Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Seasonal Explorations

Come join us for an open studio experience designed to practice and refine the art of botanical illustration under the guidance of instructor Cristina Baltayian. Participants will explore colored pencil, graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor, working on a variety of papers, vellum, and other surfaces.

The Arboretum Library’s book group explores the portrayal of western North American landscape in fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, letters, graphic novels, etc. The group uses a modified version of the Shared Inquiry™ method developed by the Great Books Foundation.