The Artist's Toolkit - Botanical Drawing and Painting - adult education class

Course Overview

This welcoming, practical course offers a continuous and supportive introduction to making art. Designed as a rolling learning experience, it explores a rich variety of subjects, artistic movements, individual artists and creative techniques through a learning-by-making approach.

Each term focuses on a different artistic style, technique, or genre, giving you the opportunity to develop confidence, deepen your understanding of artistic processes, and build a personal creative ‘toolkit’ of practical skills.

The course is ideal for complete beginners, while also offering fresh inspiration and new directions for anyone wishing to continue their creative journey.

Summer Term Theme

The Artist’s Toolkit: Botanical Drawing and Painting

This summer, the course turns to the beautiful and absorbing world of botanical art. We will explore the techniques, materials, and visual traditions used by artists and scientific illustrators to study plants and flowers, while discovering how botanical imagery has appeared across different artistic cultures.

Through guided exercises and practical demonstrations, you will:

• Strengthen your observation and drawing skills

• Learn a range of painting techniques and materials

• Develop confidence in representing natural forms

• Expand your personal artistic toolkit

Above all, the course invites you to slow down, look closely and enjoy the extraordinary variety and beauty of the natural world through drawing and paint.

This is an adult education course open to everyone. No previous experience is necessary.

The maximum group size for this course is 12 participants.

Reading material or special equipment needed (if any)

TBA

Term dates

•  Summer Term: week beginning 27 April 2026 until week ending 19 June 2026

Any questions?

If you have any questions about the content of this course please contact the tutor, Zoë Dorelli at zoedorelli@icloud.com

If you have any questions about enrolment please contact the Imperial after:hours Administrator, Christian Jacobi at c.jacobi@imperial.ac.uk

Class Recordings

These classes are not recorded

Attendance Certificate

Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an Imperial College attendance certificate

Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment