Join Botanical Artist and Jewellery Designer Maker, Josephine Gomersall for a botanical drawing workshop at the Millennium Gallery, supported by Sheffield Museums Trust. Josephine’s passion for botanical drawing began in her childhood, since then she has continued to develop her artistic skills throughout her professional career, with botanical drawing at the heart, forming an essential part of her creative practice and a way to experience relaxation and Flow, (described as the state of absorption in one’s craft) . As a Fellow member of the Society of Botanical Artists and a member of the Florilegium Society at Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Josephine will share with you her experience, in a relaxing and tranquil setting, filled with colourful, delicate seasonal flower arrangements, which will be the subject matter and focus of the workshop.

The aim of the workshop is to provide you with a creative time and space, art equipment, new skills and the confidence you need to create your own beautiful artwork, using graphite pencils, watercolour paints and paper. Throughout the day you will be guided to produce pencil sketches and watercolour trials, experiment with mark-making and and colour-mixing to develop your drawing and painting skills and illustrative style, which will inform your final outcome; a pencil and watercolour drawing for you to take home, depicting a single botanical specimen. Emphasis will be given to deep concentration and close observation of your chosen subject matter to enable the best results. This workshop is suitable for beginners and intermediates who share an appreciation of flowers and the beauty of the natural world and an interest in capturing the essence of ephemeral blooms through the art of botanical drawing . All art materials and equipment will be provided including the seasonal flowers.