The conference website for the 15th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists is now live!
Hosting the conference this year are the dedicated members of the Southwest Society of Botanical Artists. Conference activities will be held at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. Conference participants will have the opportunity to learn from both international and U.S. instructors. This year the ASBA is hosting pre- and post-conference classes with internationally renowned artists. Jean Emmons will discuss the mystery of color. Kate Nessler will lead a class on how to paint on vellum, and Lizzie Sanders will demonstrate how to create surface textures and detail using dry brush techniques.
The conference will be held October 15 – 17, 2009. A wonderful selection of 54 learning opportunities have been planned. Conference activities include tours at the Desert Botanical Garden, workshops addressing the business of art, a field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, and a plethora of botanical illustration workshops. To view the complete list of tempting workshops sure to make you giddy and drool, click here now!
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