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Botanical Art Classes at the Greystoke Cycling Cafe

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 3, 2010|

Now at Classes Near You > International > England.

Greystoke Cycle Café & Tea Garden
www.greystokecyclecafe.co.uk
You may remember learning about the Greystoke Cycling Café & Tea Garden during an interview with Billy Showell. This rest stop for cyclists not only provides everything a cyclist needs, it also provides a full schedule of workshops taught by artists and other professionals. The schedule for 2010 includes workshops about stone letter carving, willow sculptures, wire garden sculptures, baking, first aid, and bike maintenance. The cafe is hosting several botanical illustration classes this summer, including a class about the drawing and painting techniques of Charles Rennie Mackintosh!

Watercolour Paints with Paul Fennell – June 1-2, 2010
Watercolour Paints with Billy Showell – July 26, 27 and 29
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Days with Colin Swinton – July 28-30, 2010
Botanical Stick and Ink Days with Colin Swinton – July 31, 2010
Graphite Pencils with Julie Small – September 7, 2010
Watercolour Paints and Gouache for Botanical and Wildlife Illustration – October 5-7, 2010

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Botanical Accents and Journaling at Denver Botanic Gardens

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on June 3, 2010|

Updated listing 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 download the 2010 Summer-Fall Catalog at DBG or the brochure at El Charco, visit the program’s blog at http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com/. This blog is maintained by Program Coordinator, Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski. Highlights from the 2010 schedule include:

Denver Botanic Gardens

Artist’s Visual Journal: Gateway Canyons – July 23-24, 2010 from 9 a.m – 5 p.m. and July 25, 2010 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Weekend workshop at Gateway Canyons Resort in Gateway, CO. An introduction to botanical illustration and field sketching in nearby canyon and mountain areas. Cost: $280 member, $315 non-member
Autumn Leaves in Watercolor – October 7 – November 4, 2010; 1 – 4 p.m. Cost: $189 member, $240 member
Beyond Ordinary – September 7 – October 12, 2010; 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Add botanical accents to your paintings with elements such as dead plant parts and other less inspiring morphological features of plants. Cost: $189 member/$240 non-member
Botany Spotlight: Conifer Cones – October 12, 2010; 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Study the structure of cones and learn how to draw those spiraling details. Cost: $70 member, $85 non-member

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Where do you live on the Web?

Posted in botanical art on May 26, 2010| 9 Comments »

The Web is a big place and it takes a lot of energy to be where your readers are in this vast landscape. Please help me figure out Who reads What (and Where). Take this quick poll. Many thanks!

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Going Once… The Art of Botanical Painting

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical art books, Special Announcements on May 24, 2010|

The Art of Botanical Painting
Only 4 copies remain! Lessons in botanical art by members of the Society of Botanical Artists in the UK.
Sale $19.95 (reg. $29.95)

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Materials
Chapter 3 – Plant Anatomy for a Painter
Chapter 4 – Drawing Techniques
Chapter 5 – Working with Colored Pencils
Chapter 6 – Watercolor Painting Techniques
Chapter 7 – Foliage Color
Chapter 8 – Flower Library
Chapter 9 – Composition
Chapter 10 – Flower Portraits in Watercolor
Chapter 11 – Painting in Gouache
Chapter 12 -Working in the Field
Chapter 13 – Painting Fruit
Chapter 14 – Painting Vegetables
Chapter 15 – Photography As An Aid
Chapter 16 – Flowers In The Garden
Chapter 17 – Botanical Illustration
Chapter 18 – Presentation and Framing
Chapter 19 – Exhibiting and Selling

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Sarah Simblet Webinar Coming Soon!

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 20, 2010|

“Ask The Artist” goes live next week and this is very exciting. If you haven’t signed up yet for this event, please consider doing so. The book Botany for the Artist is a treat. Sarah’s live presentation will make the book extra special as you will be able to bundle it with memories of learning live from Sarah as she speaks to us from the UK. During her presentation, Sarah will discuss how she created the book and how materials were collected. She will also discuss her technique and share her preparatory sketches as she refers to pages in the book.

There is still time to register for this event. Sarah’s inspirational presentation will occur on Thursday May 27, 2010 at 12 pm (PST). Yes, you could just buy the book. However, with so many options to learn, why not choose the live version when you can?

UPDATE: Read a post-event review and learn how you can view a recording of this event.

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A Call for Classes, Exhibits, News

Posted in Blog News, botanical art on May 20, 2010|

It’s that time of year where the class schedules distributed in January are replaced by schedules for Summer and Fall. Some of you have joined since National Environmental Education Week and since I do not have your contact information, I am going to post my announcement to all instructors here.

Instructors, if you know your schedule through the rest of the year, please submit your course listings to education@artplantae.com. If you already have a listing in the Classes Near You section, please check your listing and let me know what needs to be updated. If you are new to ArtPlantae and would like to submit course information for the first time, here are some things you’ll want to know:

You can list your courses for free. This is how we learn about each other and how we contribute to each others lifelong learning.
Courses in the following subjects are accepted: botanical art, botanical illustration, plant identification, botany, nature journals (& related book art workshops), natural science illustration
If you teach a course related to natural history or the environment that may be of interest to ArtPlantae readers, please submit your information. I am interested in learning more about what you do.

It is absolutely wonderful that people have begun to submit information on their own. Thank you for your trust and confidence. I appreciate it. I know there must be more learning opportunities out there, so please share your exhibitions and news with me. And while you are off enjoying your summer with family and friends, keep an eye out for individuals doing things we’d all like to learn about. Collect a business card, encourage them to contact me or suggest that they at least visit this website. Thank you in advance for your contribution to our growing community.

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Demonstration of Paleobotanical Art at Derwent Pencil Museum

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on May 17, 2010|

Introduction to Paleobotanical Art (botanical fossil art)
Derwent Pencil Museum
July 6 & 7, 2010
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Stephen Caine trained as a museum natural history conservator. His duties included drawing illustrations of specimens, diorama building and the painting of backgrounds. While working for museums and universities, Stephen had the opportunity to study plant fossils, as well as 18th and 19th century botanical art. This led to Stephen specializing in paleobotanical art.

Stephen’s subjects are obtained at fossil sites and from museum storerooms. Working as the main artist for the Rhynie research group at Aberdeen University, he created illustrations and models of this unique group of Devonian plants.

Now living in northeast Scotland, he maintains strong ties with Aberdeen University and has been commissioned to design a new diorama about the extinct plants found as fossils in this area. As part of this project, Stephen will work for various museums and universities and will reconstruct extinct flora. He will also teach botanical painting and drawing to researchers and students.

During his demonstration at the Derwent Pencil Museum, Stephen will use graphite and watercolor pencils to introduce museum visitors to paleobotanical art. To learn from Stephen as he demonstrates his techniques, please obtain a ticket at the museum entrance. This ticket entitles you to one hour of free instruction.