIEW) made up of modules plus shorter courses which can be taken on their own
For information about Kew Gardens see:
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Lucy T. Smith - botanical illustrator. Winner of the Margaret Flockton Award 2014 and 2017 and Principal Tutor on Kew Botanical Illustration for Beginners. She works with works with the Kew Gardens botanists.
Short (2-5 days) courses in 2022-23
Read our terms and conditions

Location: Botanical Brasserie Courtyard / Museum No. 1, Kew Gardens (opposite Palm House and Pond)
  • Lunch is not provided on the course but there are a variety of eating places in the Gardens. Alternatively, you may wish to bring a packed lunch and drink
  • Free tea and coffee will be available all day in the classroom
Short Courses:
all hours are 10.30am - 4.30pm with a break for lunch.
Kew Certificate in Botanical Illustration (UNDER REVIEW)
The 2022/23 programme: 
  • Dates: to be confirmed
  • 6 places
  • Botanical Illustration for Beginners – 5 days  
  • Intermediate Botanical Illustration – 10 days 
  • Creating a Botanical Sketchbook – 3 days 
  • Botany for Botanical Illustrators – 2 days
Self study coursework
  • A written critique of 6 pictures
  • A detailed colour chart
  • A portfolio including colour and pen and ink work
  • A botanical sketchbook for the year
Certificate Fee: £3,000 (£2,800 Concessions, Friends of Kew)
Deposit payable on enrolment: £500
(maximum capacity 6 places)
The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration 
by Christabel King
This is the very first book of instruction about botanical illustration published by the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.
Subjects covered by this book:
  • the differences between botanical art and scientific botanical illustration
  • using magnification and dividers
  • how to paint for Curtis's Botanical Magazine

Christobel King is a recognised expert on botanical illustration. She worked as a botanical illustrator for Kew Gardens for c.40 years producing scientific botanical illustrations.  The author is now retired but taught many of today's contemporary botanical artists. 
  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Search Press(UK) (26 July 2015)

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Chelsea Physic Garden

Venue / Host: Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road
Chelsea, London SW3 4HS
Website: https://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk
Tutor: Mary Ellen Taylor, Chair of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society

Course: An Introduction to Botanical Painting  (Registration ends Thursday, September 8, 2022)
Dates: Monday 12 September - Friday 16 September 2022 
Hours: 10am - 4pm
Fee: £600 (all materials and lunch included)
The GreenHouse in Ham

Venue: The GreenHouse in Ham, South West London 
​Tel. 07748763065
Website: Helen Allen 
Owner: Helen Allen BA (Hons), PG Cert Ed, FLS (Founder and Director of Chelsea School of Botanical Art 2015-2020)
Tutors: Various
Courses in 2022
Classes post pandemic have resumed as Zoom Classes.
The website indicates other classes will resume shortly 
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The GreenHouse in Ham
The Linnean Society
Venue: The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BF
Website: http://www.linnean.org/
The Linnean Society have recently started running art courses for small groups in a newly refurbished room in the building

​Courses in 2022:
  • ​to be announced
  • Podcasts about various botanical matters are available via Soundcloud
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The entrance to the Linnean Society
Prince's School of Traditional Arts
Venue: The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts, 19-22 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3SG
Telephone 020 7613 8500. 
enquiry@psta.org.uk

The Open Programme offers lectures, workshops and short, practical courses in traditional arts and crafts - including miniature painting.  COVID: Currently delivering online courses ONLY

These periodically reference painting plants.

These art courses are a variation of those normally provided to botanical art students - and provide the opportunity to explore painting plants and flowers using different media and approaches to painting for those wanting to apply their skills in painting plants in new ways.

On the right is an EXAMPLE of a course they have run.

EAST ANGLIA
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TUTORS

Reputable botanical artists and tutors providing tuition during 2020 at centres in East Anglia (courses will be deleted after being held)
​The link in their name is to their "about" page on their websites 
CAMBRIDGE

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
​Botanical Art - Short Courses 2020
Venue: Cambridge University Botanic Garden ​1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE
Course Fees: One day: £65; | Two days: £120 | Three days: £165
Course Hours: 10am - 4pm.
Courses offered:
  • short courses for complete beginners - typically between 1 and 3 days
  • technique masterclasses for the more experienced artists
  • botanical illustration courses with a focus on a particular plant family.

