Live Events
Join us for creative courses, workshops, retreats, and crafting sessions.
July 18-20, 2025
Draw Botanical Presents:
Drawing Farm Fruits and Veggies at Hollengold Farm
Join us this July at Hollengold Farm in Accord, NY, for a relaxed, hands-on drawing workshop inspired by the season’s freshest fruits, flowers, and veggies. From beginners dipping their toes in, to experienced artists diving deeper, all skill levels will explore essential botanical illustration techniques while sketching farm-fresh peaches, blueberries, and vibrant summer produce.
Vern will teach botanical drawing.
September 2025
Save the date: Group show at Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center
Vern’s original botanical drawings will be on display at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center in September 2025. Along with a group of other botanical artists, this show is focused on drawings of plants that are found in the Mohonk Preserve.
More info coming soon.
September 12-14, 2025
Draw Botanical Presents:
Drawing Late Summer Bounty at Hollengold Farm
Join us this September at Hollengold Farm in Accord, NY, for a relaxed, hands-on drawing workshop inspired by late summer bounty. From beginners dipping their toes in, to experienced artists diving deeper, all skill levels will explore essential botanical illustration techniques.
Vern will teach botanical drawing.
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.