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PSBI Members Who Teach Botanical Illustration

Contact the individual teachers for more information on their classes.
Joan Frain – Past president of the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators. Small group classes for all levels in botanical drawing and painting, fall and spring. 
Contact: [email protected], home (610) 363-5534 or 
cell ​(610) 952-4174; Exton, PA.

Linda Gist – Botanical drawing & painting for all levels, through the Continuing Education program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 
Contact: [email protected], (215) 972-2028; Philadelphia, PA.

Sharon Gross – current President of the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators. Offers classes on botanical illustration for community artist or gardening groups, with an overview of the history and examples of botanical illustration, discussion of its role in scientific education, and instruction in techniques used by contemporary botanical illustrators. 
Contact: [email protected], (610) 742-6973; Collegeville, PA

Margaret Saylor – Certified by The New York Botanical Garden. Classes at Chanticleer, Mt. Cuba Center, GoogleWorks Center for the Arts (Reading), and various local venues. All levels. Note: Chanticleer sessions are offered at a discount to PSBI members. Classes: spring and fall. 
Visit: http://margaretsaylor.com/#instruction for more class listings.   
Scott Rawlins – Past president of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Ongoing classes in scientific illustration at Arcadia University and The New York Botanical Garden.
Contact: [email protected], (215) 572-2879; Glenside, PA.

​Judith Simon – Watercolor and colored pencil botanical instruction by appointment.
Contact: [email protected]; Bernville, PA.

Marylyn Waltzer – Certified by The New York Botanical Garden. Past president of the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators. Offers classes in botanical art from graphite drawing through watercolor painting in safe environments.
Contact: For intermediate and advanced students in small group classes in private setting: [email protected]; (610) 642-1021 or 914-588-5049; or visit http://marylynwaltzerartist.com.
For classes in all levels at The Barnes Arboretum in Merion, PA: email Bill Reins [email protected] or call 610-660-2802.