A colored pencil drawing of trumpet-shaped white flowers opening their mouths in a spray of leaves. Smaller yellow and white flowers spring out around them. The bouquet is positioned against a light salmon-colored background. The colors are muted and tasteful.

Plant drawing courtesy of Kim Garrison Means

Mar. 28, 2025

By-Hand How-To Workshop: Meditative Plant Drawing with Kim Garrison Means

Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
April 9–12, 2025 
12–4 p.m. daily
Free

 

 

Discover the intricate beauty of plants in this drawing workshop with artist, curator, and educator Kim Garrison Means. Means is part of the team behind the Mystery Ranch, a desert-based art residency and ecology research station within the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. In this workshop she’ll show you how to observe and document the details of the botanical world around us.

"In this workshop," she writes, "we will appreciate nature's beautiful biological forms as we deeply observe local plants using the contour drawing method. We'll learn to connect our eyes, minds, hands and breath to create slow, flowing, single lines and record intricate details, while practicing the idea of drawing as an exercise in non-judgmental curiosity—a journey that brings us closer to nature and to ourselves. Participants will start by drawing with pencil on paper, then learn to refine their drawings with technical pens, colored media and a variety of style options.”

This botanical drawing workshop will be open daily at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art from April 9-12, 2025. Each session runs from 12–4 p.m. but you can arrive and leave at any time. Materials are provided by the Marjorie Barrick Museum. Guests of all ages are welcome. All skill levels can participate and no previous drawing experience is required.

This workshop is part of the Marjorie Barrick Museum’s By-Hand How-To, a series of creative and restful events that will manifest almost every month until June 2025.The project is supported, in part, by the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the state of Nevada.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs: barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
 
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
 
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden. Directions here.
 
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Daily, weekly, or monthly permits can be purchased from Parking and Transportation Services.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store. 
 
Contact
702-895-3381