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Ruth Ava Lyons Discusses Painting in Oil, Using Gold Leaf

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on February 4, 2013|

Feature guest Ruth Ava Lyons paints in oil and prefers oil over acrylic. She also applies other media to her paintings. I asked what is it about oil that captures her attention. She replied:

Oil is a very seductive medium. It has a richness of palette that is hard to simulate in acrylic which sometimes sends a visual clue that it is man-made/plastic/synthetic. In my youth, I studied the old masters and became very fond of their techniques with oil…

Ruth discusses her use of oil, metal leaf, gold leaf and more

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Ruth Ava Lyons Creates Emotional Connections Between People, Plants and Nature

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on February 1, 2013| 26 Comments »

Ruth Ava Lyons is an artist living in Charlotte, North Carolina. The botanical images she creates are not like those found in botanical art, yet they make the same connections between plants, people and nature that botanical artists hope to establish with their audience.

Ruth’s images are vibrant, emotional and pull you into Nature’s landscape. She has completed several artist residencies. Most recently in the Everglades National Park Artist in Residence Program in Florida. This year she will travel to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia to complete an artist residency at the Heron Island Research Station, supported with a Regional Artist Project Grant. This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, the Blumenthal Endowment, and the arts councils in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Rutherford, Union, and York (South Carolina) counties. Ruth is represented by Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, NC.

Ruth has graciously agreed to spend time with us this month to discuss her art and her experiences as an artist in residence.

Please welcome Ruth Ava Lyons as this month’s special guest!

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Plant Traits, Conservation, Trading Cards

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, nature, teaching and learning on January 30, 2013|

Jay Fitzsimmons, whose trading card activity we learned about in Friday’s teaching and learning column, has provided links to articles about plant traits associated with conservation issues. How can this new information be used to create new trading card activities?

If you are looking for more ideas about how to use trading cards in your classroom or program, read comments posted in response to Jay’s article and add your own to continue this conversation.

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Identify the Trees of L.A.’s Urban Forest

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities on January 30, 2013|

A new class about tree identification and care will begin at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden this Saturday.

Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > Southern California:

What Tree Is That?
Dr. Jerrold Turney, Instructor
Bamboo Room: 10am – 12noon

Learn the trees of southern California in this four-session class with plant pathologist and arborist, Dr. Jerrold Turney. Participants will learn about 60 trees, 21 of them this Saturday! A one-hour lecture will be followed by a walk in the Arboretum during which participants will learn how to identify the trees they just learned about in lecture.

Pre-registration preferred, but you may register at the door. Please call the Class Registration line at 626.821.4623.
Cost: $25 Members/$30 Non-Members (includes Arboretum admission)
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Meeting Dates

Saturday, February 2
Saturday, March 2
Saturday, April 13
Saturday, May 11

And don’t miss…

Colored Pencil in Botanical Art with Cristina Baltayian
Learn the colored pencil techniques used by botanical artists. Special topics to be explored in 2013 include: water-soluble pencil techniques, solvents, colored pencil sticks, pen & ink with colored pencil, composition. All levels of experience are welcome. Students will receive a supply list. Registrants may bring a lunch or buy lunch at the Peacock Cafe.

Dates for 2013
February 5, 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19, 23
April 2, 9, 16, 23
May 7, 14, 21, 28
June 4, 11, 18, 25
July 2, 9, 16, 23

10 AM – 2 PM (includes lunch break)
$255/mo. Arboretum members per month
$275/mo. Non-members per month
Pre-registration required; please call (626) 821-4623

Cristina Baltayian is a botanical artist with a background in drawing (graphite, charcoal, pen & ink), two-dimensional design, watercolor and colored pencil. Her work has been shown at Filoli, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Chapman University. She is a member of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California and the American Society of Botanical Artists.

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2013 Botanical Watercolor Workshop at The Elizabethan Gardens

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on January 30, 2013|

The Virginia Dare Rose, propagated for The Elizabethan Gardens. Watercolor on paper by Linda C. Miller ©2011. All rights reserved

Linda C. Miller
www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com/
Linda is a botanical artist from Virginia and the artist in residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special honor. Linda teaches in North Carolina and in Virginia. Visit Linda’s blog, Botanical Art Today to learn about her classes and upcoming gallery appearances.

Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Linda C. Miller, Resident Botanical Artist at The Elizabethan Gardens, inspires participants to see, preserve and interpret the beauty of the garden during this unique workshop. The first day begins with a thirty-minute program about botanical art and a walking tour of the gardens to gather specimens. Artists will delight in Miller’s vested interest and skill in capturing the botanical world in watercolor and her ability to impart this mastery with the class. This two-day workshop is open to all artists – beginner to advanced, with an optional third day. Price includes admission to The Gardens.

Scheduled Sessions

April 23, 24 and 25 2013, 9:30 AM TO 3:30 PM
September 17,18,and 19 2013, 9:30 to 3:30 PM

Cost of two-day class:
Members/Friends, $100; Non-Members, $120

Cost of three-day class:
Members/Friends, $150; Non Members, $180

Registration 252.473.3234
Please contact Linda Miller for materials list.

This information has been posted to Classes Near You > North Carolina.

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Kickstarter Campaign for ‘Foraging and Feasting’

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Reference, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 29, 2013|

Botanical artist Wendy Hollender and clinical herbalist Dina Falconi have created a cookbook that is also an illustrated field guide to wild plants. They have completed three years of writing, drawing, designing and recipe testing and are now ready to self-publish their book!

Five days ago they launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for production and printing expenses. Autographed first edition copies of their new book are available for only $38. This new title is expected to ship in June. It will be a hardcover book with an estimated 210 pages and 64 color pages. Visit Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook to view pages from this wonderful new cookbook.

As of this morning, they have 237 backers and have raised 58% of the project goal. Their project will be funded only if they reach their funding goal by Sunday March 10, 2013 at 12 pm EDT.

Would you like to help Dina and Wendy publish their informative cookbook and illustrated field guide? Contributions begin at $1.

Visit their Kickstarter page to learn more.

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Botanical Drawing in Color

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Instructor Mixes Traditional Botanical Art with Expressive Techniques

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on January 29, 2013|

See what’s new at Classes Near You > Canada!

Fleming College
www.flemingcollege.ca
Fleming College is located in Ontario, Canada and offers many learning opportunities for students. They have campuses located in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton, and Cobourg.

Botanical Drawing & Painting

Learn how to study plants and interpret shape, form and color with instructor Marta Scythes. Students will begin class learning how to create detailed illustrations of plants, then move on to exploring expressive drawing and painting styles. This course is open to all skill levels.
Cost: $313.51

Registration for this class opens on March 1, 2013.
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