Oh, I who wish to grow,
I look out, and inside me the tree grows.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Learn to see your garden with new eyes and learn new drawing techniques!

These six online workshops uses the core stages of the phenomenological process of Goethean phenomenology using charcoal, pastels, shaded and dynamic drawing.

Spring and Autumn are ideal times of year to turn our eyes to Nature to learn her secrets. The cycle of the plant is particularly on display to us, as seed becomes leaf, leaf becomes bud, then flower turns to fruit and finally, seeds return to the earth. (Of course, any time of year in the garden is good, but Spring and Autumn have particular qualities of change and transformation, which are especially suited to observation and drawing.) 

What will we do?

 Each workshop leads us through a process of becoming ‘at home’ with Nature, using quiet contemplation, careful observation, mood immersion, sketching and colour painting.

Participants keep a visual diary to document their discoveries and observations.

By getting up close with our garden in this way, we learn to step more deeply into the cycles of life.

What is Goethean phenomenology?

Goethean phenomenology (also known as Goethean observation) helps us develops fresh, new eyes for the world around us. It offers us another way of being in the world, one that brings us into a more participatory connection with both Nature and ourselves and helps us develop new organs of perception.

Phenomenology is the way of the future!

Who is it for?

• For anyone interested in knowing more about Goethean phenomenology and how to practice it.
• For nature lovers who would like to learn a non-confrontational way of drawing plants.
• For Steiner teachers, artists, art therapists and art students seeking to understand how the formative forces work in Nature

Suitable for all levels. You do not need to be an experienced artist to enjoy these workshops. Video recordings included in the fee, available for private study.

When is it?

5.00pm-6.30pm AEST, Fortnightly Wednesdays 10 September – 19 November, 2025

Cost

$225 AUD/ $145 USD
$230 PD certificate, conditions apply
Video recordings included in the fee, available for private study.

Book here

Find out more!

Contact Fiona Campbell at Painted Space Studio

^{Feature image: The Plant between the Sun and Earth by G.Adams and O. Whicher plate VIII}