Botanical Mixed Media: Transform Your Garden Photos into Paintings

Capture the beauty of nature and turn it into a work of art in this beginner-friendly course at the Toronto Botanical Garden. Using your own photos of flowers and plants from the gardens or your home, you’ll explore how to transform simple images into vibrant mixed-media paintings throughout three interactive sessions with step-by-step instructions.

Class One: Choose suitable botanical photograph(s) and learn how to prepare it for painting, focusing on composition and enhancing its artistic potential.

Class Two: Transfer your image(s) to a paintable surface, embedding it seamlessly onto the artistic paper to serve as the base for your painting.

Class Three: Transform your photo(s) with paint!

Learn to build values, add depth, and create vibrant botanical artwork using acrylic paints and mediums. Transform your photo with paint! Learn to build values, add depth, and create vibrant botanical artwork using acrylic paints and mediums.

Designed for those new to painting, this course is a perfect introduction to combining photography and art. Join us to create your personalized masterpiece inspired by the beauty of nature!

No prior experience or drawing background is required.

All materials provided.

You will depart with 2-3 mixed media paintings on fine art paper ready for display.

Schedule: Thursdays, January 16, 23 and 30, 2025 from 1:00-4:00 PM.

Registration: Public $160, TBG Members $140 (plus applicable taxes and fees)

About Nancy Falconi

In 2002 Nancy started her professional photography business. It was a reunion with a long lost love that dates back to the photos she would take of her three younger sisters as a child. Her lifestyle photographs have graced the pages of various publications like Entrepreneur Magazine, Organic Gardening, Yoga Journal, Today’s Parent and Canadian Living. As a contributing photographer for Getty Images since 2006 her work has been published in many International Commercial print campaigns. As her career progressed Nancy's focus shifted to photographing the natural world and its’ creatures, highlighting the interconnectedness of all living beings. It also shifted to exploring different art forms at institutions like the Toronto School of Art and R & F in New York. Nancy integrated her photographic skills with painting mediums to craft unique mixed media artworks. Her work has been exhibited in Galleries, Art Fairs, Group and Solo exhibitions and is collected privately.

In 2019 she completed an Artist in Residency with the Toronto Region Conservation Authority and the York Region Art Council at the Kortright Center. Nancy's creations serve as an inspiration, encouraging others to delve deeper into nature, unleash their creativity, and connect with their inner selves.

Website: www.nancyfalconi.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nancyfalconich/

Join the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) as a member to get a discount on this program, upcoming events and classes, and free parking. A TBG membership helps you deepen your knowledge and connection to the natural world, become a part of a dynamic community of plant people, and be inspired! Become a member !

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Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, Canada