Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy

Detail of Ohio Spiderwort, Tradescantia ohiensis, ©Heeyoung Kim Ever been amazed by Chinese calligraphy brush strokes?  Wouldn't it be nice when you can be that much confident with your brush? During this very snowy winter, I tried some calligraphy, which is in my blood thanks to have master calligraphers as a father and a grandfather. As I know my brush handling skill comes from my calligraphy technique, I came up with the idea of having a workshop with this topic.  Chinese calligraphy is all about brush handling. It looks very intimidating, but the basic is simple,  believe or not. I trust everyone can learn just enough techniques to try for botanical painting.  I am very excited with this totally new topic. 

Royal Catchfly, Silene regia, ©Heeyoung Kim Collection of Emily & Jason Ciaglo "Red is rare on the prairie, and the Royal Catchfly wears its crimson blossoms well. It is a dangerous beauty for climbing insects unfortunate enough to be caught in the sticky hairs that line the base of the flower, but its nectar is a favorite treat of butterflies and hummingbirds. ........." (Quote from an article   http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=155451  on Feb, 2010.)  ASBA exhibition  Losing Paradise? Endangered Plant Here and Around the World   at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 2010     Losing Paradise was  shown as part of Plants in Peril exhibition  at Shirley Sherwood Gallery at KEW, London, 2011 Red flowers make us happy! Well, not only us, humans, but also butterflies and humming birds!  This winter in Chicago and broader area, we have extraordinary amount of snow. Long icy and snowy spell has made