​​All 200 level courses require a minimum of the successful completion of Drawing I or permission of the instructor.

Course numbers ending in an X are taught on line.  All other courses are taught in person at the Yale Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT.  06511

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128X Watercolor Workshop for Beginners (On-line)
Tuesdays, January 7 to January 28, 10am to 12noon
Instructor: Linda Miller (lindaamiller@snet.net)
$160, 4 sessions, 8 hours
Explore the world of watercolor!  The traditional approach to transparent watercolor painting will be taught, with the focus on limited palettes, mixing, layering, and glazing to create luminous, beautiful colors in this special medium.  There will be time for practice during class after instructor demos, and students will bring work back that they did at home for group critiques. 

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244X Watercolor I (On-line)
Fridays, January 10 to February 28, 4-7pm
Instructor: Dorie Petrochko (doripbird1@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
Learn the basic techniques of watercolor painting including color theory, color mixing, washes, layering, dry versus wet, dry brush, and achieving fine detail necessary for natural science subjects. Students will learn how to plan a painting and develop it carefully to capture the beauty of this transparent medium.  This course meets on-line.

Prerequisites: Drawing I and Drawing II

164 Pinecone in Ink (In person)
Saturdays, January 11 to February 1, 9am-Noon
Instructor: Jeanette Compton (jeanettecomptonart@gmail.com)
$260, 4 sessions, 13 hours
The deep crevices of pinecones lend themselves beautifully to the medium of pen and ink.  This course will explore the process of drawing a pinecone from life in detail.  Students will use a fine liner pen (Copic marker) using natural science illustration techniques. Weekly assignments will consist of exploring pen and ink techniques and depicting details of a pinecone culminating in a final project - a pinecone in ink.

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101X Drawing I (On-line)
Saturdays, February 1 to March 22, 10am-1pm
Instructor:  Jan Prentice (prenticestudio@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
This course introduces all the necessary techniques in rendering light on form, value, texture, perspective, proportion, and composition.  It is the foundation course for all sequential courses taken at the Yale Peabody Museum.  Each student will be given individual assignments and critiques.  A final project will be due at the culmination of the course.

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172X Children’s Books: Science and Art (On-line)
Tuesdays, February 4 to February 25, 10am-12 noon
Instructor: Linda Miller (lindaamiller@snet.net)
$160, 4 sessions, 8 hours
We will explore some of the wonderful new books out there and have the opportunity to have a dialogue with some authors and illustrators.  We will also learn about the process of creating children’s books by journaling and creating storyboards for our own books!  There will be time for practice during class after instructor demos and students will bring work back that they did at home for group critiques.

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267X Adobe Photoshop for Natural Science Illustrators (On-Line)
Thursdays, February 6 to March 27, 5-8pm
Instructor: Ikumi Kayama (ikumikayama@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
In this virtual 8-week course, students will take their completed illustrations in a traditional medium and manipulate them for publication in Adobe Photoshop.  The famously complicated and ever-changing Photoshop palettes and tools will be discussed and the tools most often used by professional scientific illustrators will be covered.  After taking this course, the students should have a working knowledge and basic understanding of Adobe Photoshop.

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212X Creating a Field Guide Poster (On-line)
Fridays, February 7 to March 14, 10am-Noon
Instructor: Haley Grunloh (haleygrunloh@gmail.com)
$240, 6 sessions, 12 hours
In this project-based class, students will be guided through the process of designing and illustrating a field guide poster on a topic of their choice.  We'll cover research, sketching, and basic graphic design techniques, while we work towards a fully rendered poster that is both beautiful and educational.  Students will have the option to work digitally or traditionally.  If using traditional media they must have access to a scanner.

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173 Birds of Prey in Ink (In person)
Saturdays, February 8 to March 1, 9am-noon 
Instructor: Jeanette Compton (jeanettecomptonart@gmail.com)
$260, 4 sessions, 13 hours
This four session course focuses on birds of prey or raptors, including eagles, hawks, falcons, and osprey.  After an introduction to the anatomy and natural history of these predatory birds, students will select a raptor to depict in fine liner pen from the Peabody Museum’s Education and Ornithology collection.  Weekly assignments include practice of pen and ink techniques as well as the weekly progress of the final project -  a raptor in pen and ink. 

 

294X Marketing for Illustrators (On-line)
Saturdays, February 8 to March 29, 1-4pm
Instructor: Ikumi Kayama (ikumikayama@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
Few artists and illustrators enjoy the business side of art and marketing. Fear comes from the unknown and the unfamiliar; let’s brush aside those barriers to take the first steps to start and maintain a successful art business. This course will guide students to break down the overwhelming business marketing principles, terminology, and approaches into something more manageable, fun, and exciting.  This course meets on-line.

