Susan Christopher-Coulson – (Botanical Pencils)

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Having trained as a fashion designer, Susan worked for several years in London. Susan has always been interested in the natural world, particularly plants, which eventually inspired her current work as a professional botanical artist. She prefers to draw directly from life, where possible finding subjects in her garden and surrounding countryside. Coloured pencils used dry are her favourite medium because they can produce intense, subtle tonal depths as well as rich, translucent colours in a continuous working process.   Since beginning to exhibit in 1998, her work has gained many awards including two Royal Horticultural Society gold medals. She is an elected fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists and a past vice president. Her artwork is held in private collections in the UK and abroad as well as public collections. Her work appears in a number of books and has been commissioned for greetings cards and a museum. Susan’s first commissioned book, The Tapestry of Life: A Botanical Artist’s Miscellany was published in May 2024.   Teaching is an enjoyable part of her practice. As well as running country-wide workshops and residential courses, Susan was the first coloured pencil tutor for the Society of Botanical Artists’ Distance Learning Diploma Course.
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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL COLOURED PENCIL: CELEBRATING THE COLOURS AND VARIETY OF SPRING BULBS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

An inspiring time to observe emerging buds and flowers with colours and textures fresh and ready to show! Capture a single specimen or create a composition. Relaxed atmosphere, individual attention, techniques explained for both beginner and experienced to work at their own pace. Lots of pencil types to try plus some new introductions and various 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL COLOURED PENCIL: SUMMER SESSION

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Ideal for those keen to spend a longer stay, maybe getting on with existing projects in our usual relaxed atmosphere, rotating individual attention so you may work at your own pace. Susan Christopher-Coulson (Lancashire www.highamhall.com/susan-christopher-coulson) Residential: £570 Non-residential: £400

FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL COLOURED PENCIL: PREPARING FOR AUTUMN – LEAVES, FRUITS AND SEEDS

Botanical Art in Coloured Pencil: Looking at September Forms and Colour. A little research of your own will reveal the diversity of plants used for health, healing, wellbeing and diet. You could combine plants with similar properties. Compose a page of mixed specimens, or just an individual plant, perhaps with details of parts. Relaxed atmosphere, 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL COLOURED PENCIL: PLANTS TO CELEBRATE THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

From colourful pumpkins and squashes for Halloween to evergreens, berries, nuts and cones for Christmas festivities and even the skeleton seedheads of autumn, there is a lot of choice in forms, shapes, colour and texture to inspire the botanical artist. You may wish to design a greetings card to celebrate the season. Susan Christopher-Coulson (Lancashire 

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BOTANICAL ART IN COLOURED PENCIL: WINTER WONDERFULS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Surprisingly, the winter garden can offer some much-needed colour and even scent with interesting subjects to cheer the winter chill: plants such as Hamamelis, Lonicera Fragrantisima, Viburnum Bodnantense, Sarcoccoca, Chimonanthus Praecox, Hellebores, delicate Cyclamen Coum and maybe some early flowering bulbs like Snowdrops as well as bright Holly berries and many types of evergreen. If 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL COLOURED PENCILS: THE SUMMER SESSION

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

The summer session with Susan is a perfect time to complete botanical work already begun in a previous class or work that you have begun on your own. There might be a botanical subject you would like to tackle but have never got round to it… make the most of Susan’s knowledge and expertise to 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL ART WITH COLOURED PENCILS: SEASONAL SPLENDOUR

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

September is a time of transition with lots of new colours and exciting forms for the botanical artist to record. Autumn’s rich palette of berries and turning foliage contrasts with sculptural flower seed heads. Working at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere, this course offers an opportunity to continue developing your skills in drawing, 

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FULLY BOOKED: BOTANICAL ART WITH COLOURED PENCILS: SEASONAL SPLENDOUR

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

September is a time of transition with lots of new colours and exciting forms for the botanical artist to record. Autumn’s rich palette of berries and turning foliage contrasts with sculptural flower seed heads. Working at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere, this course offers an opportunity to continue developing your skills in drawing, 

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BOTANICAL ART IN COLOURED PENCIL: OBSERVING NUTS, BERRIES, SEEDS AND FRUITS

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Take a close look at seasonal nuts, fruits and berries to  accurately capture their colours, textures and forms in coloured pencil. Working on either a single study or a small mixed composition, there will be explanations of techniques, demonstrations and individual attention while you work at your own pace in a relaxed atmosphere. Suitable for 

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