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Draw Plants Where First English Colonists Landed in the New World

Posted in Learning Opportunities on November 16, 2009|

Now on the CLASSES NEAR YOU pages for North Carolina and Virginia.

Linda C. Miller
http://lindacmiller.blogspot.com
Based in Virginia, Miller is a talented, experienced botanical artist and a member of The American Society of Botanical Artists. Visit Linda’s blog to view examples of her work and to learn how she began her career as a botanical artist.

Botanical Art Demonstration – December 5, 2009; 10 AM – 4 PM. Gallery at York Hall, Main Street, Yorktown, VA
Botanical Painting at The Elizabethan Gardens – December 15-16, 2009; 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM, daily. Linda C. Miller will teach the Christmas Rose at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, North Carolina. Miller’s class is open to all levels, especially for beginners without any drawing or watercolor experience. Each student will create an 8″ x 10″ painting using traditional wet and dry brush techniques, as well as learn how to mix a variety of greens commonly used in botanical art. Students will also create a smaller study (4″ x 6″) that can be added to a holiday card. For more information or to register visit www.elizabethangardens.org or call 252-473-1554.

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Denver’s Botanical Illustration Program Goes International

Posted in Learning Opportunities on November 16, 2009|

New at CLASSES NEAR YOU on the pages for Colorado and International.

Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration
Denver Botanic Gardens
A complete program offering classes in pencil drawing, colored pencil, watercolor, sketching, botany, art history, scratch board, and classes dedicated to specific techniques and plant groups. See a complete course listing here. This program now works collaboratively with El Charco del Ingenio, a nature reserve and botanical garden in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. To download the 2010 Winter-Spring Catalog at DBG or the brochure at El Charco, visit the program’s blog at http://botanicalillustration.blogspot.com/. This blog is maintained by Program Coordinator, Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski. Highlights from the 2010 schedule include:

Denver Botanic Gardens

Botany for the Botanical Illustrator
Color Layering for Colored Pencil
Botanical Roadkill: Fun with Flat Flowers
Hand Lettering for Garden Diaries and Artwork
The Illuminated Herbal: An Alphabet from A to Z
Miniature Masterpieces in Pencil
Drawing on Tradition: Botanical Drawings of Marion Mahony Griffin
Drawing on Tradition: Flower Portraits of Maud Purdy
Ann Swan: Working In and Out of the Box
Scratchboard: Luminous Illustration in Ink
Photoshop for Beginners
Adobe Illustrator I
Adobe InDesign

El Charco del Ingenio

Illustration in Graphite
Gaining Perspective
Illustration in Colored Pencil I
Botany for Illustrators, Gardeners & Amateur Botanists
Succulent! Capturing Cacti in Colored Pencil
Illustration in Watercolor I
Botanical Landscapes
Composing Compelling Artwork
Flower Portraits in Pencil and Color
Focus on Form
Hand-made Journal & Hand Lettering

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New Botanical Art Classes Announced in Filoli’s Certificate Program

Posted in Learning Opportunities on November 16, 2009|

The latest updates at CLASSES NEAR YOU > CALIFORNIA:

Filoli House and Garden
www.filoli.org
Located in Woodside, CA, the only certificate program in botanical art and illustration in California is comprised of 2 – 5 day classes taught by exceptional award-winning instructors. Go to the Adult Programs page to view complete details. The 2010 schedule includes:

Orchids – Friday, Feb. 12 – 13, and Saturday, February 27
Drawing Plants in Perspective I – Tuesdays, Feb. 23, March 16 and 23
Introduction to Botanical Art – Friday, March 12 and Sat., March 13
Rendering Trees with Dick Rauh – March 24 through March 27
Watercolor I – Saturdays, April 10, April 24, May 15, and May 22
Painting on Vellum – Thursday, April 15 and Friday, April 16
Graphite Pencil I – Thursday, April 29 through Saturday, May 1
Wildflowers – Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11
Colored Pencil – Thursdays, May 13, 20, and 27
Watercolor II – Saturdays, June 5, 12, and 19
Roses – Friday, June 25 through Saturday, June 26
Nepenthes:The Art of Carnivores – Weds., July 14 to Sat., July 17
Succulents – Friday, August 6 and Saturday, August 7
Color Mixing for Artists – August 19 thru August 21
Textures, Patterns and Details – Thurs., Aug. 26, Sept. 2, and Sept. 16
Pen and Ink – Thursday, September 9 through Saturday, September 11
Botany Through Drawing – Tues., Sept. 14, Oct. 5, 12 and 26, & Nov. 2
Vegetables – Thursday, October 7 and Friday, October 8
Watercolor III – Saturdays, October 9, 16, 23, 30
Painting with Purple – October 19 thru October 21
Holiday Card Subjects – Thursday October 28 and Friday October 29
History of Botanical Art – Class date to be announced.
Labeling, Matting and Framing – Class date to be announced.
Portfolio: Presenting Your Artwork – Class date to be announced.

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A Personal Invitation to Join Botanical Artists in Tuscany

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 9, 2009|

The Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration warmly invites you to our…

TUSCANY WORKSHOP & TOUR
A botanical workshop and tour of a lifetime!

May 29 – June 13, 2010

Instructors: Margaret Saul (School Director, botanical artist and teacher living in Tuscany) and Kandy Vermeer Phillips (Brookside Gardens faculty, botanical artist and illuminator).