TIP: This is a very popular venue offering some good tutors at very reasonable prices. As a result courses are often fully booked before they are held. Don't delay in making your booking!

Let’s tackle yellow flowers! in coloured pencils Janie Pirie
Sketching in the Garden: Spring Caroline Henriksen
Painting flowers in summer Lizzie Harper FULLY BOOKED 

Botanical Illustration (specific plants) ONLINE ONLY - live interactive courses only - no recordings
  • Step by Step Botanical  FULLY BOOKED | Tutor: Janie Pirie | Dates: 16 February 2021 | Price: £55​
  • Keep an eye on website for updates
Masterclass (for more experienced artists)
  • to be updated
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The glasshouse at Cambridge Botanic Garden has a very healthy Strongylodon macrobotrys (Jade Vine) and it's better than Kew's! This is it pictured in early March as the trusses are budding but not yet flowering
ESSEX

Venue: RHS Hyde Hall 
​Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford
Essex CM3 8ET
Adult Learning Courses: 
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RHS Hyde Hall - The Dry Garden in October
Venue: Dedham Hall
Brook Street, Dedham, Colchester, Essex, CO7 6AD
2022 Course Schedule
2023 Course Schedule

Course: Drawn to Botany 
Tutor: Ann Swan
Dates:
  • 3rd – 10th September 2022
  • 8th -15th April 2023
  • 2nd – 9th September 2023

(NOTE: In the past the Dedham Hall website has been VERY SLOW to update and information on it may not be accurate. Make sure you check details with their people),
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Dedham Hall - a centre for art courses
NORFOLK


Weekly Classes with Elaine Searle​
Venue: Upper Sheringham Village Hall, 
Address: Church Lane, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8TF
Experience: No previous experience necessary. 
What to bring: Most materials provided. ​Bring a packed lunch and your own LED rechargeable battery work light.
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Elaine Searle
Classes: Paint a Hydrangea 2020 CANCELLED
Date: 4 Fridays (17 July 2020 - 7 August 2020)
Hours: 10:30am - 3:30pm
Price: £150 for course of 4 Fridays, payable in advance.
Classes: Norfolk Botanical Group - Autumn 2020
Date: 10 Fridays (11 September - 20 November 2020)
Hours: 10:30am - 3:30pm
​Experience: ​Suitable for Beginners and Improvers​
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Upper Sheringham Village Hall, Norfolk
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Desk layout in Interior of Upper Sheringham Village Hall
SUFFOLK

Venue: Flatford Mill Field Centre, 
East Bergholt, Suffolk CO7 6UL

Course: Botanical Illustration in Mixed Media (3 days)
Tutor: Janie Pirie
Date: 29 July (8pm) - 31 July 2022 (4pm)
Price: £179 - £284

Botanicals in Watercolour for Beginners (1 day)
​Tutor: Janie Pirie
Date: Sat 15, October 2022
Hours: 09:30 - 17:00
Price: £85
Level: Open to all
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The Miller's House at Flatford Mill - now a Field Centre

MIDLANDS
​

Reputable botanical artists and tutors providing tuition at centres in the Midlands
​The link in their name is to their "about" page on their websites:
BIRMINGHAM
​
Venue:  The Centre of England Arts,
Address:  Patricks Farm Barns, Meriden Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, B92 0LT

Course: BSBA Courses in Botanical Illustration 
- a one year course delivered by the Birmingham Society of Botanical Artists. 
Date: The next course starts in March 2020
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Centre of England Arts
LEICESTER
​
Venue:  ​Leicester University Botanic Gardens
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Venue:  ​Knuston Hall
Irchester, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 
OXFORD

Venue:  ​Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum
There are NO COURSES at this Botanic Garden
Venue: The Ruskin School of Art / The University of Oxford Botanical Garden Rose Lane, Oxford OX1 4AZ
Tutor: Sarah Simblet ( see my detailed Book Review: Botany for the Artist
​Note: all short courses relating to botanical illustration are typically taught by Sarah Simblet as part of the Ruskin School of At Summer School Short Course programme. Courses are non-residential. No details available as yet for 2019.
Botany for the Artist: An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants - by Sarah Simblet

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - This is the best rated book on the market for those who want to understand more about botany for artists. ​
​
​Many have also described it as 'inspirational'.
About the book: 
The quality of the text and illustrations is absolutely first class.

