Illustrating Nature in Mixed Media & Color
Adult Classes | Available
This hands-on illustration class invites students to explore nature's rich textures and organic forms through mixed-media techniques. Using drawing art pens, markers, watercolor, and gouache on paper, students will create layered and expressive artworks inspired by plants, flowers, leaves, and the natural landscapes of the local environment and beyond. Whether you're a beginner or a more experienced artist looking to experiment with new techniques, these classes are focused on cultivating creativity, observation skills, and confidence in combining materials. Students will finish the session with a small collection of botanical illustrations and a stronger understanding of how to work with mixed media.
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- Watercolor and mixed media paper
- Drawing art pens and brushes
- Markers water-based
- Gouache and watercolor paints and palette
- Reference images or real plants
- Reusable cups for cleaning brushes and water for mixing colors.
- An apron
Any questions? Please contact me directly: art.adorablemonique@gmail.com
Monique Olsen
Monique Olsen is a visual artist based in Southwest Florida, raised abroad in Central America, and born in Chicago, Illinois, and profoundly influenced her understanding of art, culture, and color. Monique is well known for her figurative works, landscapes, and people, among diverse themes. In addition, to painting, she is accomplished in other mediums, such as ceramics and illustration. She obtained her formal education in Fine Arts, Teaching Arts with a concentration in Visual Arts at the Licentiate level, and Educational Leadership with distinction. In addition, her art has received copious accolades and the opportunity to exhibit in many venues. Growing up surrounded by different cultures has broadened her overall view of life, and she continuously is pursuing success in personal, professional, and artistic endeavors and the cultural experience itself.