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Celebrating Planet Earth

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, Education, Special Events on March 9, 2008| 2 Comments »

Visit the Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden. Stop by today to learn from the many organizations participating in the fair. Children can participate in learning activities at most booths and learn something new at all booths. Children visiting ArtPlantae Books will have the opportunity to create a small drawing or painting of flowers and fruit (or anything they want!) using pencil, colored pencil or watercolor.

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is located at
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA.

For more information about the 28th Annual Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair (March 8-9, 2008), click here.

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A Greener Tomorrow, Today!

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, Education, Special Events on March 4, 2008|

This is the mission of the Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair (LAEEF) funded by the California Department of Education. This year the fair will be held Saturday, March 8th from 9 am – 4 pm and Sunday, March 9th from 12 pm to 4 pm at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, CA. ArtPlantae Books will be an exhibitor at the fair this year, along with other companies, agencies and interest groups who offer natural science education or resources. This event targets educators, students, parents and others who are interested in nature and the environment. Exhibitors will provide hands-on activities for young learners to encourage an interest in the natural world.

This event is an information-only event and on-site book sales will not performed. Instead, ArtPlantae Books will display and distribute information about books and resources that can be used to encourage an interest in plants and nature through botanical illustration.

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is located at
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA.

For more information about the 28th Annual Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair, click here.

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Living A Life Inspired by Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on February 21, 2008|

By Sally Jacobs

An exhibit of my latest botanical paintings will be at the TAG Gallery from February 27 to March 22, 2008. The Opening Reception is Saturday, March 8 from 5-8 pm; there is an Artist’s Talk on Wednesday, March 19 at 7 pm. TAG is located at 2903 Santa Monica Blvd, in Santa Monica. The Gallery’s normal hours are Wed – Sat, 11am-5pm. You can learn more about the Gallery at www.taggallery.net.

My subjects for this exhibit come primarily from the Hollywood Farmers Market, where I go each Sunday to shop for inspiration (and the week’s groceries!). While remaining true to my subjects, I think I’ve given my new work a real dramatic twist.

I’ve had a great time in botanical art during the last eight years — taking classes at Otis College of Art and Design and the New York Botanical Garden, and week-long workshops with all the wonderful master artists who have visited Los Angeles. I’ve also taught at Otis, the Los Angeles Arboretum, and lately at the Getty Center, and I’ve been in juried competitions all over the country. I was honored to be selected as a panel member to review grant applications for the National Endowment for the Arts and had my work featured on a CNNfn segment about the “new collectibles.” Even after all these years I still look forward to having a quick breakfast, maybe some time on the treadmill, and then heading straight to my studio.

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Learn more about Sally Jacobs at www.SallyJacobs.com.

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Collection Connection: Drawn to Flowers

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on February 20, 2008|

Explore techniques for botanical illustration with Tania Marien and Deborah Shaw in this two-session drawing course. The first session will include studio exercises and in-gallery sketching at the Getty Center. The second session meets at the Huntington Library where participants will study and sketch plants in the Brody Teaching Laboratory and gardens. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Course fee $45. Open to 25 participants.

Part 1: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Getty Center, Museum Studios

Part 2: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Huntington Library, Brody Teaching Laboratory

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Inspiring Workbook for Botanical Illustrators

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical art books, drawing, Special Events on February 14, 2008|

Artist/author, Wendy Hollender, has created a workbook that speaks directly to new illustrators. Novice illustrators can work with confidence as Hollender guides them patiently through each exercise. Hollender provides step-by-step instruction on how to create tone, how to draw apples & tulips, and how to apply color theory to workbook exercises.

Pre-order this book now through Monday, March 10, 2008 at ArtPlantae Books and receive a signed copy of Botanical Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide for $50, plus shipping & handling. This offer applies only to the soon-to-be-released second edition of this workbook containing acid-free drawing paper (the first edition contained drawing paper and hot press watercolor paper). In this workbook, Hollender’s instruction and demonstrations are presented on colored pages above the book’s binding with practice areas and drawing paper below the binding.

Wendy Hollender is the coordinator of the Botanical Art and Illustration program at the New York Botanical Garden. She teaches botanical art at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Westchester Arts Workshop, and leads workshops in exotic locations such as Trinidad, Block Island, and Hawaii.

Pre-order this book now at ArtPlantaeBooks.com and you will be able to participate in the “Ask The Artist” event on Monday, April 7, 2008. Select Books > Art > Pre-order event

Event Timeline

Feb 14: Pre-order opportunity announced
Mar 10: Last day to pre-order Botanical Drawing
Mar 11: An interview with Wendy Hollender at ArtPlantae Today
Mar 15 – 22: Second edition of Botanical Drawing is published; Wendy Hollender feverishly signs pre-ordered workbooks; workbooks shipped to ArtPlantae
Week of March 24: Signed workbooks shipped to ArtPlantae customers
April 7: “Ask the Artist” event; submit questions
April 15: Wendy Hollender responds to questions at ArtPlantae Today

Pre-Order Terms & Conditions:
All pre-orders to be mailed to a US address must be processed through the website of ArtPlantae Books at ArtPlantaeBooks.com. ArtPlantae Books is a verified Authorize.net merchant. Authorize.net safeguards customer information by utilizing the highest level of transaction processing security.

Mailing Suggestions:
We suggest selecting US Priority Mail as your mailing option during checkout if you want to have a chance to review your workbook before the “Ask the Artist” event. Delivery time for US Priority Mail is 2-3 days after your order has been processed and shipped. If you choose US Media Mail, delivery time is 3-9 days after your order has been processed and shipped. Longer to Hawaii and Alaska.

International Customers:
Please visit our Customer Care page to learn how international orders are processed. Because international orders have longer processing times and longer delivery times, you will not receive your signed workbook before the “Ask the Artist” event. You will, however, be able to benefit from the information generated by this event by visiting ArtPlantaeToday.com.

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ArtPlantae Books Travels to LA Garden Show

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, Special Events on February 5, 2008|

ArtPlantae Books will once again participate in the Los Angeles Garden Show. This year’s theme is Abundant Gardens – A Vision for Sustainability. Visitors to the show will be able to learn from garden experts and authors, shop in a bustling Marketplace, purchase unique plants, view landscape designs from top-notch landscape designers, and purchase botanical drawings and paintings by members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California.

The LA Garden Show will be held May 2 – 4, 2008 at the Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden in Arcadia, CA. For more information and for updates about the garden show, click here.

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Finding Plants to Illustrate

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Articles & Interviews on November 13, 2007|

The conservation of rare, threatened and endangered flora typically requires the protection of these species from the general population. There have been many instances in which these species have been inadvertently destroyed. Because of this, most of the information on the location of these precious flora has been kept secret by conservation agencies.

If you are willing to make the effort to illustrate these species in their natural environment, here are some reliable sources of information about the general locations of protected plants. The following resources will be of particular interest to conservation-minded artists in southern California:

1. Center for Plant Conservation (http://www.centerforplantconservation.org)
2. California Department of Fish and Game (http://www.dfg.ca.gov)
3. Western Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (http://ecoregion.ucr.edu/list_head.asp)

Exploring these websites will help you narrow down your search for these species so that you can find them in their natural habitat and illustrate them as they occur naturally. Please use this information responsibly and remember that you should never impact these species or their habitats during your search or while you are drawing them in you sketchbooks.