The whole book provides a fresh perspective on botany for the artist while losing none of the fundamental and enduring truths of what's required of botanical illustration.
​
​READ MY IN-DEPTH REVIEW by clicking the button below
Hardback: 256 pages
Date of publication: February 2010
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley.
Size: 254 x 298mm
Also available as an ebook

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RUTLAND

​Venue:  Barnsdale Gardens
The Avenue, Exton, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8AH
Classes by Dawn Wright
  • monthly - Wednesday
  • monthly - Saturday
  • twice monthly - Wednesday
These are not part of the formal events programme as Dawn rents the space

NORTH OF ENGLAND
​

TUTORS 

Reputable botanical artists and tutors providing tuition at centres in the North of England. 
​The link in their name is to their "about" page on their websites
CHESHIRE

Venue: Ness Botanic Garden, Ness, Cheshire CH64 4AY
DERBYSHIRE

Field Breaks: Residential Courses
Bookings through Field Breaks  Tel: 01433 621420
Email: info@fieldbreaks.co.uk

Venue: Losehill House Hotel, Derbyshire
  • to be updated​​
Venue: Hassop Hall Hotel, Bakewell, Derbyshire
  • A Colourful Conclusion – Botanical Art in Coloured Pencil  | Tutor: Susan Christopher-Coulson | 30 September – 2 October, Hassop Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire £579 (£299)
  • Painting Keepsakes in Watercolour – Botanical Illustration | Tutor: Gael Sellwood | 11 – 13 November, Hassop Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire £579 (£299) 
  • to be updated

Venue: Art Room, Barlow, Derbyshire
The Art Room, Wilkin Hill, Barlow, ST18 7TE
  • to be updated

Venue: Nightingale Centre, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire
  • to be updated
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Hassop Hall Hotel in Bakewell
NORTH YORKSHIRE

​Venue: Helmsley Walled Garden, Cleveland Way, Helmsley
North Yorkshire YO62 5AH
Two day Course: Botanical Illustration with Bridget Gillespie £100 for each date- courses on the following dates Fee: £100 for each two day course
For full details and to book message Bridget on her FB Page

​Venue: RHS Garden Harlow Carr (Bramall Learning Centre) Crag Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QB
All bookings through RHS  Tel: 020 3176 5830 (Fees differentiate between RHS members and non-members)

Seasonal two-day non-residential workshops with tutor Bridget Gillespie
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Bridget Gillespie - Gold Medal for 'Root Vegetables: Lifecycle' and Best Painting in Show for "Beetroot Beta vulgaris" at RHS Botanical Art Show 2017
Venue: Himalayan Garden 

Course: Botanical Illustration Workshop
Tutor: Bridget Gillespie
Dates: Wednesday 18th - Friday 20th October (10-4pm)
​Cost £200

SOUTH & SOUTH EAST ENGLAND
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Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils 
by Ann Swan
This book is about how to render botanical art in coloured pencil is by RHS Gold Medal winning artist and SBA Member Ann Swan - one of the leading coloured pencil artists in the world. 

Anne is a very popular coloured pencil tutor and her workshops get booked up very fast.

​That's why this book is a very welcome addition to the bookshelves of all pencil artists who are keen on plants as subjects.
Click the button below to READ my in-depth BOOK REVIEW on a separate page.
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Collins (1 April 2009)

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Hardcover: 128 pages (cover and title are slightly different) 
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 1 edition (April 1, 2010)
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This is the first ever book, written by an RHS gold medal winning artist, to deal in depth with the execution of botanical art in coloured pencils to exhibition standard. It's an invaluable guide to those wanting to develop their skills in using coloured pencils for botanical art. 
Katherine Tyrrell
HAMPSHIRE