Give yourself the luxury of botanical art immersion in this beautiful countryside where your commute to class is a five-minute walk through the grounds of a hotel with a bella vista and where your only concern is choosing the flowers you wish to draw and paint ready for your little jewel of an illumination inspired by the work of Renaissance artists in Siena. Instruction is cleverly designed to accommodate beginners and experienced artists. Join an artists’ gathering to meet Italian botanical artists. Bring your travel sketchbook to take on quiet woodland trails on the farm around the hotel, and on the tour of Tuscany and Umbria the following week, one made all the more enjoyable by the camaraderie that is sure to develop from sharing this wonderful experience with fellow students.

For further information about this trip of a lifetime, download the brochure (PDF, 514KB) to view the detailed itinerary, workshop & tour descriptions, and the registration form. For more information, or to request a printed brochure, contact Mark Richardson, Adult Education Programs Manager at Brookside Gardens or call 301.962.1470. Learn more about the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration at www.BrooksideGardens.org.

This tour is offered jointly by Brookside Gardens and Hidden Treasures Botanical Tours, L.L.C.

Information about this workshop has also been posted to the following pages in Classes Near You: Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and International.

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Nature Drawing for All Ages, Supplies Included

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on November 9, 2009|

Now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > GEORGIA:

Field & Studio Productions, LTD
www.fieldandstudio.com
Instructor: Christy Baker Knight
Art coach, botanical illustrator and member of the American Society of Botanical Artists since 1997, offers private lessons and professional training in botanical art drawing and painting in the following media: watercolor, gouache, graphite and pen-and-ink for those wishing to hone their technical skills in a supportive environment. Located in Chastain Park, Atlanta, Georgia, studio hours are flexible and references are available. For detailed information and a registration form, download the Field & Studio Winter Schedule, 2009-2010. Basic supplies are included in course fee.

Mapping Your Family Tree – A Saturday in December or January,
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Cost: $160. Explore various options while considering the medium, visual symbolism and design of your tree. Participants will receive individual attention throughout the drawing process. Bring your own lunch.
Drawing and Painting Nature (all ages, all abilities) – Private lessons by appointment. Cost: See Field & Studio Winter Schedule, 2009-2010. Engage the senses as you take a botanical sojourn in the field and studio. Private lesson are tailored to the needs of the artist and may include instruction in drawing, painting, watercolor, botanical studies, portraiture, color theory, art history, or any other area of concern.
The Art and Science of Color (all ages) – Saturday, February 6, 2010; 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Open to other dates to arrange instruction for a group of 3-4 students. Cost: $75. Shake off the winter blahs and learn about value, harmony, and color theory. Bring your own lunch.
Drawing from Great Literature (ages 7-10) – January – March (8 weeks), Tuesdays or Wednesdays; 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM. Cost: $125. Young artists will learn important drawing tools as they learn to draw landscapes, animals and other aspects of nature while listening to a reading of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This after-school program includes a snack and an outdoor activity.

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TECH TIP: Resizing Images Couldn’t Be Easier

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on November 9, 2009|

There is always a need to change the size of an image whether it be for a simple email message or to meet any number of Web requirements. Last week there was a need to make a 125×125 graphic (see left). To make the task easier for me, someone suggested I use a website with a handy resizing tool. I want to pay forward the kind tip and share this site with you. Go to www.resize.it to see all the ways you can edit images online. The free image resizing tool at Resize.it is wonderfully practical and easy to use. You even have the option of giving an image a “sketchy” quality. Be sure to bookmark this website because you don’t want to lose track of this one!

The new image above has become ArtPlantae’s profile image on Facebook and Twitter. Have you stopped by our Facebook page or read our Twitter feed? News bites are posted at these sites between our Monday posts.

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Journal Style Sketching Class in December

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Uncategorized on November 2, 2009|

Update now at CLASSES NEAR YOU > CALIFORNIA:

Jane LaFazio, Plain Jane Studio
www.plainjanestudio.com
Jane is a mixed media artist and a member of the San Diego Sketchcrawl group. In addition to the sketching classes below, Jane teaches workshops in collage, mixed media, and quilting. She also teaches workshops for children. A detailed class schedule can be viewed on her website.

Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style – November 14, 2009; 9 AM – 4 PM. Spend the day discovering Old Town, with artist Jane LaFazio. Jane, known for her friendly, encouraging teaching style, will demonstrate drawing on location and how to use watercolor paint using a straight-forward, intuitive approach. You’ll choose simple objects, vignettes or vistas to draw and paint, and then journal your impressions onto 5″x7” pages. Everyone has their own drawing style, just like handwriting, and Jane will help you to see and record what you see on paper. Register at the Shepherdess in Old Town San Diego, info@sheperdessbeads.com or 619-297-4110. Cost: $120 includes all materials.
NEW! Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style – Saturday, December 5. Location: Encinitas, contact Ellen at ellen@artretreats.com or 760-436-3310. Cost: $95 plus $15 materials fee includes everything you’ll need for the day.
Bella Italia: Orvieto Sketchbook – May 23-29, 2010. Go to Italy! Spend a week at a bed-and-breakfast with fellow sketchbook artists. Each morning Jane will help you with seeing, drawing, and the application of watercolor paint. This trip includes local sightseeing, wine tasting, a cooking class and shopping at the local market. View all details here.