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Do you teach botanical art in the Washington, DC area?

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

CALL FOR INSTRUCTORS

Calling all botanical artists and botanists!

Especially those in Washington, DC. A reader is currently searching for botanical art classes in the Washington, DC area. Add you classes to the Classes Near You section so students can find you on this site and through our posts on Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo!, and LinkedIn.

If your classes are already listed in the Classes Near You section, feel free to send information about new classes at any time. Your help in keeping this section of the website current is appreciated.

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Create a Garden Journal with Helen Schafer Garcia

Posted in botanical art, gardening, Learning Opportunities on June 20, 2011|

Helen Shafer Garcia, Vista
http://www.helenshafergarcia.com
A garden illustrator for San Diego Home and Garden Magazine for 7 years, Helen is an avid gardener who manages a ½-acre garden filled with succulents and perennials. Helen teaches at the San Diego Botanic Garden, at artist retreats, and at conferences. Visit Helen’s website to view the many ways you can combine plants and art using watercolor, pastels, and mixed media.

Watercolor Journaling in the Garden – Sunday, July 17, 2011; 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM. Spend a day exploring plants and learn how to capture their details with watercolor and ink journaling. Participants will combine the drawing and painting of botanical elements with words. Discover form and color while developing a plant study. Cost: Members $65/ Non-members $75. Please register by July 13, 2011. Materials list provided upon registration. Register.
Watercolor Basics – Mondays, September 12 – November 7, 2011;
1-4 PM. A class for first-time artists. Experience watercolor in a relaxed atmosphere. This class is more about process than the creation of a final project. Practice watercolor techniques, learn color theory and learn how to mix colors. Discover how to create surface textures too! Cost: $175. View details
Pastels: In the Studio and Plein Air – Wednesdays, September 14 – November 9,
2011; 1-4 PM. Investigate nature-inspired subjects, explore techniques, and learn drawing skills in a relaxed atmosphere. This weekly class combines studio time with painting outdoors at locations such as the Santa Rosa Plateau and Elfin Forest Reserve. Cost: $175. View details
Contemporary Book Arts: Embellished and Stitched – Thursdays, September 15 to November 10, 2011; 1-4 PM. Discover the art of bookmaking using contemporary mixed media techniques. Explore endless possibilities. A great way to re-purpose art papers, unresolved paintings, ephemera and other assorted nature-found objects. Cost: $175. View details

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Botanical Bonanza at Lewisham Art House

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 20, 2011|

Now at Classes Near You > England:

Lewisham Art House, London
www.lewishamarthouse.co.uk
The Lewisham Art House once served as the central library of Deptford. Designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (1868-1948) and funded by Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), this former library is now features a public gallery and studio space for professional artists. Artist studios are open to the public once per year. Exhibitions in the gallery are open to the public year-round, free of charge.

Botanical Bonanza – Saturday, August 13, 2011; 11 AM – 4:00 PM. Explore a variety of mark making and painting techniques. Learn to render quick sketches and how to create completed pieces. Historical examples of botanical art will be shown to enrich student appreciation for this discipline. Basic materials are provided along with identification books. Students are encouraged to bring their own sketchbook and pencils. All are welcome, no preview experience needed. For more information and to register, contact instructor Alison Day. Cost £40/35 concessions. Disabled access.

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Reminder: Ask the Artist with Mindy Lighthipe

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Special Events on June 15, 2011| 1 Comment »

Share this flyer with friends and colleagues. Post in your local library or coffee house.

Next week is National Pollinator Week. The Ask The Artist event with Mindy Lighthipe begins on Monday and continues through Friday June 24, 2011. During this time, Mindy will respond to readers’ questions about her botanical and entomological work. Do you have questions about drawing insects, working with museums, creating a themed body of work, working with gouache, or writing a book? Ask Mindy!

Please submit your question(s) by June 20 in the comment section below and help get the conversation going. Then feel free to join in as the conversation progresses through the week.