Hampshire Courses in 2020 by Sarah Morrish - see below
Venue: Old Workshop The Holt Estate near Winchester (in the South Downs National Park) - a large, light working space, limited to 8-11 students

2 day workshops and 3 day masterclass by Sarah Morrish throughout the year.
Various subjects (botanical art and natural history illustration). All skill levels catered for (details for each workshop on website)
Handbook for Botanical and Natural History Art Workshops 2020 (PDF download)
Tutor: Sarah Morrish
  • The Walnut Tree (2 day workshops in different seasons) All Workshops Fully Booked (Waiting List in Place)
  • The Walnut Tree in Spring ~ Botanical Art Workshop Friday 27th & Saturday 28th March 2020 | £135 CANCELLED
  • ​The Walnut Tree in Summer ~ Botanical Art Workshop | 19 - 20th June 2020 | Price: £135 CANCELLED
  • The Walnut Tree in Autumn ~ Botanical Art Workshop | 9 - 10th October 2020 | Price: £135
Other workshops:​
  • Further Gouache Painting Techniques for Botanical & Natural History Art | 2 day workshop 3rd - 4th April 2020. Price: £135 (includes basic gouache palette and paper) POSTPONED
  • Nature in the Round ~ Creative Compositions in Botanical & Natural History Art. (Skill level:  Must be experienced in detailed drawing and painting techniques) 3 day workshop dates: 2nd - 4th July 2020 | Price: £205 ​ POSTPONED

​The Holt Project Course - Botanical and Natural Science Art Project Course. (Booking Conditions PDF)
Venue: The Holt Estate, near Winchester, Hampshire
Dates: Tuesdays 10am - 2pm, 
  • Spring 2020: The Holt Hedgerows - depicting the natural history and botanical elements of the hedgerows found on the Holt Estate. (5 sessions 10am - 2pm)
Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Romsey, SO51 0QA
Tutor: Christina Hart-Davies
Tutors: Sally Pinhey and Sue Flynn
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is closed and all events are cancelled until further notice.
all events cancelled / to be updated in due course
HERTFORDSHIRE

Venue: Missenden Abbey 
Missenden School of Creative Arts, Missenden Abbey, London Road, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire HP16 0BE.
Residential options / prices available
all courses have been suspended until June 

Tuition by Roger Reynolds - detailed summary of content of courses
Tuition by Jill Winch
KENT
Kent County Council - Adult Education
Venue: Tunbridge Wells Adult Education
Tunbridge Wells Adult Education Centre, Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 1LS
Tutor: Amber Halsall SBA | Kent Adult Education
  • to be updated
Venue: Tonbridge & Malling Adult Education Centre
Avebury Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1TG
Tutor: Amber Halsall SBA | Kent Adult Education
  • to be updated
Field Breaks: Residential Courses
Bookings through Field Breaks  Tel: 01433 621420
Email: info@fieldbreaks.co.uk
​
​Venue: Goodnestone Park Gardens, South East Kent CT3 1PL
  • ​to be updated
SURREY

Venue: ​RHS Wisley - Hillside Events Centre Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB
Further details on the website (they seem to have stopped producing a brochure)
  • Other Botanical Art Courses will be added as and when the brochure becomes available.
  • All bookings through RHS  Tel: 020 3176 5830 ​(Fees differentiate between RHS members and non-members)​
  
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RHS Wisley
WEST SUSSEX

Venue: West Dean College.​
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ.
​(all bookings via the college)
Summary course listings can be found HERE - note that the number of hours of tuition may be shorter than dates indicate.

Tutor: Mariella Baldwin Tutor: Susan Cristopher-Coulson Tutor: Ann Swan Tutor: Sandrine Maugy
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West Dean College

SOUTH WEST ENGLAND
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BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET

Venue: Corston Village Hall BA2 9AZ map

Weekly Classes
Tutor: Julia Trickey GM ​
Course:  Tuesdays 10am - 12.30pm / 1pm - 3.30pm 
WINTER TERM: 11 January - 7 February (£87.50)​
SPRING TERM: 1 March - 12 April (£122.50)​
LATE SPRING TERM 26 April - 7 June (£122.50)  Afternoon spaces
SUMMER TERM 28 June - 26 July (£105) Afternoon spaces ​
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Julia Trickey GM exhibiting at the RHS Botanical Art Show in 2016
Thanks so much for the fabulous workshop which I would thoroughly recommend. I learnt a lot and look forward to putting some of my newly learnt techniques into practice. AP
BRISTOL
Venue: Conservatory, Brackenwood Plant & Garden Centre 
Pill Road, BS8 3RA

