Drawing Brisbane's Blooms | Nicole Crosswell

Drawing Brisbane's Blooms | Nicole Crosswell

Join local Brisbane artist and scientific illustrator, Nicole Crosswell, for her Drawing Brisbane’s Blooms Workshop at the iconic Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha!

This three-hour experience will be held in the Australian Plant Communities section. Starting with a 30-minute observation stroll discovering the cultivated and native plant species that grow well in Brisbane. Followed by an inspiring 2.5 hour seated session drawing from freshly cut specimens cut specifically for the workshop.

Using graphite and a touch of watercolour, embrace contemporary lines and energy while connecting with nature.

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  • Date

    Friday 18 October, 9.30-12.30

  • Participants

    Adults

  • Medium

    Graphite & Watercolour

  • Region / Venue

    Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

  • Bookings

    Bookings Link 

  • Tutor & Organisation

    Nicole Crosswell

Held in the Australian Plant Communities section, a map will be provided, you can drive through the gardens and park where the workshop will be held.

About The Tutor

Nicole Crosswell is a practicing visual artist, arts facilitator, and the scientific illustrator for The Queensland Herbarium at Mt. Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. Her arts practice embodies the phrase ‘to draw’; from contemporary manipulation of physical thread and line through to traditional methods of drawing and mark making.

In both her professional and personal life is Nicole’s passion for the natural world and its dynamic evolution. Whether within the walls of the Herbarium, nature trailing with students through the Bunya Mountains or working in her studio garden, Nicole’s ethos is always to take the time, to observe closely and listen carefully to the surrounding environment.

 Nicole Crosswell’s arts practice is informed by Baba Dioum’s statement, “In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” Her body of work encapsulates her love and understanding of the natural world and its intersection with the human condition.

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