Mary Harden Artist - Botanical Illustrations
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting in on a botanical illustration class being held at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. The class was being conducted by artist Mary Harden . Mary Harden is a hard working instructor who is passionate about her work which is evident when watching her interact with her students. The class is not just about technique. It's about truly seeing and feeling your subject which in these classes are specimens from the botanical gardens as you can see in the above photo. As an artist, no matter your genre, the ability to see depth with an artistic flair is something innate which needs to be drawn out of the student in order to be fully aware of and understand the creative process. This is what Mary provides and teaches. Each one of us could observe the first photo in this post and see something different. That's what this educator teaches; Seeing with depth and feeling. As an educator, her artistic passion flows through her instru...