Course: PDF Leaflet about the courses
Tutor: Jackie Isard GM 
For more details and to book contact artist - see artist's website
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Students working in The Conservatory, Brackenwood Plant and Garden Centre
Themed Workshops (1 or 2 days)​
Cost: £35 one day course, £70 two day course
​
Two day courses - at weekends (10am - 4pm each day)
  • Flower studies and a little botany (18th & 25th June 2022
  • Mushrooms and Fungi (1st - 2nd October 2022)
  • Woodland Treasures and Lichen (19th and 26th November 2022)
One day course - at weekends (10am - 4pm)
  • Berry-tastic! - 1 day course (3rd December)
​Regular Saturday Sessions (10am - 1pm or 3pm)
  • No. of Places: 8
  • Dates: see website
CORNWALL
Eden Project Florilegium Society Courses for non-members
Venue: The Eden Project
Tutor: ​​​Laura Silburn GM (2013, 2014, 2018),
​Courses: 3 and five days (10am – 4pm)
  • Tutor: Laura Silburn GM FEPFS​
Admission to the Eden Project each day is included and the biomes are only a ten-minute walk from the classroom.
Eden Project Courses
​Introduction to Botanical Illustration (3 day course)
Tutor:  Laura Silburn GM FEPFS
Venue: Eden Project Core classrooms which have a large PCTV
Dates: 17th - 19th November 2023
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Cost £250 (Includes: Three days of expert tuition; Materials and Equipment; tea/coffee each day and Entrance to the Eden Project)
Level: beginners and improvers - Includes
  • half day botany session and
  • introduction to drawing techniques used in botanical art.
​Venue: The Sawpit Studio - at the The Wagon House, Heligan Manor, St Ewe, Cornwall PL26 6EW (in the Lost Gardens of Heligan - Accommodation can also be provided.)
Tutor: Laura Silburn GM FEPFS

Dates: 2024 dates - to be advised
Hours: 10.30am - 3pm
Cost: 

The Sawpit Studio is in a secluded part of Heligan Gardens and is well-equipped with an excellent botanical art library, light box and microscope.
The Sawpit Studio
The Sawpit Studio
DEVON
Venue:  RHS Rosemoor - Learning Centre
RHS Rosemoor, Great Torrington Rosemoor TORRINGTON Devon EX38 8PH
​
RHS Rosemoor now provides several botanical art courses - all taught by RHS Gold Medallists in botanical art.
​The courses are typically two days and reflect seasonal flowers and vegetation to be found in the Gardens.
Visitor Leaflet
AUTUMN
​Course: Autumn Tones and Textures in Botanical Watercolour  SOLD OUT
​Tutor: Laura Silburn GM
Level: Open to everyone
Dates: 13-15th October 2023
​Price: RHS Member £220| Non Member £256
SPRING
Tutor: 
​Course: 
Level: 12 Places; Open to everyone
Dates: 
Price: RHS Member £230 | Non Member £266
SUMMER
​Course: Summer Garden Flowers in Watercolour
Tutor: Laura Silburn GM​
Level: 12 Places; Open to everyone
Dates: 24-26 June 2022, 10.30am - 4.30pm
Price: RHS Member £230 | Non Member £266
WINTER:
Tutor: 
​Course: 
Level: 12 Places; Open to everyone
Dates: 
Price: RHS Member £230 | Non Member £266
Venue: Slapton Ley (Field Studies Council) 
​Slapton, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 2QP

Course: Botanical Art and Illustration: Beginners and Improvers (5 days)
Tutor: Dawn Wright
Dates: Mon 18, July 2022 17:00 - Fri 22, July 2022 15:00
Price: £375 - £525
Level: Open to all
DORSET
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Venue: The Kingcombe Centre 
​Toller Porcorum, Dorset (with residential and non-residential options)

