Capture the Magic of Fungi, Lichens, and the Forest Floor in Gouache with Lucy Martin

Saturday, March 1, 2025; 10:30 am - 12:00 pm on Zoom 

“The opaque quality of gouache allows you to paint light on top of dark. I use this, followed by transparent layers of watercolor when I’m painting fungi and lichens. I will demonstrate several different ways I approach my subjects, combining the attributes of gouache and watercolor. Many layers combine to give depth and deep color to the painting.”

Lucy Martin’s botanical paintings reflect her lifelong, deep connection with nature. She grew up in Colorado where her love of the mountain forests nurtured in her a habit of close observation of the botanical world. As a young girl, she began drawing the plants she saw around her. Lucy paints in gouache, having for years focused on the mysterious beauty of fungi and lichens. Her botanical art often includes a background showing her subjects near her home in Northern California, other areas of the US, and in Europe.