Color is one of nature’s most sophisticated tools to capture the attention of all living creatures. In this workshop, field trippers will explore color and its role in a landscape. Artist Lorene Edwards Forkner will discuss how her daily practice has introduced an expansiveness to the way she views the world. Following this introduction, participants will participate in a hands-on exercise using watercolors to record colors found in fragments of the natural world, a tiny blossom, a leaf, or a twig. This is not botanical illustration but is an exercise in learning to see with fresh eyes and an opportunity to slow down, focus, and savor the season.

Lorene Edwards Forkner is an author and speaker whose work centers on exploring the wonders of the natural world. She writes a weekly gardening column for Pacific NW Magazine in TheSeattle Times and is the author of numerous gardening titles, including ‘Color In and Out of the Garden’ (Abrams, 2022) which guides the reader through observing and recording nature through a watercolor painting practice. Lorene is a warm and engaging speaker who uses imagery and language to tell garden/life stories that inspire and inform audiences. Find her online at ahandmadegarden.com.