Member Offers
Member Offers: Creative opportunities you won’t want to miss!
Welcome to this page dedicated to the offers from AsPIB members!
Here you’ll find a selection of courses, workshops, classes, and other events focused on botanical and naturalistic illustration, all offered by our passionate members, both in France and abroad.
Whether you’re a curious beginner or an experienced artist, there’s something for everyone.
Feel free to check back regularly — this page is updated throughout the seasons!
Please note that these opportunities are exclusively available to AsPIB members.
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In 2026, join our members for...
October 2026
30-hour Course • Field Botanical Drawing Methods and Techniques with Sophie Graverand
Location: Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest, France
Dates:
Session No. 1 (2 days): Saturday, October 10 & Sunday, October 11, 2026
Session No. 2 (3 days): Saturday, May 15 – Monday, May 17, 2027
Sophie Graverand offers a field-based training course in two complementary sessions set in the tropical greenhouses of the Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest.
Two immersive highlights—one in autumn and one in spring—are spread across the year to provide focused and in-depth learning, enabling participants to acquire essential skills for independent practice.
A complete “Swiss Army knife” course for anyone wishing to start or deepen their outdoor botanical drawing practice!
Information and registration:
info@graverandsophie.com
40-hour Course • The Fundamentals of Botanical Drawing with Sophie Graverand
Location: Espace Sorano, 16 Rue Charles Pathé, Vincennes (Paris area), France
Dates:
SESSION No. 1: October 3–4, 2026
SESSION No. 2: December 5–6, 2026
SESSION No. 3: March 20–21, 2027
SESSION No. 4: May 29–30, 2027, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sophie Graverand offers a comprehensive in-studio training course organised into four complementary sessions, along with an inter-session online Meet meeting. These sessions are spread throughout the year to allow for progressive learning, with sufficient time between sessions for independent practice and the development of skills.
This is a complete and practical “toolbox” course for anyone who wants to start or further develop their botanical drawing practice.
Information and registration:
info@graverandsophie.com
July 2026
Creating an Illustrated Botanical Study Page with Sophie Graverand
Location: Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest, France
Location: Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest – Rampe du Stang-Alar, 29200 Brest, France
Dates: July 6–10, 2026, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sophie Graverand offers a 5-day immersive course held in the studio-laboratory and tropical greenhouses of the Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest, designed to introduce and teach the methodology of a process that is both scientific and artistic.
This course invites you to create, from start to finish, a botanical illustration of a rare plant from the CBN de Brest’s collection of endangered plant species, illustrated in watercolour.
Information and registration:
info@graverandsophie.com
Botanical Illustration Workshop with Sophie Graverand
Location: Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest – Rampe du Stang-Alar, Brest, France
Dates: July 20–24, 2026, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sophie Graverand offers an annual summer gathering for enthusiasts who have already taken a course or who have a solid foundation in drawing, to help you move forward with your projects and further develop your botanical illustration methods and techniques.
Five immersive days in the exceptional setting of the Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest, between the studio-laboratory, tropical greenhouses, and the botanical garden, to take your practice further.
Information and registration:
info@graverandsophie.com
May 2026
Botanical Drawing and Watercolour Workshop with Silvia Molinari
Location : Le Touvet (France)
Date : 7, 8 and 9 May 2026
The Botanical Drawing and Watercolour Workshop of Le Touvet, led by Dominique Guillon, organizes a workshop every year with a renowned botanical illustrator.
This year, on May 7, 8 and 9, Silvia Molinari, an Italian illustrator, will guide us in exploring WHITE in botanical illustration. A few places are still available…
For more information, please contact Dominique:
+33 6 88 60 14 52 or by mail at dom.guillon@gmail.com
February 2026
Botanical Illustration Classes with Ludwine Probst
Location : Strasbourg (France)
Date : 14 February 2026
Ludwine offers a course designed to help you discover or deepen your knowledge of botanical illustration techniques, focusing on realistic watercolor painting, with a magnolia flower as the theme.
• 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
• All levels welcome
• Maximum of 6 participants for personalized guidance
• €60, materials included
Throughout 2026
Botanical Drawing and Watercolour Workshop with Catherine Delhom
Location: Monteaux (41), 25 km from Blois, France
Date: Year 2026
A botanical drawing and watercolor workshop takes place every other Tuesday afternoon.
This workshop has been running for several years, works from natural specimens, and is led by Catherine Delhom.