Courses Brochure for 2020 (PDF file - download) all courses up until the end of July have been cancelled
Course details: click 'i' next to course title on https://www.kingcombe.org/book-online-here
Terms & Conditions
Tutors: Penny Brown, Christina Hart-Davies, Sarah Morrish and Sally Pinhey
Dates: listed after course title - ordered below by tutor and date of first course taught
Various courses in Botanical and Natural History Art with Sarah Morrish - Suitable for all skill levels.
  • ​Nature Drawing in Dry Media. (16-19 March 2020) POSTPONED
  • The Wildlife Garden Sketchbook. (30 July - 2 August 2020) (£363 residential / £252 non-res) FULLY BOOKED

​Courses with Sally Pinhey
  • Botany for Artists and Wildlife Gardeners (10-12 May 2019) ​CANCELLED
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Sketchbook montage by Sarah Morrish
Botanical Watercolour Painting Courses with Christina Hart-Davies
  • Summer Plants in Watercolour (15 – 17 May 2020) ​CANCELLED
  • Autumn Plants in Watercolour (9 – 11 October 2020) FULLY BOOKED

​Graphite Pencil Drawing Course by Penny Brown
  • Drawing Winter Fruits, Nuts and Berries in Graphite Pencil (14 Nov 2020)
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Penny brown - graphite tutor
The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook
by Sally Pinhey
​
Covers a lot of topics relevant to botanical illustration on top of instruction on drawing and use of watercolour.
​

​Rated: an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars by 12 reviewers

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd (4 April 2014)
Botanical Drawing ​
by Penny Brown
​
A detailed manual about the practice of botanical drawing using graphite - not often covered in sufficient depth in other botanical art instruction books
​

​Rated: an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars by 11 reviewers

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Search Press Ltd (11 Jan. 2018)
Venue: Kingston Maurward College,
​Dorchester

all events cancelled / to be updated in due course
Venue: Sculpture by the Lakes,
​Pallington Lakes, Pallington, Dorset DT2 8QU

​Venue open again / events to be updated in due course

Two day Workshop
Tutor: Julia Trickey
Dates: 9-10 October 2020
Date and details to be confirmed
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Julia Trickey - Watercolour tutor
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Venue: Nature in Art ,
​Twigworth, GL2 9PA 

​​​Venue closed / events to be updated in due course
Venue: Bowden Hall Hotel
Address: Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8ED

​no events listed
SOMERSET

Venue: Dillington House,  
​Ilminster, Somerset TA19 9DT
all adult education courses until the end of June

Botanical Illustration
  • Tutor: Susan Hillier
  • Dates: 18 July 2022 to 21 July 2022 (from £360)
  • Fee: From £428 Non-residential fee
WILTSHIRE

Venue: Rowde Court Studio
​Marsh Lane, Rowde, Wiltshire, SN10 2NW
Tutor: Ann Swan
Studio Workshop Programme available on website
NEW  smaller classes (max.10) -  large screen for watching demos safely.
See Ann Swan's "Pencil Points" newsletters - to those who have subscribed - for the latest updates and specific challenges being faced
NOTE: AS OF JUNE 2020 - All Ann Swan's studio workshops and exhibitions have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020.
2022 
Beginners Introduction to Coloured Pencil Workshop 
(Price: £170)​
  • 9th & 10th August – Beginners £170  FULL

Two day Themed Studio Workshops 
​(Price: £170)
For those who have completed the Beginners Workshop

One Day Workshops
(£80.00 or 5 for £350.00)
  • Primarily for intermediate students
  • Beginners are also welcome
  • Students work on their own projects or use plant material available at the time
2023
Dates for 2023 coming soon.
Venue: The Grove Building
Church Street, Mere, Wilts, BA12 6DS
Tutor: Christina Hart-Davies (who has details)
Dates: One day workshops (dates to be confirmed) on
  • ​Saturday 5 September 2020 

SCOTLAND
​

RGBE TUTORS

Botanical artists and tutors who are providing (and have provided) tuition at RGBE.
​The link in their name is to their "about" page on their websites
SSBA COURSES

