Mary L. Harden Designs

Welcome to the website of Mary L. Harden, artist and educator. You'll find information about Botanical Illustration and Art courses, upcoming exhibits, and events. All images on this site are original artwork by Mary L. Harden unless otherwise noted.

Thanks to Maria D'Agostino we now have our own APP!!! It's a tour of the botanical garden with watercolors of the featured plants by Mary and her students.

GET THE FREE *UPDATED* DOWNLOAD HERE!

Mary is pleased to announce her association with San Francisco's Parks Alliance

Mary is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle's Date Book,click here to read the  excellent article by Steve Rubenstein

The Beauty of Botanicals...

Fuchsia, Fuchsia aborescens

watercolor 

Mary Harden brings 40 years of instructional experience to the world of botanical illustration, pen & ink techniques, illustration, and watercolor.

Find out about her unique approach to drawing and painting in her classes held at locations around the San Francisco Bay Area.

Explore the world of line and shape, color and contrast, and light  and shadow in Mary's popular workshops and in her custom created curriculum.

Mary's love of travel has brought forth a unique series of Art Travel Adventures and Cruises. See the world and your art with new eyes.

An extensive knowledge of fine arts and art history combined with a passion for the transformative nature of art gives Marys' artistic guidance a powerful punch! 

Corelberry Tree, Ardisia venosa

watercolor