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Result of Raffle for ‘An Approach to Botanical Painting’

Posted in botanical art, Special Announcements on October 31, 2012|

Bonnie S. Driggers
Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment

And the winner is…

On Sunday, October 28, Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment (BAEE) held a reception at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens in Vienna, Virginia. Author and teacher Anne-Marie Evans drew the winning ticket in the raffle for a copy of her book, An Approach to Botanical Painting. The lucky winner was Jerry of Bethesda, Maryland who is very happy to have won. He said, “I’ve never won anything before.”

BAEE greatly appreciates all of you who purchased tickets. The money earned will go to support the publication of our book, American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid-Atlantic.

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Fruit Games for Budding Botanists

Posted in botanical art on October 29, 2012|

The Brenton Arboretum in Dallas Center, Iowa will conduct a walking tour of fruit trees and host educational games about fruit on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Budding botanists age 14+ are invited to join the fun.

Cost: Members, free; Nonmembers $5.

To register, call (515) 992-4211 or send a message to mail1@arboretum.org.

The Brenton Arboretum is a 140-acre arboretum established in 1997 featuring 2,600 trees and shrubs. Most of the more than 175 species of trees and shrubs are organized by species to ease learning and to emphasize the importance of trees in our world.

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Get Your Calendar! Filoli Announces Schedule of Botanical Art Classes for 2013

Posted in botanical art, drawing, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on October 29, 2012|

Here is the latest at Classes Near You > Northern California!

Filoli House and Garden, Woodside
www.filoli.org
Located in Woodside, CA, the only certificate program in botanical art and illustration in California offers classes taught by exceptional award-winning instructors. View the course schedule for 2013 for details.

In addition to courses about drawing, watercolor, pen and ink and colored pencil, the botanical art program offers a long list of classes addressing specific techniques and business-related skills of special interest to botanical artists. These classes include:

Techniques Class: Understanding Foreshortening
Techniques Class: Textures in Depth
Designing for Success: Composition for Artists
Beginning Photoshop for Botanical Art
Portfolio: Presenting Your Artwork
Labeling, Matting and Framing

View the entire course schedule and learn more about Filoli’s botanical art program online.

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CALL TO ACTION: 2013 Arizona SciTech Festival

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 24, 2012|

Last year we saw how the West Valley Arts Center in Arizona brought botanical art to the first annual Arizona SciTech Festival.

This year, it could be you!

Event coordinators are accepting applications from Arizonans interested in hosting events during the 2013 Arizona SciTech Festival. This is a great opportunity for those in the arts to demonstrate the value of incorporating art across the curriculum.

The Arizona SciTech Festival is a partnership between Arizona Science Center, Arizona State University, Arizona Technology Council Foundation and the Arizona Commerce Authority. The festival was created to inform Arizonans of all ages about how science, technology and innovation affect their everyday lives and how each will expand their economic future.

The Arizona SciTech Festival has gained a lot of momentum since last year’s launch and event organizers want to involve as many Arizona residents as possible. Festival director Dr. Jeremy Babendure says, “The 2012 inaugural Festival was a great success with over 200 amazing expos, celebrations, exhibitions, discussions, and tours delivered to over 220,000 young people and adults at venues located not only in Greater Phoenix and Tucson, but also in communities such as Casa Grande, Flagstaff and Showlow. We’re calling on all Arizona citizens to help us reach our goal of doubling those numbers by submitting their ideas and spreading the word about the Festival through their networks.”

Become a Collaborator Today!
Although the 2013 Arizona SciTech Festival will take place throughout the state from February 9 – March 17, 2013, all ideas for activities year-round are welcome. A Collaborator Portal on the Arizona SciTech Festival website serves as a place to submit events that are already organized, as well as a repository to match the needs between individuals and organizations that have ideas for content or venues to offer.

Specifically, the Collaborator Portal allows individuals and groups to do the following:

Sign-up as an official Collaborator
Post an official Arizona SciTech Festival event that will go on the website and program schedule.
Post a venue – if you have a location and are looking for content, the Collaborator Portal can help those with content find your location.
Post your content – if you have content and are looking for a venue, the site can help match you with those who have locations.

To become an official Collaborator and submit your events or ideas, please visit the portal today. The deadline for posting is November 10, 2012.

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Last Chance to Win ‘An Approach to Botanical Painting’

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 24, 2012|

Time is running out!

You have only a few more days to submit a raffle ticket to win a copy of the botanical art classic An Approach to Botanical Painting by Anne-Marie and Donn Evans. Proceeds benefit Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment (BAEE), a nonprofit corporation of botanical artists who are documenting plants from the mid-Atlantic region. Proceeds will be used towards publication costs of their book, American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic.

Raffle tickets to win a copy of An Approach to Botanical Painting cost $10 each. This is much less than the $1,500 price tag of a near-fine used copy for this book. On October 28, 2012, a brand new, autographed copy of this book will be awarded. This has been made possible by Anne-Marie Evans who is generously donating one of the few remaining new copies of her book in support of this very special project.

Support BAEE artists and their efforts to document the native plants of the mid-Atlantic region.

Buy a raffle ticket today!

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Botanical Artists MeetUp in Texas

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements on October 15, 2012|

Get the latest at Classes Near You > Texas!

A new MeetUp group has been formed in Texas. The Dallas-Fort Worth Botanical Drawing and Painting Group will have their first meeting on November 3, 2012. All are invited to participate in this launch meeting that will occur at River Legacy Park in Arlington.

Please visit the group’s MeetUp page to sign up and to begin learning about other botanical artists in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Artists must bring their own supplies. Artists of all abilities are welcome.

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A Different Kind of Botanical Art Class

Posted in botanical art, Drawing, Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on October 15, 2012|

Ten weeks of botanical illustration and mixed media – online and at your own pace! Here’s the latest at Classes Near You > Alabama:

The Illustrated Garden, A Studio Blog
www.valwebb.com
Val Webb is Derwent Pencils’ Feature Artist for 2012!
She will post drawing tutorials each month at Derwent’s blog, Love Pencils. See Val Webb’s online tutorial, Botanical Drawing with Pencil and Watercolor. Connect with The Illustrated Garden on Facebook. For more information about the classes below, or to register, email Val Webb.

Draw & Paint Six Culinary Herbs

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Also see Val’s upcoming classes in Mississippi…

Catch of the Day: Drawing Mississippi Gulf Marine Life
in Pen and Ink
Saturday, November 3, 2012; 10 AM – 3 PM. No experience necessary! All supplies and materials provided! Learn how to draw fish and shellfish using pen and ink. Location: The Mary C.O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs, MS. Cost: $120 View Details/Register

Draw and Paint Holiday Botanicals
Saturday, December 1, 2012; 10 AM – 3 PM. No experience necessary! All supplies and materials provided! Celebrate the Christmas season and learn scientific illustration techniques to create drawings and paintings of seasonal plants using gouache and colored pencils. Location: The Mary C.O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs, MS. Cost: $120 View Details/Register