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174X Art of Natural History (On-line)
Mondays, February 17 to April 7, 4-7pm
Instructor:  Kate Samworth (samworthkate@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
This course combines art history with hands-on projects.  We'll examine the fascinating stories behind centuries of collecting and documenting the natural world, from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment, with a special focus on arts and sciences of the Renaissance. Weekly presentations and projects are based on various fields of science including botany zoology anatomy entomology Ornithology and geometry in nature.  Students will develop skills in color rendering through a series of demonstrations and exercises in mixed media.

Prerequisite: Drawing I or permission of the instructor

205X Pen and Ink (On-line)
Thursdays, February 20 to April 10, 4-7pm
Instructor: Kate Samworth (samworthkate@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
The beauty and clarity of natural science drawings in ink have been admired for centuries.  We will work on a series of exercises to develop your skills in hatching shading stippling and using washes. Classwork involves copying masterworks using experimental techniques to complete multiple versions of the same image and using class discussions to improve technical ability in pen and ink.

Prerequisites: Drawing I and Drawing II or permission of the instructor

149X Digital Painting Workshop: Orchids (On line)
Sunday, February 23, 12 to 5pm
Instructor: Haley Grunloh (haleygrunloh@gmail.com)
$100, 1 session, 5 hours
Capture the beauty of orchids in a vibrant digital painting. Bring your own orchid or orchid photos or choose references from photos provided by the instructor.  We'll practice some basic digital painting techniques and learn a bit about botany along the way.  Demonstrations will utilize the free to download and easy to learn painting app Autodesk sketchbook.  Students must have access to a digital drawing tablet (Wacom or similar) and have Autodesk Sketchbook downloaded before the workshop. If already comfortable using a different app for painting, you should still be able to participate.  Contact the instructor for more information.

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103X Field Sketching and Nature Journaling (On-line)
Thursdays, March 6 to April 10, 10am to 12 noon
Instructor: Linda Miller (lindaamiller@snet.net)
$240, 6 sessions, 12 hours
Learn the basics of observational drawing starting with simple objects so that you can sketch what you find outdoors as well as indoors. Students will be encouraged to carry their sketchbooks and journals wherever they go.  There will be a balance between presentations by the instructor with actual practice, followed by group critiques.

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190 Painting Landscapes in Watercolor (In person)
Sundays, March 2 to April 6, 1-4pm
Instructor Bivenne Staiger (bivenne@yahoo.com)
$360, 6 sessions, 18 hours
Landscapes are popular motifs to paint because they vary so much and are of course immediately obvious when we step outside.  They’re also fun and easy to paint when out in the field or on a trip.  This course will present the steps taken to paint different landscapes in various seasons in watercolor.  Some ability to raw is recommended but not necessary.  A new landscape will be painted each week.

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176 Paleo Art in Ink (In person)
Saturdays, March 15 to April 5, 9am-noon 
Instructor: Jeanette Compton (jeanettecomptonart@gmail.com)
$260, 4 sessions, 13 hours
Focusing on specimens and casts from the Peabody's education collection and photographs of the museum's exhibits, students will depict bones or fossils in ink using fine liner pens on watercolor paper.  Students will use natural science illustration techniques of line and stipple to render a subject of their choice. Weekly homework assignments will focus on techniques taught in class as well as the particulars of the subject matter. Final project will be a single composition.

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270X Plant Morphology (On-line)
Tuesdays, March 25 to May 13, 4-7pm
Instructor:  Betsy Barry (betsybarrydesigns@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
Explore the exquisite variety of form, function, and structural adaptations of flowering plants.  Each week students will draw the parts of one or two flowers from different families to produce an artistic botanical plate of each one. When possible, students will dissect live flowers in class.  When fresh flowers are unavailable to students, they will work from published references to produce their illustrations.  Each class will include a primer on basic botany.  This course meets online.

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241X Colored Pencil I (On-line)
Saturdays, April 5 to May 24, 10am to 1pm
Instructor:  Jan Prentice (prenticestudio@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
Begin your exploration of color with this approachable medium. In the first few meetings, students will learn and practice key color concepts: primary and secondary color, local color, color temperature, hue, chroma and value. With this background, students will then learn techniques needed to create beautiful, detailed drawings on a variety of drawing surfaces.  This course meets on-line.

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216X Composition & Design (On-line)
Mondays, April 7 to June 22, 2-5pm
Instructor:  Dorie Petrochko (doripbird1@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
Learning the elements of composition and design is essential for completing successful paintings and illustrations. Exploring Notan composition, spatial relationships, the golden mean, balance, and structure, we will create dynamic studies that will serve as templates for final watercolor, colored pencil, and mixed media compositions.

