Community in Bloom: Botanical Drawing Activity

Join the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, CNPS-Milo Baker Chapter, and Sonoma County Ag + Open Space relaxing evening and explore nature through art. In this hands-on workshop, participants will carefully observe a selected plant and learn how to render it using colored pencils. With a guided, step-by-step approach, even beginners will feel comfortable and successful as they create their own botanical drawing to take home.

After completing the initial drawing, participants will have time to add color and detail using colored pencils. The finished artwork can later be framed, displayed, or even added to a blank card for gifting. Most importantly, the session offers an opportunity to slow down, learn something new, and enjoy the creative process together.

Careful attention to nature is both calming and nurturing. By closely observing plants and translating that beauty onto paper, we deepen our connection to the natural world around us. We hope you will join us for this enjoyable and inspiring activity.

About the Instructor

Ginny Spencer has been an educator of children and adults for more than 30 years. As a classroom teacher and later as an art instructor for all ages at Oak Grove School, she has been instrumental in providing a rich array of successful and satisfying lessons across many types of art experiences.

Outside the school setting, Ginny has been a student of local artist Nina Antze for over a decade, studying botanical art using colored pencils. During this time she has participated in several shows, most recently one in Herron Hall highlighting the plants native to the precious Laguna environment.

There is no charge for this event. It is made possible by the taxpayers of Sonoma County, who fund the work of through a quarter-cent sales tax.