April 24, 2009
In Partnership with Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Explore the beauty of the natural world with watercolor at Shangri La. Artist Shirley Marshall, a docent at the Stark Museum of Art, will teach basic watercolor techniques for painting plants, animals, and more. The workshop will conclude with a docent-led tour of the Stark Museum of Art. Meet at Shangri La at the Admissions Window. Registration required. To register, please contact Shangri La at 409.670.9799. Maximum 20 people.
Paul Kane (1810-1871)
Bighorn Rocky Mountain Ram
1847, watercolor and pencil on paper
31.78.97
"I made a sketch of the ram's head of an enormous size; his horns were similar in shape to those of our domestic ram, but measured forty-two inches in length." Kane, Wanderings, XXI
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