Introduction to Botanical Painting by Esther Geh
Esther Geh is a Penang born artist with a passion for botanical subjects, painting in watercolour and occasionally in acrylic. She lived a large part of her life as a medical professional in Singapore and the UK prior to returning to Penang in 2007. The attention to detail required in her previous career as an anaesthetist, coupled with her love for nature, has been instrumental in the development of her personal style of botanical painting. Esther has exhibited nationally and internationally, including with The Society of Botanical Artists’s annual exhibition in 2016, Georgetown Festival 2017 and 2018, and Open Studios Penang 2019. She participated in Belang in 2020, and her piece is now part of the Penang State Art Gallery’s permanent collection.
In this workshop, you will be painting a small study of a botanical subject in watercolour. Esther will take you step by step, through the process of drawing and painting a botanically accurate subject.
Skills that will be taught –
Drawing : How to draw what you see, how to manage proportions, and some foreshortening
Watercolour Painting : basic techniques like flat and graded washes, wet on wet and wet on dry. Also some basic color theory, how to mix colours from a limited palette of primaries.
This workshop is suitable for beginners to intermediate artists, wanting to try botanical painting, age 14 and above.
Saturday 17th October. 10am-12pm
RM100 per person includes all materials.
Whatsapp +60 12-486 3636 to book a place.