Date: Sat, 17 May 2025

Time: 2:30pm-7:30pm

Venue:  Chiltern Park Condo, Function Room, 137 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 556115

Level: All

Fee:

$60 for BASS Members (subsidised by BASS)

$150 for Non-members

In recent years Dianne has created a sketchbook dedicated to painting white or pale coloured subjects onto coloured or tinted paper, and in this workshop she will share this beautiful technique with participants. The approach, which also allows other coloured subjects to be painted, and can be used for full scale paintings too, creating beautiful ethereal effects. 

Dianne will share her approach, which involves the use of gouache and watercolour applied in light layers upon   underlying colours. This approach maintains an element of translucency by gradually building these layers. The painting finishes with a dry brush technique to build the highlights and brightest areas of the subject.

She will also share some of the approaches to photography that she uses in order to create dramatic light and shade on the subjects.  

Date: Mon, 19 May 2025

Time: 1pm-6pm

Venue:  Chiltern Park Condo, Function Room, 137 Serangoon Ave 3, Singapore 556115

Level: All

Fully booked!

Dianne firmly believes that keeping a sketchbook offers countless benefits, including the development of essential skills such as drawing, colour mixing, painting, and composition through hands-on experimentation. Additionally, it enhances botanical knowledge—an invaluable asset for any botanical artist.

In this workshop, participants will first be introduced to Dianne’s approach to

maintaining a sketchbook before creating their own sketch page.

A variety of small botanical subjects will be provided, and Dianne will guide the class through each stage of creating a composite page with a selection of different or related subjects - From observing and recording key written details about the live subject to sharing her techniques for measured sketching, colour swatches and arranging the plant parts on the page and painting. She will offer valuable insights to help participants refine their artistic process in order to successfully complete a sketchbook page.

Date: Saturday, 22 June 2024

Time: 9:30am-12:30pm

Venue:  Overjoyed Art Store @Marymount

Address: 41 Jalan Pemimpin #91093 Kong Beng Industrial building, Singapore 577186

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Fees:

SGD 75 for members

SGD 90 for non-members

Learn how to paint a Strelitzia - Bird of Paradise using acrylic paints. 

Workshop covers materials, colour mixing techniques, application of paint and dry brush layering.  Also learn the technique of shading and highlighting using an angle brush!

Date:  Sunday, 26th May 2024

Time:  2pm - 4pm

Venue:  Botanical Art Gallery @ Inverturret House

Address: 7 Gallop Rd, Singapore 258965

Level: Beginner

Fees: $30 for BASS Member (All proceeds to go to BASS)

Nature Printing is the practice of taking impressions directly or indirectly from the surface of natural objects such as leaves, flowers, ferns, seaweed, snakeskin, and more, to produce an image on paper. It is often considered a precursor to photography. 

Learn how to take sharp and detailed nature prints from plant material, and how to achieve different effects using a variety of papers and inks.

Materials for the workshop (Paper, inks, rollers, leaves) will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring along their own materials and plants to try.