Botanical Drawing Program

Learn to draw under the guidance of artist Carol Anne Sutherland. Beginning with principal drawing of the natural world in black and white, the courses develop technique until students gain the ability to dynamically capture majestic trees in graphite pencil and intricate orchids in colored pencil. Upon completion of the program, students will earn a Botanical Drawing Certificate.

Certificate Requirements

Participants earn a Botanical Drawing Certificate upon program completion of 140 total classroom hours.

Complete courses 1-9 (135 hours) plus one workshop (5 hours); 5 class sessions per course (3 hours/class; 15 total classroom hours per course)
Buy portfolio, arrange work sequentially in courses 1-9; schedule portfolio review with instructor
Participate in Drawing Class Workshop to mat and frame selected work(s)
Participate in Student Drawing Exhibition at Atlanta Botanical Garden

List of program courses and 2026 schedule:

Introduction to Drawing in Black and White; course begins Jan. 13 and Jan. 15
Intermediate Drawing in Black and White; course begins Feb. 17
Introduction to Drawing in Colored Pencil; course begins March 24
Intermediate Drawing in Colored Pencil; course begins April 28
Drawing Orchids in Black and White; course begins June 9
Drawing Orchids in Colored Pencil; course begins July 21
Drawing Trees; course begins Aug. 25
Fine Line Pen for Botanical Illustration; course begins Sept. 29
Drawing the Fall Harvest; course begins Nov. 3