​

SSBA TUTORS

Botanical artists providing tuition to SSBA members​
OTHER TUTORS IN SCOTLAND
NEW Scottish Society of Botanical Artists - Botanical Art Workshops
The NEW SSBA Botanical Art Introductory and Intermediate courses in the south and north of Scotland are now available for booking of the October 2022 or to note interest in the April 2023, October 2023 and April 2024 courses.
  • Year 1 there will be 2 beginner courses in autumn and 2 in spring.
  • Year 2 there will be 2 intermediate courses in autumn and 2 in spring.
  • There will be 12 places per course.​
​Funded by the Finnis Scott Foundation Botanical Art Prize 2022, www.finnis-scottfoundation.org.uk,
  • the SSBA course tutoring plus tea, coffee and lunch during the course is provided free of charge to attendees.
  • ​Attendees will need to cover own costs for travel, art materials and, where required, accommodation, breakfast and dinner.
Introductory Course: 
To apply for the October 2022 Introductory courses, complete the application form: October 2022 Courses Application Form
  • Applications open: 15th July 2022
  • Applications close: 31st August 2022
Dates 2022
  • Introductory Dumfries Fri, 14th to Sun, 16th October 2022
  • Introductory Aviemore Fri, 21st to Sun, 23rd October 2022
Dates 2023
  • Introductory Dumfries Fri, 29th September to Sun, 1st Oct October 2023
  • Introductory Aviemore Fri, 20th to Sun, 22nd October 2023

Intermediate Course
Dates 2023
  • Intermediate Dumfries Fri, 14th to Sun, 16th April 2023
  • Intermediate Aviemore Fri, 28th to Sun, 30th April 2023  
Dates 2024
  • Intermediate Dumfries Fri, 5 th to Sun, 7th April 2024 
  • Intermediate Aviemore Fri, 19th to Sun, 21st April 2024
​SOUTHERN SCOTLAND - DUMFRIES

VENUE: Crichton Central on the southern outskirts of Dumfries. ( 31 miles from Inverness and 93 miles from Aberdeen)
Suggested accommodation: Holiday Inn, a 6-minute walk from the meeting room.

NORTHERN SCOTLAND -  AVIEMORE

VENUE: Macdonald Aviemore Resort Conference Centre 
Suggested Accommodation: Macdonald Highlands Hotel, Aviemore (£135-145 per night)
EDINBURGH

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Short Courses in Botanical Illustration (Download PDF 2018/19 Brochure)
TERM TIME Courses: 10 weeks:
Start September, January or April

Beginning Botanical Illustration: 10 week classes (at different times) introducing students to techniques in botanical painting
Venue: Patrick Geddes Room
Dates: Jan - March 2019)
  • Monday evenings with Sarah Roberts
  • Tuesday afternoons with Nicola Adams
  • Wednesday mornings with Sharon Tingey

Intermediate Botanical Illustration: 10 week classes for those who have completed Beginners or Continuing Botanical Illustration classes; consolidate skills before moving on to the Certificate and Diploma Courses
​Venue: Patrick Geddes Room @ Edinburgh Botanics
Dates: January - March 2019
  • Monday mornings with Lynn Campbell
  • Money evenings with Sharon Tingey
  • Tuesday mornings with Eleanor Christopher
TERM TIME Courses: 5 weeks weekly daytime class - Wednesday mornings 10:00 - 13:00
​Venue: Science Buildings: Teaching Lab @ Edinburgh Botanics
  • Sunshine Palette Sharon Tingey
  • Conifers and Cones Lizzie Sanders (starts November 2019)
  • Loving your Greens and Foliage Clare Robinson (starts January 2020)
  • Painting Rhododendrons Janis Bain (starts April)


​SHORT Courses: one day or weekend
see https://www.rbge.org.uk/media/6375/rbge-adult-education-programme-19-20.pdf for more details

Weekend workshop
Days/Hours: Saturday and Sunday (10:00-16:00)
Venue: Science Buildings: Teaching Lab
  • Juicy Fruits - Sharon Tingey
  • Small is Beautiful: an art-science exploration of lichens Sarah Roberts and Kristine Bogomazova (Starts February 2020) 
  • Herbals in Ink Nicola Adams (starts May 2020)

Art Masterclass
Days/Hours: Saturday and Sunday (10:00-16:00)
Venue: Science Buildings: Teaching Lab
  • ​Ann Swan - A Long Look at Leaves (March 2020)
  • Susana Marin - Indian Miniature Painting (June 2020)
LINLITHGOW
2022 Masterclass Courses (5 day classes)
​Venue Linlithgow Burgh Halls
The Cross, Linlithgow, EH49 7AH​
​
Tutors: McNeill Botanicals: Fiona Strickland and Robert McNeill
​Cost per class - £485
(Note: Join the email list to be sent details of their courses and how to book)
The Masterclasses in 2022 (£485 each)
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Fiona Strickland teaching
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Robert McNeill demonstrating
ST ANDREWS

St. Andrews Botanic Garden
Course: Botanical Illustration Course - Spring 2020 
Tutor: Claire Dalby 
Dates:  Saturday 18th and 25th April, 2nd, 9th, 16th & Sunday 17th May

Hours: 10am - 3pm 
Price: £240 for 6 sessions, £220 for 5 sessions 
Coffee, tea and biscuits included – please bring packed lunch.
​The course can be booked below and more information obtained by emailing info@standrewsbotanic.org

WALES
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TUTORS 

Reputable botanical artists and tutors providing tuition at centres in Wales.
CARDIFF

Venue: Insole Court​, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2LN
​Tutor: Debbie Devauden
Botanical Illustration ​
  • Dates:  26/1, 23/2, 9/3, 13/4, 11/5, 15/6, 27/7, 10/8
  • Hours: 10am - 4pm
  • Price: £35 per day. All materials provided.

Venue: National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff  CF10 3NP.
Tutor: Debbie Devauden
Botanical Illustration 
Date: Saturday, 16th November 2019
Hours: 11.00am until  4.00pm.
GWYNEDD

Venue: Plas Tan y Bwlch, Snowdonia National Park Environmental Studies Centre 
Tutor: 
Check website for details for 2020
POWYS
Venue: Walled Garden Treberfydd, Llangasty, Brecon, Powys, Wales LD3 7PX (map)
Between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains
Occasional workshop events for those interested in drawing and painting plants

Check website for details for 2020
Venue: Peak Art in the Black Mountains, The Old School, Brecon Roan, Crickhowell, NP8 1DG

Check website for details for 2020
VALE OF GLAMORGAN

Venue: Dyfffryn Gardens St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, CF5 6SU (a ​National Trust property)
Tutor: Debbie Devauden 
One day botanical art courses on a monthly basis​
Hours: 10.30am until 4.00pm.​​

Check website for details for 2020
If you are a tutor who thinks you have a course which could be listed on this page please note:
WEST GLAMORGAN

Venue: Margam Park Discovery Centre, Margam Discovery Centre, Port Talbot, SA13 2UA
Field Studies Council Centre
Tutor: Debbie Devauden

NORTHERN IRELAND
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Information about Courses and Workshops in the UK in 2023
​

STUDENTS: I do NOT respond to requests for information about "a course in botanical art" however expressed. 
The information is on this page - all you have to do is READ!
If the information is not there I don't know about it.

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This page ONLY lists Botanical Art & Illustration workshops, classes and courses 
  • by Organisations 
  • and/or at Educational Centres ​​in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland​ 
  • and NOT in a private home.​ ​
If you are a tutor who thinks you have a course which could be listed on this page please note:
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If you have separate and independent fully insured business premises for your very active tuition business on the same site as where you live that qualifies IF it meets all regulatory H&S/insurance/planning/tax requirements for the public on trading premises
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  • a botanical art class, course, workshop or holiday 
  • in the next 12-18 months
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  2. Location (country/region/county/town/place)
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  4. Name of organisation 
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  1. Title of workshop, class, course, holiday
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  4. Nature of tuition (e.g. workshop, class, course, art holiday)
  5. Name(s) of tutor(s)
  6. URL of artist's website
  7. Target audience (e.g. beginners / masterclass etc)
  8. Dates 
  9. Contact hours + total contact hours for course
  10. Total Cost 

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    ​Tell me about a workshop in the UK in 2023-24
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