Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/New York
- 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Cyanotype & Watercolor: Painting with the Sun at Selby Gardens
A sheet of prepared watercolor paper is the starting point for Cyanotype & Watercolor: Painting with the Sun. At Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, participants will make a sun-exposed image using an early photographic process, then add color with paint.
An image in two stages
The workshop begins with a composition arranged on pre-prepared watercolor paper with deckled edges. Sunlight creates the cyanotype motif; participants then work back into that image with watercolor. The two stages offer different choices on the same sheet: how to arrange the composition before exposure and where to add paint afterward.
Bianca Clyburn of Art on Fire, LLC is the instructor, and the workshop includes guidance from a professional watercolorist. Selby Gardens says beginners need no previous experience in either medium, and all workshop materials and supplies are included in tuition.
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Before the paper comes out
Course registration includes general admission, and Selby Gardens encourages participants to arrive early enough to visit the grounds before class. The Downtown Sarasota campus is a bayfront garden with living collections that include orchids, bromeliads and ferns.
The workshop may use both indoor and outdoor spaces. Check the forecast and bring whatever you need to be comfortable outside; the gardens ask visitors not to pick from their plant collections.
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Planning the afternoon
Book ahead
Advance registration is required, with tuition due when registering. The course fee and current availability are not confirmed; ask [email protected] or 941-366-5731 ext. 267 before booking.
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Know the policy
If Selby Gardens cancels a class, students receive a full refund. For cancellations at least 48 hours before the class date, students may move to a future session of the same class if available, or receive a refund if there is no future session. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refunded.
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Getting to the Downtown campus
Parking and bicycles
The workshop is at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, not the Historic Spanish Point campus. Complimentary parking is inside the LEAF facility, accessible from Mound Street/US 41 and South Orange Avenue. Bike racks are near the Welcome Center.
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Access at the gardens
Designated accessible parking and drop-off outside the Welcome Center are available. Primary garden paths are paved, though some areas are unpaved. Complimentary wheelchairs at the Welcome Center are first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved; contact the Gardens with questions about the workshop’s particular spaces and activities.
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Before you make a plan
Do I need to bring art supplies?
No. All materials and supplies for the workshop are included in tuition.
Cyanotype & Watercolor: Painting with the Sun - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens ↗
Can I visit the gardens before class?
Yes. General admission is included in the course fee, and Selby Gardens encourages participants to come early.
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Is the workshop entirely outdoors?
Participants may spend time both indoors and outdoors. Check the weather and prepare for outdoor conditions.
Cyanotype & Watercolor: Painting with the Sun - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens ↗
How much does the class cost?
The tuition amount has not been confirmed. Contact Selby Gardens’ class team at [email protected] or 941-366-5731 ext. 267 to ask about the fee and availability.
Cyanotype & Watercolor: Painting with the Sun - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens ↗ · Class Registration Policies - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens ↗
Location & Google Maps
Downtown Sarasota campus, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA
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