During my visit to XTBG, there was a meeting on biodiversity conservation. It was about illegal wildlife trade in South West Asia. Prince William also visited XTBG for that time, give a talk at the meeting on biodiversity protection in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden For the same
All the species I will paint for this project is collected from the nursery of the garden. XTBG is a big botanical garden, so you might need to take small electric busses, or have a long walk. Generally I do my scientific illustration in the
A trip to China, and it is all about Orchids! My first visit to Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, XTBG was on January, 2015. I have stayed there for 3 months to prepare the first sketches of a series of endangered orchids. I had a really great studio
This course offers a wonderful holiday opportunity with a relaxing atmosphere while helping to develop your skills and information about botanical art. Yaghane Hostel is organizing this course with an excellent hospitality and providing an opportunity to paint seosonal plants with a different approach. Course
This workshop is a great way learn the fundamental techniques of paint and pencil. Using plants as out core subject this course is an ideal to start if you want to become a botanical illustrator. The techniques you learn are valuable across all areas of
Lets explore Reds, Maroons and Purples found in the nature, in tulips, orchids, and juicy fruits. In this 2 - day workshop, we will practice using different pigments to create rich reds which will make the subjects come alive on the paper. You will explore how
Let’s look at the texture of different surfaces through nature in early summer. You will be exploring in delicious lime green, sage, golden hues, and bright blue’s hidden in the details. When you are learning how the colours react with each other, you will also
At the 2014 RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) botanical art show, which took place at the Lindley Hall, London, from 11th to 12th April, I was delighted to be awarded another RHS gold medal for my exhibited works. These works included detailed study of Gunnera tinctoria
February 27th - March 27th, 2014 So far, I took part in several group exhibitions, but my first solo exhibition was hosted by ITU Rectorate Art Gallery. Actually, everything begins when Prof. Dr. Telem Gök Sadıkoğlu participated in one of my courses at NGBB, at 2013.
This six days workshop is aimed to practice on more plants by painting part of it. In this way, a lot more plant and parts of them will help you to increase your knowledge and skills, rather than a few. You will have opportunity to