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Join Sarah in Copşa Mare, a farming village in southern Transylvania in mid-May.  You will be surrounded by grasslands, lowland wood pasture,  hectares of old Oak, Beech and Hornbeam forest, exceptionally rich in flora and fauna.

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The surrounding habitats will be explored during periods of fieldwork, examining some of the plant species found there, numbering over 1000.  In addition discovering the invertebrates and birds that make these habitats their home.

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Back in the studio you will work from collected botanical specimens and where appropriate live specimens of invertebrates, before releasing the latter back into their habitats.  Sarah will also have an extensive collection of bird images for you to draw from.  This will consist of a selection of bird species that occur in this area of Transylvania.

With only 6 spaces available, this workshop is suitable for those with  experience of detailed botanical and natural history drawing and painting and will give you the opportunity to advance your creative skills, receiving expert tuition tailored to your needs.  

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A palette of gouache colours can be provided for a small additional fee.

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Subjects covered will include:

• Examining, choosing and preserving botanical subjects

• Correct handling of invertebrate specimens

• Observational drawing - structured drawing techniques

• Interpreting form, texture, colour and pattern 

• The benefits of painting with gouache (opaque water-based media)

• Gouache painting techniques

• Including habitat elements in your illustration

• Composition and creating a narrative in your work

• Those final touches in an illustration

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The studio/fieldwork day starts after breakfast, with a break for lunch, then continuing to around 5pm.

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PRICE (2027)

3000 EUR 

This includes six nights of accommodation in your own room (you may be required to share a bathroom with one other person), five days of tuition, all meals and wine throughout your stay , and airport transfers (if you fly into Sibiu, either direct from Luton or via Vienna/Munich).

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ACCOMMODATION
Rachel and James de Candole, our hosts, have restored the former town hall in Copsa Mare, originally built in the 1890s . This is now their family home and where you  will stay or in one of the two farmhouses they have restored in the village.  Meals will be eaten together, of fresh local produce (vegetarians and vegans catered for) included being hosted in the village for a couple of the evenings.

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James, Rachel and Sarah look forward to welcoming you.
If you require further information regarding booking and accommodation please contact:
james.decandole@outlook.com

 

www.transylvaniaschoolofbotanicart.com