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‘Capturing Flora’ Opens at the Art Gallery of Ballarat

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on September 24, 2012| 1 Comment »

Telopea speciosissima, Waratah, 1837-1842; Miss Maund; Benjamin Maund, publisher; Maund’s The Botanist; handcoloured engraving on paper; Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat; Purchased with funds from the Joe White Bequest, 2010

Capturing Flora: 300 Years of Australian Botanical Art
September 25 – December 2, 2012
Art Gallery of Ballarat

The much-anticipated exhibition featuring three hundred fifty drawings and prints celebrating Australia’s wildflowers opens tomorrow at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

Visitors to the Art Gallery of Ballarat can attend free talks, attend workshops and take home one of many themed keepsakes created around this exhibition. Visitors will have their choice of a 280-page hardcover catalog, a 2013 calendar, a perpetual diary, note cards, coasters, magnets, mirrors and more!

Entertaining the idea of traveling to Australia to see this exhibition in person? If you are, you don’t have to spend too much time planning because the planning has been done for you. Take a look at these Ballarat in Bloom travel packages.

Special events are planned throughout the exhibition. A summary is provided below. Visit the exhibition’s Programs and Events page to learn more.

Free Talks

Art Insight, September 26
Engraving, lithography, scientists and intellectuals
Let’s Talk Poetry, October 9
Poetry, Australian landscapes and bush poetry
Art Insight, October 10
The life and work of botanical illustrator, Margaret Flockton.
Art Insight, October 24
The work of John Pastoriza-Piñol.

Concerts and Recitals

Musica Botanica, October 3
Artists Inspire Artistry, November 9 and November 13
VOX: Flower Songs, November 10

Workshops

The Microscopic realm with Lauren Black, September 28

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is open daily from 9 AM – 5 PM.
Admission $12, Concession $8, Child and Gallery Members Free
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au

A Look at ‘Capturing Flora’, courtesy The Art Gallery of Ballarat

Pelargonium australe, East Coast form by Margaret Stones; watercolour & pencil on paper; Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat; Purchased with funds from the Hilton White Bequest, 2011

Metrosideros lophanta, date?; Pierre Joseph Redouté; Gabriel, engraver; plate 56 from Henri Duhamel du Monceau’s Traite des arbres et arbustes que l’on cultivee en France en pleine terre [Trees and Shrubs that are grown in the ground in France]; handcoloured engraving on paper; Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat; Purchased with funds from the Joe White Bequest, 2012

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Create Your Own Artist’s Book at the Theodore Payne Foundation

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events on September 24, 2012|

Artist’s Book Workshop with Laura Stickney
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012
10 AM – Noon

Make your own accordion-folded book with decorative covers and create carved stamps in this book arts class for adults. This is an easy and fun project — no art experience necessary. Laura is a visual artist, poet and the Theodore Payne Foundation’s 2012 Artist in Residence. For 25 years, she taught and coordinated art classes at the Junior Arts Center in Barnsdall Art Park and continues to teach etching and parent/child art workshops in her community. Limit: 12 participants. Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers.

Register Today!

About the Theodore Payne Foundation
The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping others discover the beauty of California native plants. It is located north of Los Angeles in Sun Valley, CA.
www.theodorepayne.org

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Looking for Natural History Illustrations?

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on September 19, 2012| 1 Comment »

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) has millions of them and they want your help sorting them out. Earlier this year, the Missouri Botanical Garden received funding to identify and describe the natural history illustrations that can be found in the digitized books and journals in the library’s collection.

A system of cataloging and describing the images has been devised. Now the new system (i.e., schema) needs to be reviewed. The Art of Life project team who is sorting through BHLs images is seeking feedback from artists, biologists, humanities scholars, librarians and educators to help them determine if their cataloging system will satisfy the research needs of these groups.

How do you search for images? What type of information do you want to find when you search for images?

Go to the BHL website to read the schema and to send them your thoughts.

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Rest, Relaxation and Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art on September 19, 2012|

Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds announces their 2013 schedule.

See the latest at Classes Near You > England:

Farncombe Estate, Cotswolds
www.farncombeestate.co.uk
A privately-owned parkland in the Cotswolds. Covering more than 300 acres, this private estate/conference center/hotel welcomes guests from all over the world. Follow Farncombe’s blog or become a fan of their Facebook page to learn more about this unique learning opportunity. Farncombe Estates’ new schedule for 2013 can be viewed online. The current schedule includes:

Drawing and Painting from Nature, October 12, 2012
Botanical Illustration: Drawing and Painting Autumn Fruits & Fungi, October 19, 2012
Sketching Farncombe, February 1, 2013
Botanical Drawing in Colored or Graphite Pencil: Spring Buds & Cottage Garden Flowers, April 5, 2013
Sketching with Pen and Wash, April 26, 2013
Botanical Painting in Watercolor or Gouache (All Levels), May 31, 2013
Drawing and Sketching: A Course for Beginners, July 12, 2013
Drawing Allsorts – Pencil Sketching for All, August 2, 2013
Sketching with Watercolor Pencils, August 31, 2013
Botanical/Natural History Painting in Gouache or Watercolor, Sept 13
Botanical Drawing in Colored or Graphite Pencil: Pine Cones & Seed Pods, October 25, 2013

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21 Weeks of Botanical Art!

Posted in botanical art, drawing, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on September 17, 2012|

Begin your studies in botanical art! Here is an opportunity to study drawing and painting well into Spring 2013 at the University of Bristol Botanical Garden.

University of Bristol Botanic Garden
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden
A four-acre garden founded in 1882 by Adolf Leipner, professor of botany at Bristol University College. Plant collections address the following subject areas: plant evolution, Mediterranean plants, local plants, rare native plants, and useful plants. This garden was founded on an initial budge of £104!

Traditional Botanical Painting and Drawing

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Information about this course has been posted to Classes Near You > England.

Visit this page to also view information about many other classes that will be taught in England through the end of the year.

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Promote Your Class or Program

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on September 17, 2012|

Do you teach classes in botanical art, natural science illustration, the book arts, sketchbook journaling, or botany?

Would you like to promote your classes to our audience of artists, gardeners, naturalists, and educators?

List your botanical art workshops, botany classes, book arts classes, botanical art excursions, or sketchbook adventures here for free.

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Kindly consider telling others about your listing in the Classes Near You! section by placing a link to ArtPlantae in the Resources section of your site. Thank you for your consideration.

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Fixing Pop-Up Books, Tips for Parents & Teachers

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Articles & Interviews on September 14, 2012|

Now for a topic I first wondered about when I was a kid…

ArtPlantae: How do you fix a pop-up book? Do you have any tips for parents or teachers? What should one be mindful of when they sit down to repair a child’s book?

Shawn: Attempting an at-home repair is a great opportunity to explore the structure of the piece, and perhaps reveal its weak points. Using thin, strong acid-free paper (kozo sheets are great and can be purchased from many online retailers) and an acid-free glue (PVA, a.k.a. book binder’s glue or Jade) is best.

Many of these books are ephemeral — they’re not meant to last forever. It’s easier and cheaper to replace most contemporary books. Torn books can be taken apart and explored to learn structure.

However, if one has a book that can’t be easily replaced, or has historical value, then I’d recommend hiring a professional to do the repair. Many home-executed repairs end up doing additional damage in the long run. Online searches for book conservators or repair specialists will yield lots of great options.

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