National Pollinator Week is an annual event hosted by the Pollinator Partnership, a nonprofit organization in San Francisco, CA working to protect the health of pollinators essential to the North American landscape and agriculture. One way they do this is through supporting legislation promoting conservation practices, such as the Highways Bettering the Economy and Environment Act (Highway BEE Act) to be introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives next week on June 23. This act encourages reduced mowing and native plantings that provide habitat for pollinators, nesting birds and other wildlife on 17 million acres of highway rights-of-way. Read the complete text of this act here. The Pollinator Partnership is collecting signatures for their group letter. If you wish to add your name or your organization’s name to this letter, click here by June 20, 2011.

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California Native Plants Society Issues a Call for Artists

Posted in botanical art, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 15, 2011|

California Native Plant Society
Conservation Conference
Conserving and restoring the roots of California’s richness
January 12-14, 2012

The California Native Plant Society will host an exhibition of botanical art at its January conference. All artists are invited to submit two-dimensional artwork in any medium for consideration. Artwork must be botanically accurate and must feature plants originating in and characteristic of the California landscape. Only indigenous plants will be considered. Click image to download call for entries.

Entry Deadline: October 15, 2011

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Denver Botanical Garden Announces New Botanical Art Courses for Fall

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 15, 2011|

Now at Classes Near You > Colorado:

Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration
Denver Botanic Gardens
A complete program offering classes in pencil drawing, colored pencil, watercolor, sketching, botany, art history, scratch board, and classes dedicated to specific techniques and plant groups. See a complete course listing here. This program now works collaboratively with El Charco del Ingenio, a nature reserve and botanical garden in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. To learn more about the Garden’s certificate program, visit the program’s blog at http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com. This blog is maintained by Program Coordinator, Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski.

The Summer/Fall 2011 schedule for Denver Botanical Garden includes:

GUEST WORKSHOPS

Flower Portraits in Pastel with Susan Fisher

From Outlined to Boneless: Painting Peony and Lotus the Chinese Way – October 14-16, 2011; 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Explore the rhythms of nature and human culture through traditional Chinese ink painting. Instructor: Sally Yu Leung

Look, Paint and Enjoy! – November 6-9, 2011; 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Learn the meticulous drawing, painting and composition techniques of illustrator Charlotte Knox.

INTRODUCTORY COURSES:

Introduction to Botanical Illustration

REQUIRED COURSES:

ELECTIVE COURSES:

DISTANCE LEARNING
This new program combines in-class instruction with online instruction. Students accepted into this new certificate program must live more than 150 miles from Denver Botanic Gardens. Click image to download schedule.

Required Courses Taught at DBG

Required Courses Taught Online with On-site Component

WORKSHOPS AT EL CHARCO 2011

Succulents: Texture & Form in Colored Pencil

Nature Illuminated: Ink and Mixed Media

Wildflowers in Watercolor

View and download all schedules:

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Potato Association of America Hosts Botanical Illustration Workshop

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 13, 2011|

Updates at Classes Near You > Oregon:

Jeanne Debons Studio, Bend
www.jeannedebons.com
Dr. Jeanne Debons received her Ph.D. in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University. She graduated from the diploma course in Botanical Painting at the English Gardening School in 2005.

Two-Day Botanical Painting Workshop with Jeanne Debons
Learn the fundamentals of botanical painting in watercolor. Small class size ensures individualized attention. Supplies will be provided for beginners. Experienced students will work on more advanced skills. Drawing and painting techniques, color mixing, and composition will be discussed. Lunch is included for all students.

Saturdays & Sundays, choose from the following sessions:

June 18-19, 2011
July 23-24, 2011

Cost: $120 for a two-day workshop (or $65/day). Click here to download course flyer.

NEW! Botanical Painting Workshop: Potato Association of America
Saturday August 13, Sunday August 14 and Wednesday August 17; 10 AM – 4 PM each day. Association members have the opportunity to learn about the techniques of botanical illustration during the 2011 annual meeting.
Cost: $40 each session or $100 for all three sessions.