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Promote Your Work & Other News

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, Special Announcements on July 6, 2011|

A few announcements today about the latest features at the bookstore…

Author Interviews
In celebration of the authors we’ve learned from (and those from whom we have yet to learn), a new feature has been added to the ArtPlantae Books website. See the section Artists We’ve Learned From in the left column. Conversations with authors will appear here. Today you will find past interviews with artist/co-author Libby Kyer (Today’s Botanical Artists) and scholar, Glynis Ridley (The Discovery of Jeanne Baret). This is just the first step towards making the new store a place for news and information. Your support of future events is appreciated. Please share them with friends and colleagues as they are announced.

Did you know…
You can leave Reader Comments at the new store? Whenever you see the phrase “Add new comment” below a title’s information, click on it and share your thoughts about a book with fellow readers. We would love to hear from you. On the store’s website, I suggest commenting on the bestseller, Fundamental Graphite Techniques by Katie Lee. Do you have anything you would like to share with readers about this book? Login and post your comments.

Promote Your Work
Do have create gift cards featuring your botanical artwork? Would you like to introduce your work to a new audience?

You are invited to promote your cards in the Art Gallery at ArtPlantae Books through our consignment program. To learn more about this opportunity, please click here to complete a short questionnaire. You will receive information about the ArtPlantae Consignment Program in the mail. Thank you.

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Botanical Art Represented in Exhibition at Virginia’s Charles H. Taylor Arts Center

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 29, 2011| 2 Comments »

Pure excitement.

This describes Linda C. Miller’s reaction to being accepted to an exhibition celebrating the artwork of Virginia artists. Three hundred artists sent over 850 entries to jurors for consideration. Eighty-one artists and 106 works were accepted. Linda says, “It is such an honor to be included in this exhibition, not only as an artist, but as a botanical artist too!”

Celebrate Linda’s paintings and the work of 80 Virginia artists in the Virginia Artists 2011 Juried Exhibition on view at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton from July 17 – August 28, 2011.

Meet the artists at the opening reception on July 17, 2011 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM.

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Botanical Art Classes Announced in North Carolina & Virginia

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 29, 2011|

The following botanical art classes have been added to the Classes Near You sections for North Carolina and Virginia:

Linda C. Miller
http://lindacmiller.blogspot.com
Linda is a Virginia botanical artist who has been appointed the Artist in Residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special honor here.

Art in the Garden – Saturday July 9, 2011; 10 AM to Noon. Children will study nature’s forms and learn how to create pages for their nature journal by combining drawings, written entries and paintings in watercolor and colored pencil. Materials will be provided. This free workshop for children will be held at Goodwin Neck Road at County Drive behind the fire and safety station. Limit: 15 children. Age: 10 & older. To register, contact the York County Master Gardeners’ Learning Garden at (757) 890-4940. Click on the image to download the flyer. To learn how the Art in the Garden program began and to view photos, click here.
Botanical Watercolor Workshop – September 20-21, 2011; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. In this workshop, participants will learn about composition and the drawing and painting techniques required to create a botanical portrait. The Elizabethan Gardens, Manteo, NC. Cost: $115. Limit: 12. To register, contact Nancy Harvey or call (252) 473-3234.
Botanical Watercolor Workshop – November 14-16, 2011; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA. Cost: $145. Limit: 8. To register, call (757) 727-1490.

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“Losing Paradise?” Exhibition Opens at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Posted in botanical art, botany, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 27, 2011|

What began in 2006 with a preliminary call for entries to the membership of the American Society of Botanical Artists is culminating in the final showing of Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World, a botanical art exhibition in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in England. The exhibition opened this past weekend and is one of the integral elements of a larger exhibition, Plants in Peril.

The exhibition is comprised of a collection of 44 works of original art depicting threatened and endangered plants from North & South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Botanical artists, some of whom had depicted only garden varieties of familiar flowers, set out to increase public awareness about plants threatened with extinction. They learned of the various organizations that assess the conservation status of endangered plant species such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network which produces the Red List of Threatened Species, NatureServe which produces conservation status assessments in the U.S. and Canada, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service which administers the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Artists formed collaborations with local scientists, conservation organizations, and botanical gardens that could provide guidance in locating and studying the plants whether they be in public collections or in the wild.

A catalog of the exhibition including images of the artwork, background information about each plant and the artists depicting them, as well as essays by leading plant scientists and conservationists, is available for sale at ArtPlantae Books.

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Drawing, Composition & Painting White Flowers

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 27, 2011|

Marianne McPhie has published her summer newsletter. In the current issue she includes information about upcoming classes, how to paint white flowers and other articles of interest.

The following information has been posted to Classes Near You > England:

Marianne McPhie, Nottinghamshire
www.botanicalpaintingtoday.com
A full-time botanical artist and instructor, Marianne teaches throughout the UK and abroad. Download the 2011 Summer issue of Botanical Painting Today to read tips about how to paint white flowers.

Drawing & Composition – July 12-14, 2011. Learn how to measure, how to create perspective using scale and tone, and how to compose a plant portrait.
Botanical Painting – August 16-18, 2011. Students choose their own subjects and what they would like to learn. Students have the option of completing this course as a 2-day or 3-day course.
Botanical Painting – September 6-8, 2011. Students choose their own subjects and what they would like to learn. Students have the option of completing this course as a 2-day or 3-day course.
An Introduction to Botanical Painting – October 4-6, 2011. Learn the skills of observation, drawing, and painting. This class is for beginners or those who need a refresher course.
Drawing & Composition – November 1-3, 2011. Learn how to measure, how to create perspective using scale and tone, and how to compose a plant portrait.

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How did Mindy Lighthipe document the lifecycle of butterflies for her book “Mother Monarch”?

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on June 22, 2011|

Does she use the Butterfly Collection app for iPhone?

How about the electronic field guide by LeafSnap?

What are oracle cards?

Find out here!

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Free Botanical Illustration Workshop for Children

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 22, 2011|

Linda C. Miller, Artist in Residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC will teach a journaling class for children for the York County Master Gardeners’ Learning Garden. This class is FREE and open to the public.

The following information is now available at Classes Near You > Virginia:

Art in the Garden – Saturday July 9, 2011; 10 AM to Noon. Children will study nature’s forms and learn how to create pages for their nature journal by combining drawings, written entries and paintings in watercolor and colored pencil. Materials will be provided. This free workshop for children will be held at Goodwin Neck Road at County Drive behind the fire and safety station. Limit: 15 children. Age: 10 & older. To register, contact the York County Master Gardeners’ Learning Garden at (757) 890-4940. Click on the image to download the flyer. To learn how the Art in the Garden program began and to view photos, click here.