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Exhibition of Botanical Art Opens at Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 7, 2012|

On Saturday, the 11th Biennial Exhibition of Botanical Art opens at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Featuring over 150 pieces of art by Australian and international artists, this show will be on view through November 23, 2012.

Lectures and special classes will be held in conjunction with this exhibition:

Seeds: Why What You Eat Matters – November 14
Botanical Art Masterclass with Hillary Parker – November 18
Exhibition Tea & Tour – November 13 & November 22

For more information, visit the exhibition page of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

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Mariella Baldwin Discusses Botanical Art & Grad School

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Articles & Interviews on November 5, 2012|

This month’s featured guest Mariella Baldwin received a fine arts degree after launching her career as a botanical artist. Did she study botanical art in grad school?

Let’s find out…

ArtPlantae:
You went to graduate school after your began your career as a botanical artist. Was botanical art a part of your graduate school studies? If yes, what was the focus of your research?

Mariella: Contrary to the usual career path I seem to have lived my life in reverse! I started with botanical painting – and discovered the joy of teaching through the inspirational and generous tuition I received from Anne-Marie Evans at The English Gardening School in London. It then became apparent to me that I needed to extend the depth and breadth of my knowledge and undertook a part-time BA in Fine Art at Farnham Art College now part of UCCA…

Join this conversation already in progress

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Botanical Illustration Workshops at Lewisham Arthouse

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on November 5, 2012|

Two new workshops now listed at Classes Near You > England!

Lewisham Arthouse, London
www.lewishamarthouse.co.uk
The Lewisham Arthouse 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. Ten-week botanical illustration classes are taught by Alison Day. Watch for information about her next class.

Botanical Illustration

This introductory workshop will be offered twice this season. Workshops are open to all levels, all, no prior experience necessary. Students will explore the techniques of botanical illustration while learning about plant morphology. The latter not only increases the students’ appreciation of the plant, but assists in the rendering of the plant in graphic form.

Students may bring their own materials. All other equipment and materials are provided. The course is taught within an artist’s studio complex and is led by Alison Day, who is both artist/photographer and qualified botanist/environmentalist. Cost: £25

Booking is essential, for further information, please contact Alison Day.

The Lewisham Arthouse is located at 140 Lewisham Way, New Cross, SE14 6PD.

Transport: BR/overground. New cross/New Cross Gate.

DLR Deptford Bridge. Bus 136, 436, 21, 321, 171.

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‘Dance of the Seasons’, Botanical Works at Adkins Arboretum

Posted in botanical art on November 5, 2012|

The Adkins Arboretum is the newest addition to Classes Near You > Maryland.

Adkins Arboretum
www.adkinsarboretum.org
A 400-acre native garden and preserve located at the headwaters of Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline County. Adkins Arboretum offers educational programs and special events year-round. Watch for news about classes in botanical art.

Dance of the Seasons, Works by Katherine K. Allen
Now through November 30, 2012
Artist Katherine K. Allen uses mixed media to explore the interesting forms and characteristics of plants. She creates collages, uses paint, and utilizes stitching and inking techniques to create her lively silhouettes.
Nature as Muse – Wednesday, November 7, 2012; 10 AM – 1 PM. Join this writing group as they walk through the garden. No writing experience necessary. Cost: Free for members, free with general admission.
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ArtPlantae at Aurea Vista Marketplace

Posted in botanical art on November 2, 2012|

ArtPlantae brings botanical art, botany and its educational mission to Aurea Vista located in historic downtown Riverside.

Aurea Vista is located in a building whose life began in 1927 as a hotel built by architect G. Stanley Wilson. Today the building serves as an exciting new marketplace for local artisans, designers, importers, food sellers and craftspeople.

Visit Aurea Vista and discover many treasures such as delicious olive oils by Beyond the Olive, terrarium designs by Brenda Cook of Botanical Perspective, and yards of inspiration (and classes too!) at Raincross Fiber Arts.

Aurea Vista is located at 3498 University Avenue in Riverside on the corner of Lemon and University. Hours: Closed Monday, Tuesday-Saturday (11-7), Sunday (11-5). Store hours are extended for Riverside’s monthly ArtsWalk and other special events.

Parking: Free customer parking is available across the street in the parking lot with the ballet mural. Aurea Vista customers can park in spaces #1-8 that face University Avenue. Street parking is free after 5 PM Monday-Friday. Street parking is free on Saturday and Sunday.

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A Conversation About Botanical Painting with Mariella Baldwin

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on November 1, 2012| 17 Comments »

Mariella Baldwin earned a diploma in botanical art at the English Gardening School fourteen years ago. Since then, she has gone on to earn degrees in fine art and the visual arts. Mariella teaches at West Dean College, at the English Gardening School, and at various venues. Her work can be found in collections at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University, the Chelsea Physic Garden in London, and at Hampton Court Palace.

Mariella is also the author of Botanical Painting, a thoughtfully written how-to book released in the US this past April. We’ll take a look at this book later.

Do you have a copy of Mariella’s book?

Have you written questions in the margins that you wish you could ask her yourself?

Here’s your chance! This month we are fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from Mariella in person.

Join me in welcoming Mariella Baldwin as our featured guest for November!

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A Helpful Guide to Scanning Artwork on a Desktop Scanner

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Photography, Reference, Special Announcements on October 31, 2012| 2 Comments »

New ebook by Mindy Lighthipe

4″ x 6″

5″ x 7″

8″ x 10″

Drawings and painting in these sizes are easy to scan at home on a desktop scanner on a scanning surface that is
8.5″ x 11″. But what do you do with the rest of your work that is not only larger than this surface, but larger than your entire scanner?

Thanks to technology and natural science illustrator, Mindy Lighthipe, there is now a short practical guide to scanning your artwork.

Scan YOUR Art is a 17-page guide in which Mindy demonstrates how to scan a 11″ x 14″ painting using nothing more than your computer, your scanner, your printer and Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0.

Mindy walks you through the process carefully and includes screenshots of each step so you can follow along as you replicate each step at home.

Mindy provides “how to” information such as:

How to create a folder for scanned images.
How to scan an image in two parts.
How to straighten a crooked image.
How to crop an image.
How to work with Layers in Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0.
How to make quick color adjustments.
How to resize an image.
How to format a greeting card.

Mindy also provides information about printing companies and an online resource through which you can learn all the ins and outs of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0.

Scan YOUR Art is available as an ebook and can be purchased for $1.99.

Learn more about Scan YOUR Art