Prerequisites: NSI201X Drawing II and NSI244X Watercolor I or NSI241X Colored Pencil I

105 Field Sketching and Nature Journaling at the Marsh Botanical Gardens (In person)
Tuesday, April 15 to May 20, 2 to 4pm
Instructor: Linda Miller (lindaamiller@snet.net)
$160, 4 sessions, 8 hours
Practice your observational drawing in the green houses and outdoor gardens at the Marsh Botanical Gardens at Yale. The focus will be on drawing practice with time for group critiques. 

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261X Vertebrate Anatomy (On-line)
Wednesdays, April 16 to June 4, 6-9pm 
Instructor:  Dino Pulera (dpulera@rogers.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
This course will develop observational skills and teach students how to learn and study vertebrate anatomy through drawing.  Students will learn the fundamental design of mammalian skeletons and overlying muscles and develop an understanding that the differences in skeletons are a result of variations on a common theme/framework dictated by an animal's lifestyle.  There will be small weekly assignments and one major final project: a skeletal and muscular reconstruction of an animal chosen by the student.

Prerequisites: NSI201Drawing II – Light on Form, or permission of the instructor.

205 Pen & Ink (In person)
Saturdays, April 19 to June 7, 9am-Noon
Instructor: Jeanette Compton (jeanettecomptonart@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
For centuries, pen and ink has been used to depict natural science and botanical subjects. In this course, students will master pen and ink techniques using both traditional crow quill pen and technical pens within the realm of natural science illustration. Homework assignments will follow lessons and techniques taught. Final project will be a composition showing mastery of stipple and line.

Prerequisites: Drawing I and Drawing II or permission of the instructor

143 Shells and Slime: Painting Mollusks (In person)
Saturday, April 19, 1-4pm
Instructor: Haley Grunloh (haleygrunloh@gmail.com)
$60, 1 session, 3 hours
Dive into the world of snails, slugs and their relatives in this immersive one-day painting workshop. We'll learn about the anatomy and structure of these diverse animals and how to render them in ink and watercolor using museum specimens as reference. All skill levels are welcome.

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280 Butterflies and Moths in Watercolor (In person)
Thursdays, April 24 to May 15, 2-5pm
Instructor:  Kim Burris (kimburr@comcast.net)
$240, 4 sessions, 12 hours
Students will use classic botanical painting techniques to explore the beauty and complexity of butterflies and moths.  The class will visit the Yale entomology collection and photograph favorite lepidoptera subjects for use as references.  Students may also supply their own subjects or photos.  This course meets in-person.

Prerequisites: Drawing I and experience in watercolor

101 Drawing I (In person)
Sundays April 27 to June 22, 1-4pm
Instructor:  Haley Grunloh (haleygrunloh@gmail.com)
$480, 8 sessions, 24 hours
This course introduces all the necessary techniques in rendering light on form, value, texture, perspective, proportion, and composition.  It is the foundation course for all sequential courses taken at the Yale Peabody Museum.  Each student will be given individual assignments and critiques.  A final project will be due at the culmination of the course.

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204 Drawing and Painting Birds in Watercolor (In person)
Fridays, May 2 to June 6
Instructor:  Dorie Petrochko (doripbird1@gmail.com)
$360, 6 sessions, 18 hours
This in person course will introduce students to the fascinating world of drawing and painting birds.  Using taxidermy mounts and skins from the Yale Peabody Museum’s vertebrate zoology collection, students will develop an understanding of avian anatomy and bird behavior.  We will learn how to observe and draw a bird's basic structure and coloration by field sketching and painting birds from live video cams. A final project will reflect the study of a bird in its habitat. Hands-on demonstrations will be included as well as individual guided instruction and critiques.

Prerequisite: Drawing I and Watercolor or Colored Pencil I, or permission of the instructor.

105A, B, C, D, E, F One Day Workshops: Field Sketching and Nature Journaling at the Marsh Botanical Gardens (In person)
105A Friday, May 9, 1 to 4pm
105B Friday, May 16, 1 to 4pm
105C Friday, June 6, 1 to 4pm
105D Friday, June 13, 1 to 4pm
105E Friday, June 20, 1 to 4pm
105F Friday, June 27, 1 to 4pm 
Instructor: Linda Miller (lindaamiller@snet.net)
$60, 1 session, 3 hours
Register for one or more of these one day workshops either as a continuation of 105 or on their own.  These workshops provide an opportunity to practice your observational drawing as you explore the greenhouses and gardens at the Marsh Botanical Gardens at Yale in New Haven.  The focus will be on drawing practice with time for group critiques. Workshops will meet in person at the Marsh Botanical Garden in New Haven.

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