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2009 Calendar of Contemporary Botanical Art

Posted in ArtPlantae Books on December 4, 2008|

Award-winning artist, Gilly Shaeffer, has created a calendar for 2009 featuring her watercolor paintings of: Toyon Berries, Red Roses, Calla Lily, Easter Lily, White Climbing Rose, Anemone, Lotus, Orchid, Hibiscus, Bird of Paradise, Persimmons, and Poinsettia. A painting of Dudleya pulverulenta graces the cover of the 8.5″ x 11″ calendar. Contemporary Botanical Watercolors by Gilly Shaeffer is the perfect gift for the plant enthusiast on your holiday shopping list.

Gilly is the current Feature Artist at ArtPlantae Today. Visit Gilly’s website at www.gillyshaeffer.com.

Now available at ArtPlantae Books ($13.99).

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Southern California Holiday Cheer

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events on November 29, 2008|

Every year Southern California independent bookstores distribute a holiday catalog to promote the outstanding selection and services independent bookstores provide to their communities. ArtPlantae Books is participating in this movement this year and is pleased to introduce you to the 2008 holiday catalog. coverholidaycatalog

It is easy to forget that ArtPlantae Books has the ordering capabilities of a traditional brick-and-mortar because our “brick-and-mortar” travels to events in different communities and has an online presence. While we specialize in art and nature titles, we can order books on any subject. Allow us to demonstrate. Let us assist you with your shopping this season and help you check-off gifts for the readers on your holiday shopping list. To place an order from the holiday catalog, download the order form and browse our electronic catalog (thank you SCIBA!). Then fax your order form to us and we’ll arrange to have your gift items sent to you. This is all there is to it. You now have time to sip a warm drink and plan your Spring garden.

What? Layout the garden in November?

Now, this is beyond luxury!

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The Society of Botanical Artists Answers Your Questions

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Education, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on November 20, 2008| 1 Comment »

Members of The Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) have graciously responded to the Ask The Artist Q&A questions. Questions were presented to all artists. Each artist had the option to answer (or not answer) each question. You can jump into the Q&A by clicking on any one of the links below.

We would like to bring attention to the fact that one of our readers submitted questions from her home in rural Texas. She seized the opportunity to communicate with other artists and took advantage of the opportunities we are trying to create on this educational blog. This thrills us to no end! This is exactly how we want the blog to be used. We encourage each of you to post comments and to engage in conversation with others in our community. You might want to consider signing up to receive our RSS feed or convenient RSS email updates so that you can keep track of all updates and comments as they are posted. Click on Convenient Updates at the top of the right-hand column.

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Supporting Youth & Their Mentors

Posted in ArtPlantae Books on November 19, 2008|

ArtPlantae Books will participate in the 2nd Annual Women of Distinction Luncheon and Holiday Boutique hosted by Youth Mentoring Connection on Sunday, November 23, 2008. The first 100 people to enter the boutique will receive free mimosas, muffins, and iced tea!

Get a jump-start on holiday shopping and support Youth Mentoring Connection and their mentoring programs. Twenty percent of all proceeds is donated to Youth Mentoring Connection. Click on the image for details.

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Review of New Orchid Book

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, book review on November 11, 2008|

ArtPlantae has been invited to review Orchids of Western Australia, a book to be published by the University of Western Australia Press. Written by three prominent Australian orchidologists, this new book provides a comprehensive review of all known orchid species in Western Australia. It also features 200 full-page color illustrations by botanical artist, Pat Dundas.

We look forward to sharing this new title with you!

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ArtPlantae Travels to the 14th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, Special Events on October 29, 2008|

ArtPlantae is excited to participate as an exhibitor at the ASBA conference in Pasadena. This year’s conference is hosted by the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California.

Will you be attending the ASBA conference? Then please stop by our booth. We’d love to meet you! Conference attendees will have the opportunity to view The Botanical Palette: Color for the Botanical Painter by Margaret Stevens and members of The Society of Botanical Artists. They will also have the opportunity to submit questions to SBA artists participating in the current Ask The Artist Q&A.

To date we’ve received questions pertaining to blocking, creating colors by glazing, color choices for reproduction, and more. What do YOU want to know?

Submit questions to asktheartist@artplantae.com now through November 2, 2008.

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Exclusive Look at Fruit & Vegetables

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, Special Events on October 23, 2008|

Readers of the ArtPlantae Today are treated to an exclusive sneak a peek of Billy Showell’s new book, Watercolor Fruit & Vegetables. Showell’s book will be published in February 2009 and is the follow-up to her successful instructional book, Watercolour Flower Portraits.

ArtPlantae Books will display an uncorrected proof of Showell’s new book at the conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists next week and will be accepting pre-orders for this hot new title. While the Exhibitors’ Hall is open to registered conference guests only, the uncorrected proof will be available for viewing at the following venues:

Be the first to receive a copy of the press release distributed by Search Press USA. To pre-order this title, print the pre-order form and mail or fax it to ArtPlantae Books. Your credit card will be charged in January 2009. An email reminder will be sent to you before your card is charged.

Alternatively, you can add your name to our Interest List at referencedesk@artplantae.com. Please write “SHOWELL” in the subject line.