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Do you avoid using purple?

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on April 15, 2009|

Canadian botanical artist, Margaret Best, can help you with this. Margaret will teach a 3-day workshop focused on the creation and the use of the color purple. This class has been added to the California page of Classes Near You. Click on the BAGSC link below for all details.

Margaret Best
Painting with Purple
http://bagscblog.com
July 21 – 23, 2009
Participants will learn how to create vibrant purples and learn how to apply their colorful mixes to botanical paintings. This workshop is sponsored by the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California and will be held at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

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Dry-brush & More in Washington

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on April 15, 2009|

Kathleen McKeehen has announced new classes for Spring and Summer. Catch her demonstration at Daniel Smith or her class on Bainbridge Island. Here is what’s new in Washington:

Botanical Watercolor
Gage Academy
Students will learn wash and dry-brush techniques and apply their new skills to botanical subjects. Fridays, April 17-June 19 (10 wks)
Vegging Out in Botanical Watercolors
Bellevue Daniel Smith (Demo)
See how to use washes and dry-brush techniques to paint your grocer’s produce section! April 19th, Sunday, 12:00 & 2:00 pm
Painting the Produce Section
Bainbridge Island Creativity Center
Use traditional botanical watercolor techniques to paint denizens of the produce section. April 25-26
Botanical Watercolor
Gage Academy
Students will learn wash and dry-brush technique and apply these new techniques to botanical subjects. Fridays, July 10-August 7 (5 wks)
Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Poulsbo Parks & Recreation
Learn the basic watercolor techniques used to paint botanical subjects realistically. Saturdays, July 18 & July 25; also August 8 & August 15

Painting the Produce Section
Gage Academy
Use traditional botanical watercolor techniques to paint denizens of the produce section. August 22, 23 (weekend)
Botanical Drawing & Botanical Watercolor
Classes forming for Spring/Summer; small classes in my Indianola studio; contact me at kmckeehen@centurytel.net or 360-297-8858 if interested; morning and evening classes offered.

Look for a class near you here.

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National Park Week, April 18-26

Posted in gardening, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 13, 2009|

The country will pay special tribute to its national parks beginning this weekend. Many activities are planned including Junior Ranger Day, art-related activities, litter patrols, hikes, and much more. A schedule of activities arranged by state can be viewed at National Park Week Events.

Do you live near a national park? Are you going to participate in one or more activities during National Park Week? If you do, tell us about your experience.

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Botanical Drawing Workshop at Morven Museum & Garden

Posted in drawing, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on April 13, 2009|

Wendy Hollender will teach a three-day Spring workshop at Morven Museum & Garden April 17, 18 and 25. Class will be held from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM each day. Please bring your own lunch. All questions should be directed to Michele Sheridan at msheridan@morven.org or to Wendy Hollender at wendyhollender@gmail.com.

Wendy Hollender is the Program Coordinator of the Botanical Art & Natural Science Illustration certificate program at the New York Botanical Garden and the author of Botanical Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide.

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Endangered Plants of the Texas Hill Country

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Special Events on April 8, 2009|

Botanical artist, Lotus McElfish, was featured in the San Marcos Daily Record on April 5, 2009. Lotus was interviewed about her project studying the endangered plants of Texas. She will discuss her project on May 16 at the Department of the Interior Museum host of the exhibit, Endangered Species: Flora and Fauna in Peril.

Read how Lotus is educating the public about endangered plants here.

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Book Signings for Gardeners & Children

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Special Events on April 6, 2009|

Please join us for a sunny weekend at the Festival of Flavors, May 1-3, 2009 at the LA Garden Show. This year we are hosting book events celebrating five authors and illustrators. We will also be hosting a botanical art demonstration.

Please see the details below. We hope to see you there!

SATURDAY, MAY 2

10:30 am – 12:00 pm:
Attention Young Gardeners! Meet the author and the illustrator of Wiggle and Waggle, Caroline Arnold and Mary Peterson. Each purchase at the booksigning will include a Wiggle and Waggle activity kit.

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm:
Meet author, illustrator and educator, Marianne D. Wallace and learn about her illustrated books addressing America’s forests, deserts, wetlands, prairies, mountains, and seashores. Marianne teaches educators and parents how to introduce children to botanical illustration.

SUNDAY, MAY 3

10:30 am – 12:00 pm:
Meet the authors of The Urban Homestead. Kelly Coyneand Erik Knutzen will be signing their guide to self-sufficient living in the urban landscape.

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm:
After you learn how to grow your urban garden, be inspired to draw and paint your harvest with botanical artist, Sally Jacobs. Sally’s notecard collections celebrating fruit, vegetables, and flowers will be available for purchase.

Visitor Information: Los Angeles Garden Show, L.A. County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, May 1 – 3, 2009

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Wildflowers of California

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 1, 2009|

A new exhibit opens today at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. The Garden commissioned twenty watercolor paintings of California wildflowers by botanical artist and conservationist, Patrick O’Hara. Unlike traditional botanical art which features plant specimens isolated on a single sheet of paper, O’Hara’s paintings reveal plants in their natural habitats.

The Wildflowers of California exhibit will be on display in the Blaksley Library through April 30, 2009. The complete collection can be viewed online at the Garden bookstore. Gicleé prints of each painting can be purchased both online and in the Garden.

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