During this beginner-friendly acrylic painting workshop on the 28th of June we will be painting one of the most eye-catching butterflies from the Butterfly House at the Horniman Museum and Gardens: A Leopard Lacewing. With its bright orange and yellow wings covered in black and white spots it makes a great painting motif. You will receive the motif sketched out in pencil on an A4 grey board, ready to be filled in with bold acrylic paints. Under step-by-step guidance you will mix the right colours and use the correct paint brushes to create a beautiful ready-to-frame butterfly illustration. As the final step we will be adding some delicate florals in whites, pinks and yellows surrounding the butterfly.

• 11:00-11:40 AM, 28th of June

• Create an A4 butterfly illustration ready to be framed

• The Pavilion, Horniman Museum and Gardens, SE23 3PQ

• £15 per person Book your spot this week and pay only £12!

This painting workshop is for insect and butterfly lovers and absolutely beginner-friendly. You do not need any prior experience with illustration or acrylic paints. The butterfly motif will be pre-sketched for you so you do not need to worry about getting the proportions right. The butterfly illustration workshop is suitable for both adults and children from age 10. There will be a total of about eight attendants. Your workshop will be hosted by Anna-Maria Pellegrini, a London-based nature illustrator and textile designer who can not wait to share some of her nature-inspired acrylic painting knowledge and skills with you. With her ten years of experience in artistic botanical and entomological illustration you are in safe hands and can feel confident that your finished butterfly illustration will look beautiful, ready to be framed. We will start the workshop on time so please arrive a couple of minutes before to get settled.