Introduction to Drawing & Botanical Illustration
· 11:00 AM
About this event
Are you inspired by the beauty of Sherman Gardens? Come and learn to draw it. In this class, local artist, Brenda Benveniste, will give you the basic tools and techniques to draw some of the exquisite flowers and foliage you will find in the garden.Inspired by stunning patterns and intricate natural designs of botanical subjects, participants will learn a variety of illustration and sketching techniques including detail observation, concepts of light value, and shading to create form. No experience is necessary. The goal is to foster artistic confidence and reveal individual creative style…
Before you go at Sherman Library & Gardens
- Go in from Dahlia Avenue — the entrance has moved while work goes on in the gardens, and some areas are closed off with construction noise around.
- Admission is $12 for an adult and $5 for a child aged 4 to 17.
- Kids 3 and under are free, and you don't need to book a ticket for them at all.
- An admission ticket is good between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., so this is a daytime visit.
- The library gallery closes on and off for classes and private events — call or ask at the front desk that morning if that's what you came to see.
Read from experience.thesherman.org, checked Thursday, August 20, 2026.
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