Illumination is the art of decorating books and manuscripts with brilliant color and gold, the word stemming from the Latin illuminare, “to light up.” Illuminated letters have been for centuries used to decorate and light up the pages manuscripts.
This advanced workshop focuses on the centuries old art of illumination (traditional techniques and materials) to create a traditional floral portrait with a contemporary twist. Instruction will focus on composition, gilding and gouache to create a unique floral study. Pre-requisite: Students must have completed the course: Introduction to Illuminated Letters.
Talbot County artist Lee D’Zmura is an award winning botanical artist whose experience in landscape architecture enriches her watercolors. With a focus on historic landscape preservation, her professional projects include the Jefferson Memorial and Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC and Ann-Marie Sculpture Garden in Solomons, MD. The transition from landscape documentation and design to botanical painting was a natural extension of her knowledge and love of plants. Her watercolors are an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of the individual specimen with botanical accuracy. The fine detail in her paintings is in part the result of years of technical drawing.
D’Zmura received her certificate in Botanical Art from the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration where she subsequently taught the advanced watercolor classes. She has also studied with several master botanical artists and is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Botanical Art Society of the National Capital. Her work is in collections throughout the country and has been published in journals and books on botanical art including American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic. Most recently her work was on exhibit at the United States Botanic Gardens. Lee maintains a studio in St. Michaels where she draws inspiration from her neighbors’ gardens and the wildflowers of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
For more information and to register go to www.smartleague.org
The St. Michaels Art League is supported in part by the Talbot County Arts Council.
The St. Michaels Art League presents: Advanced Illumination – Botanical Flowers on Gold
with botanical artist Lee D’Zmura.
Two day workshop, Feb. 4th and 5th, 2015, 9am to 3pm
Choptank Electric Cooperative, 1118 S. Talbot St., St. Michaels
Fee: members $110 non-members $125
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