In this ongoing weekly class, we will create our own unique weird nature drawings. We will take inspiration from all the strange and wonderful things we see in our gardens everyday like flowers that look like dragons, plants that eat insects and more. Each session we will discuss a different variety of weird plant or animal, draw it together and invent our own strange species. This course is great for beginners as we will go through each step of the drawing together using some fun and easy drawing techniques such as using simple shapes to create form, drawing shadows and using colour. English language learners are encouraged to join as all of my classes are completely ESL friendly. All we need are some pencils, paper, a sharpener, an eraser and our fantastic imaginations! 
Course Schedule:

Week of June 17th: Introduction to drawing shapes and creating shadows. Draw a simple flower using beginner's drawing techniques.

Week of June 24th: Poisonous Plants. Use the drawing techniques explored lesson 1 to draw a poisonous plant together. 

Week of July 1st: Weird Summer. We'll explore all things Summer! Blue skies, Tropical beaches and ice cream!

Week of July 8th: Weird Still Life and Colour Exploration. We will draw a simple floral still life using coloured pencils. 

Week of July 15th: Weird Insects. We will discuss some of the strange little creatures found in exotic jungles and rain forests around the world, then we will draw them together. 

Week of July 22nd: Weird Sea Creatures. We will discuss some of the strange creatures found in the depths of the ocean and draw them together.
 
Week of July 29th: Plants in Space. In this class we will invent our own space plants. It could be a fruit tree from Jupiter, our imaginations are the only limit. 

Week of August 5th: Plant Self Portrait. We will imagine ourselves as a brand new species of plant and draw a plant self portrait  together.

Week of August 12th: Nature themed Superhero Character. 

Week of August 19th: Frida Khalo nature art. We will create a nature drawing in the style of famous Mexican Artist, Frida Khalo.

Week of August 26th: Fairytale nature. We will create a drawing based on a historical fairytale.

Week of September 2nd: Madhubani art. We will create a nature drawing in the colourful Madhubani style from India. 

Week of September 9th: Kawaii art: We will create a drawing inspired by the super cute Kawaii style from Japan.   

Week of September 16th: 10 minute nature sketches. We will do 3 different nature sketches with a 10 minute time limit for each drawing.

Week of September 23rd: Garden Gnomes. We will draw a cute garden gnome in a garden setting. 

Week of September 30th: Nature comic strip. We will illustrate a short comic about nature.

Week of October 7th: Weird Autumn. We will create a nature drawing based on all things associated with Autumn...Crunchy leaves, pumpkins and rainy days. 

Week of October 14th:  Robot plant. We will invent a new species of robot plant.

Week of October 21st: Fun Fungi: We will learn about and draw some colourful mushrooms.

Week of October 28th: Animal Splice: We will invent a new animal by 'splicing' together two of our favourite animals. 

Week of November 4th: Into the Weird Garden. We will complete a drawing including all the themes explored throughout the course to design our own garden full of real and imagined plants and creatures. 

Week of November 11th: Dramatic shadows: Creating mood and mystery using shadows and highlights.

Week of November 18th: Mythological Nature: Create your own mythological woodland character.

Week of November 25th: Abstract Nature: Create a nature drawing in an abstract style. 

Week of December 2nd: Art Nouveau: Create a nature drawing in the Art Nouveau style. 

Week of December 9th: Mona Lisa Flower: Re-imagine the famous portrait, Mona Lisa, as a plant drawing. 

Week of December 16th: A very weird holiday season. We will mix all things related to the holiday season with nature to create a festive masterpiece.