Live Events
Join us for creative courses, workshops, retreats, festivals, and crafting sessions.
August 22-24, 2025
Three days of music, nature, and community at The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, NY.
The Hoot is close to Vern’s heart, and you will see her there, grooving to the tunes amongst her handpainted banners and signage.
Summer Hoot at the Ashokan Center
September 2025
A Botanical Journey through a Beloved Landscape. Five local artists, once students of Wendy Hollender and Draw Botanical, come together in this exhibition of native plants from the Mohonk Preserve. Rooted in friendship, shared study, and a deep love of place, their work reflects the quiet beauty of local flora—and the growth that blooms through time, care, and community.
Vern’s original botanical drawings will be on display at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center in September 2025.
Join us for the Artist Reception Saturday, September 6 from 3 - 5pm at the Mohonk Visitor Center!
Botanicals of Mohonk Preserve
September 12-14, 2025
Draw Botanical Presents:
Drawing Late Summer Bounty at Hollengold Farm
Join artists and instructors Vern Fannin, Pam Thompson, and Wendy Hollender for a three-day journey into the joyful art of nature journaling, where no detail is too small to sketch, paint, or celebrate. Nestled between an apple orchard and a local brewery, Hollengold Farm offers a dreamy environment to slow down, look closely, and turn your weekend into a book of art.
Draw Botanical Presents:
Botanical Art & Nature Sketching Retreat at the Ashokan Center
October 31-November 3, 2025
Join us at the beautiful Ashokan Center for a weekend of immersive nature drawing.
Vern will teach botanical drawing: Basic Watercolor and Colored Pencil Techniques, Color Theory.