Gardens, Galleries & Goldenrod: Botanical Drawing with Wendy Hollender

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 01:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-04:00

5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, NY, United States, New York 12354 | Hudson

Frederic Church's Olana
Publisher/HostFrederic Church's Olana
Gardens, Galleries & Goldenrod: Botanical Drawing with Wendy Hollender
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Gardens, Galleries & Goldenrod: Botanical Drawing with Wendy Hollender
Saturday, September 27 | 1:00-5:00 PM
https://olana.org/programs-events/
Explore Olana’s landscape in bloom and join famed botanical artist Wendy Hollender for an afternoon drawing workshop. Explore Frederic Church’s designed landscape at Olana State Historic Site and use pencil and watercolor pencils to create realistic drawings of the flora growing in late September. During the class, participants will learn more about botanical illustration, the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species, and draw inspiration from the botanical drawings of Church’s daughter Isabel “Downie” Church. $30 per person/$15 for members.
Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, illustrator, instructor, and author whose internationally recognized career has spanned decades. She is a leading expert in using colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create detailed botanical drawings and paintings.
This program is part of a day of joint programming between The Olana Partnership and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in connection with EMILY COLE: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses on view at the Thomas Cole Site through November 2. Start your day exploring the exhibition and Emily Cole by purchasing tickets for a special exhibition tour at https://thomascole.org/emilycole/
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