Sketching Class - The Bot Gardens for Beginners

It's week two for me in my first ever art class, bookmaking and sketching with Wendy Shortland, which I am enjoying very much.  To describe something my first instinct is to start writing, though whether it's words or ink, looking takes the cake. Here I may have bitten off to much,with this scene from the courtyard of the Moore Room. Still it's the luxury of a cacaphony of plants, that green thought manifest, the sense of riot and abundance, which makes it such a pleasure to attempt to translate the garden to paper. Next week I hope to turn a few  new leaves!  Carol J.

Sydney Morning Herald Autumn of the Arts

To view images of the Royal Botanic Garden and Domain Trust's new flagship event starting in March, the Sydney Morning Herald Autumn of the Arts (which includes the Garden Sketchabout), follow this link http://www.flickr.com/photos/botanic-gardens-sydney/sets/72157625831858929/