For registration or any questions, please contact Catherine by email at: catherine.delhom41@orange.fr
Botanical Illustration Courses and Creative Workshops at Clos Mirabel
Location: Clos Mirabel, 64110 Jurançon, France
Date: 2026
Clos Mirabel Atelier is pleased to offer AsPIB members, for any registration to the 2026 botanical illustration courses and creative workshops:
€150 off single-occupancy accommodation,
or if you come with a companion, €150 off per person for double occupancy.
Contact AsPIB to receive your member discount code: contact@aspib-botanical-art.com
For all information about the scheduled courses, please contact Clos Mirabel:
atelierclosmirabel@gmail.com
+33 6 79 59 04 91
https://atelier.clos-mirabel.com/
In 2025, join our members for...
October 2025
Drawing Nature Through the Seasons
Location: Médiathèque of Chantilly (60500)
Date: From October 4 to 31st 2025
An exhibition of botanical watercolour paintings by Yolaine de Mandiargues, Eliane Bauthier, Elisabeth Vitou, François Floc’h, Ariane Mercier, and Sylvie Menant.
Free admission
Open Studio with Artist Françoise Piquet-Vadon
Location: Fleurieu-sur-Saône, Rhône, France
Date: October 10–13, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
As every year, Françoise Piquet-Vadon warmly invites you to her four-day Open Studio Event from October 10 to 13, 2025, open continuously from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. She will be delighted to welcome you and share a friendly moment over light refreshments.
Free admission – Easy bus access from Lyon – Free parking nearby.
Take this opportunity to discover or rediscover her original works and a selection of related creations!
September 2025
Drawing Botanical Subjects – Workshop with Claire Billiotte and Élisabeth Vitou
Location: Nancy
Date: September 6, 2025
As part of the Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden program in Nancy, a “Drawing Botanical Subjects” workshop will take place on Saturday, September 6, along with a talk titled “History and Current Trends in Botanical Illustration.”
Led by Claire Billiotte and Élisabeth Vitou.
Botanical Drawing Workshop and SNHF Exhibition with Élisabeth Vitou
Location: Town Hall, 7th arrondissement of Paris
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2025
A botanical watercolor exhibition will be held on September 21, 2025, organized by the Société Nationale d’Horticulture de France (SNHF) as part of the European Heritage Days weekend.
Theme: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Vilmorin-Andrieux Catalogue.
A free botanical drawing workshop will take place throughout the afternoon, led by Élisabeth Vitou.
August 2025
Botanical Drawing Workshop with Martina Rajtmajerovà
Location: MJC de Palente, 24 rue des Roses, Besançon
Date: August 22 to 24, 2025, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
Maria Sibylla Merian was a 17th–early 18th century artist and scientist known for her detailed illustrations and observations of plants and especially insects.
During this botanical drawing workshop, you will take inspiration from her magnificent plates to draw local species such as butterflies and their host plants.
Maximum 10 participants.
Cost for the 3-day workshop: €180.
For more information, contact Martina via her website or Instagram.
July 2025
Botanical Illustration Workshop with Sophie Graverand
Location: Brest
Date: July 21 to 25, 2025
Five immersive days among greenhouses, gardens, and the workshop-laboratory.
This summer gathering has become an annual event dedicated to passionate participants with solid foundations in botanical drawing.
It’s a great opportunity to advance your projects and deepen your methods and techniques in the exceptional setting of the Brest CBN.
Led by Sophie Graverand. For more information: info@graverandsophie.com
June 2025
Botanical Treasures of Bagatelle Exhibition with Élisabeth Vitou
Location: Orangerie de Bagatelle, Paris 16th
Date: June 10 to 15, 2025, daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
This exhibition, Botanical Treasures of Bagatelle, showcases botanical plates by Ariane Mercier featuring pelargoniums from the Bagatelle collection, alongside works by Élisabeth Vitou focused on the helophyte plants found along the pond’s edge, as well as the flowers and trees of the park.
Botanical Illustration Workshop in Tuscany with Catherine Watters
Location: Le Tassinaie, Maremma, Italy
Date: June 23 to 28, 2025
Le Tassinaie invites you to a botanical illustration workshop led by Catherine Watters, a renowned artist and teacher with over 25 years of experience in the United States and France.
All AsPIB members receive a 10% discount on the workshop fee.
For more information or to register, please contact: Catherine Watters — catherinewatters@sbcglobal.net
Botanical Drawing Workshop with Ariane Mercier and Élisabeth Vitou
Location: Jardins Suspendus du Havre, Le Havre
Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
As part of the exhibition Végétales: Journey into Botanical Illustration, held at the Abbey of Graville until November 2, 2025, a botanical drawing workshop will be led by botanical artists Ariane Mercier and Élisabeth Vitou.
