Drawing Flowers with Perspective [Botanical Art Workshop]

In this engaging, skill-building class, Carol Ann Morley guides students in creating the illusion of depth through essential perspective principles. Train your artist’s eye to look beyond the familiar surface of a flower and uncover the underlying structural forms that define its true anatomy.
Through observation and guided practice, you’ll explore how foundational geometric shapes support complex plant forms, strengthening your ability to render convincing dimension in graphite. Students will study the diversity of plant structures both in the classroom and garden environment, translating their observations into carefully developed graphite drawings that capture depth, light, and form.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least one of Carol Ann Morley’s graphite classes or Sarah Roche’s Foundations of Botanical Drawing & Painting.
Instructed by Carol Ann Morley
Carol Ann Morley is a professional illustrator and dedicated teacher of botanical illustration. She is a former coordinator of the Botanical Art Illustration Certificate Program at The New York Botanical Garden. Her work has been widely exhibited and published in Science magazine, Animal magazine, and many Brooklyn Botanic Garden and NYBG publications.
Class/Program/Workshop: 26 BAC 140 Drawing Flowers with Perspective
Date: 3 days: Thursday, Friday & Monday, August 27, 28 & 31, 2026
Time Frame: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St., Wellesley, MA 02482
Photo by Carol Ann Morley