Spring workshops | I'll be offering outdoor sketching workshops again this year, beginning in the late spring/early summer. These workshops generally focus on natural subjects: plants, trees, landscapes, or general sketching techniques, and are open to all skill levels. They're scheduled and organized through my email mailing list - please contact me if you'd like to be added to the list. I'll post details once I have dates/topics set.

Time and location
Workshops are in the mornings at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge. In some cases we may move to the Harvard Museum of Natural History if the weather is uncooperative for outdoor sketching.

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Adults • 1 session | Join Erica Beade as we explore the beauty and variety of plant forms with pencil and paper. Through close observation, we'll use drawing techniques such as contour, gesture, foreshortening, and shading to capture some of Mount Auburn's botanical treasures on paper. All skill levels are welcome.

Time and location
9:00am to 11:00am on Sunday, June 10 at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.

Registration and cancellations
Pre-registration required; supply list will be sent in advance to participants. Offered through the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery, please register by going to:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3156247421/eorg

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Adults • 1 Session | Explore the amazing variety of tree forms using pencil and paper. We'll focus on capturing the shapes and volume of trunks and branches, and techniques for drawing foliage using a variety of markings to build up tonal areas and describe leaf character. Led by Erica Beade. All skill levels are welcome.

Time and location
9:00 to 11:00am at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.

Registration and cancellations
Pre-registration required; supply list will be sent in advance to participants. Offered through the Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery, please register by going to:

http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3156586435/eorg

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For kids (2 sections: for kids entering grades 3-4, and grades 5-7) | Combine your love for animals and drawing in this art and science program. With a museum educator, investigate the lives of birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. With artist Erica Beade, draw these animals from the exhibitions and classroom specimens while practicing various drawing techniques.
*This class has an additional $10 materials fee.

Time and location
9:30 to 12:00pm at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

Registration and cancellations
Offered through the Harvard Museum of Natural History. Call them at 617.495.2341, or visit their website for reservation details: http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/kids_classes/index.php

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Adults • 4 Sessions | Join us as we explore the beauty and variety of plant forms using pencil and paper. Taught by an artist and educator, this half-day workshop will introduce botanical drawing techniques through close observation and practice with contour, gesture, foreshortening and shading. All skill levels are welcome.

Time and location
4 Saturdays from 9:30am to 11:30pm at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge

Registration and cancellations
Class sizes are limited and advance registration is required. Call the HMNH Education Office 617.495.2341 or e-mail reservations@oeb.harvard.edu.

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Adults • 4 sessions | Drawing is a great way to connect with our natural world, and close study of museum specimens can be an inspiring way to develop your drawing skills. Join us for a four-session course in observational drawing—a chance to explore the museum's zoological collections from a new perspective. Taught by artist and educator Erica Beade, this course introduces students to basic techniques that they can continue to expand on their own. The first half of each session will be spent in the classroom practicing techniques such as shading, working from general shapes to details, and capturing movement. The second half will be devoted to drawing animal specimens in the galleries, with support and feedback from the course instructor.

Time and location
4 Saturdays from 9:30am to 11:30pm at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge

Registration and cancellations
Class sizes are limited and advance registration is required. Call the HMNH Education Office 617.495.2341 or e-mail reservations@oeb.harvard.edu.

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Kids • 6 sessions • | This club is designed for kids who love animals and art. Sketch face-to-face with a zebra, ostrich, tiger, or moose as we learn to draw animals from the museum's zoological collections. With materials that we provide, students focus on different animal groups each week and practice using different media. Young artists will enjoy seeing their talents emerge while monitoring their progress with a portfolio of weekly drawings. By the end of this six-week course, students will have gained greater confidence in their expressive skills as well as a new appreciation for the animal world.

Time and location
6 Tuesdays, 3:40 – 5:00pm at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge.

Registration and cancellations
Class sizes are limited and advance registration is required. Call the HMNH Education Office 617.495.2341 or e-mail reservations@oeb.harvard.edu.

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