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Get Your Calendars!

Posted in Learning Opportunities on December 29, 2008|

Learning opportunities will be plenty in 2009. Filoli has published its entire program schedule for next year and it looks great! The Filoli certificate program will feature classes taught by founders Lee McCaffree and Catherine Watters, as well as Susan T. Fisher, Martha Kemp, Dana and Leila Lyons, Linda Ann Vorobik, and Gary Greene.

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden has also updated its class schedule. Go to Classes Near You>California for more information about the courses available at both gardens.

Will you be teaching a botanical illustration course in 2009? Do you have information about a local workshop you would like to share? Tell us!

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Tutorials Added To ArtPlantae Today

Posted in Learning Opportunities on December 18, 2008|

Brief demos by Australian botanical artist, Helen Fitzgerald, have been posted. Click on the Tutorials tab above to view the short video segments Helen has posted for sharing on YouTube.com.

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Nature Journal Class at The Page Museum

Posted in Learning Opportunities on September 12, 2008|

NATURE JOURNALING AT THE PAGE

Location: Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits)
When: Saturday October 11 – Sunday October 12, 2008; 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.
Cost: $100 members / $125 non-members; Lunch and basic supplies included
Instructor: Janet Takahashi
More: All skill levels welcome (ages 16 and up); enrollment is limited; download flyer here.

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Create a Nature Journal Tomorrow

Posted in Learning Opportunities on August 13, 2008|

Nature Journaling with Kathy Dunham
Getty Drawing Hour: Getty Garden
Friday August 15, 2008
6 pm – 8 pm
Central Garden, The Getty Center
Sketch in the garden with award-winning artist, Kathy Dunham. You will learn how to observe plants in the Central Garden and how to transfer your observations onto the pages of your journal. Free. Limit: 35 participants. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 5 p.m.

Arrive early to view the exhibit, Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science (now thru August 31, 2008).

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Collection Connection: Drawn to Flowers

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on February 20, 2008|

Explore techniques for botanical illustration with Tania Marien and Deborah Shaw in this two-session drawing course. The first session will include studio exercises and in-gallery sketching at the Getty Center. The second session meets at the Huntington Library where participants will study and sketch plants in the Brody Teaching Laboratory and gardens. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Course fee $45. Open to 25 participants.

Part 1: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Getty Center, Museum Studios

Part 2: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Huntington Library, Brody Teaching Laboratory

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Perfect Time for A Tour

Posted in Learning Opportunities on October 26, 2007|

Scheduling a tour around the beginning of olive packing season can be a tricky thing because of the many external factors that can influence the start of the season. Fortunately, our conversations with the staff at Graber Olive House paid off. The canning season begins this weekend! This means that the packing house will be in operation during our tour on November 3rd. There is still time to sign-up, so if you would like to join in on the tour and sketchcrawl, then please RSVP at education@artplantae.com.

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Get Turned On to Plants & Botanical Illustration

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Education, Learning Opportunities on October 20, 2007|

ArtPlantae offers classes for anyone who may be interested in learning more about plants and how to draw them. The objective of these classes is to provide learning experiences that are fun and informative for all participants, regardless of skill level.

Draw What?! – Botanical Illustration for First-time Artists™
First-time artists will acquire an understanding of botany and will be introduced to the world of botanical art & illustration in this course. Participating artists will leave class with knowledge and with reference material that will enhance their continued learning in this discipline. Class participants will learn terminology pertaining to both botany and art. They will also learn how to observe plant specimens and learn how to capture plant forms onto paper. This class is ideal for gardeners who would like to learn how to begin to draw plants in their garden journals.

This five-session class will be taught at the Fullerton Arboretum on October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 (Wednesdays) from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Pavilion Classroom. Cost: $125 per person. Pre-registration is required. To register, call (714) 278-4794, press 0. A materials list will be provided. Class limit: 10

Graber Olive House, Ontario, CA
We are excited to offer a new learning opportunity this Fall. In keeping with our mission to encourage an interest in botany, we will begin offering opportunities for artists, gardeners and all plant enthusiasts to learn more about the plants in their world. We are launching this new program with a trip to Graber Olive House to learn about the history of the Graber family and to observe an olive packing house in full swing during harvest season. We would like this field trip to serve as way for artists and gardeners to meet and to begin building a friendly network of plant enthusiasts who enjoy learning about plants, capturing plants on paper, and sharing what they know and what they learn with others. Please join us!

Graber Olive House, Saturday, November 3, 2007 at 10:00 am. Bring your sketchbooks or garden journals to share what you do with others over a picnic lunch; bring a sack lunch to enjoy at the picnic tables. Participants will receive a map. All participants will meet at the olive house.
Limit: 15
Cost: FREE
RSVP at education@artplantae.com