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Beginning Watercolor: Online

Tap into your creativity and learn how to paint sparkling, luminous watercolors in the Chicago Botanic Garden's virtual botanical art class. You'll explore brush technique, color mixing, and wash control from the comfort of home. No prior experience needed.

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  • 15 hours over 6 sessions

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Tue. Nov 3, 2026, 1pm CT (6 sessions)


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  • Tue, Nov 03 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
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Class Description

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Participate in an engaging online botanical art workshop offered by the Chicago Botanic Garden, accessible from anywhere in the world through virtual instruction.

Develop your watercolor painting skills and master the techniques of creating luminous, translucent washes. This progressive course begins with foundational exercises designed to build confidence and technique, then advances through nature studies and landscape painting. You will rapidly develop proficiency through hands-on practice of essential skills, including advanced brush control, color theory and mixing methods, and both wet and dry application techniques. Previous artistic experience is not required to succeed in this class. A detailed supply list will be provided to all participants.

The course is delivered online via the Zoom platform. Students must complete their registration online at least two days before their chosen class date. Upon registration, participants will receive Zoom login information and access instructions 24 hours prior to the start of their session.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be submitted to [email protected] 2 business days prior to the program’s start date and time. The registration fee will be refunded less a 15% processing charge. A refund is issued in the form of a credit on file (to be used for future programs).

Refund requests submitted less than 48 hours prior to a program start date are non-transferable and are not eligible for a refund.

Fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable on and after the program’s start date. We cannot refund fees requested on or after the start date of a program or for sessions missed due to student illness or other personal situations.

Registration fees for courses grouped and priced as a series will be considered one program and subject to all of the above guidelines. A refund request must be received prior to the start date of the series' first class session and will subsequently cancel your registration in every session of the series.

In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

Reviews of Classes at Chicago Botanic Garden (148)

(4.4-star rating across 148 reviews)

This class: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews

  • Beginning Watercolor: Online

    I am a true beginner with no prior experience. I learned about brushes, brush strokes, and paint mixing. Judith gave me great critiques with very good tips. The only negative is that the students seemed to be sorted by age instead of experience. I was the only “newby” so it was a bit intimidating.
  • Beginning Watercolor: Online

    I really enjoyed this class. I chose it to try out watercolor. It was appropriate for a beginner and the required materials list was short. We covered a lot of introductory techniques including painting on wet and dry paper, color mixing, creating textures, and painting objects and landscapes.
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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a world-renowned living museum and conservation science center that offers multiple unique nature courses spread throughout 26 gardens and four natural areas on 385 acres.

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