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Plants in Pencil at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities on August 12, 2014|

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
www.naturemuseum.org
Located in Chicago, the museum strives to create relationships between nature and people through their education programs, exhibitions, citizen science projects and research.

    Plants in Pencil
    Learn the how to use graphite pencil to illustrate nature with Suzanne Wegener, freelance illustrator and the Nature Art Education Manager at the Morton Arboretum. Suzanne will discuss materials, techniques and introduce botanical specimens each week. Come for one session or attend all four sessions. Advanced students will be given additional specimens. This class will be offered as a Tuesday series and a Wednesday series.

    Tuesday Series
    September 9, October 14, November 11 and December 9. Cost: $30. Class hours: 1-4 pm. Register for the Tuesday workshops here.

    Wednesday Series
    September 17, October 15, November 19, & December 17. Cost: $30. Class hours: 6-9 pm. Register for the Wednesday workshops here.

    To register by phone, call (773) 755-5128.

This information can also be found at Classes Near You > Illinois.

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Botanical Painting in Gouache

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on August 12, 2014|

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Carrie Di Costanzo
www.carriedicostanzo.com
Carrie Di Costanzo is a fashion illustrator who is now focused on botanical art. Her work has been exhibited in several ASBA exhibitions and has been published in The Botanical Artist and Colorful Edibles. View Carrie’s portfolio online.

    Botanical Painting in Gouache
    The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ
    Thursdays: September 18 – October 16, 2014
    10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

    Have fun while learning to paint with gouache, and gain insight into how to achieve form and depth with different subjects. Through demonstrations and critiques, students will learn how to paint the many complex textures, details, and colors of nature. Students will work at their own pace on a variety of botanical subjects of their choice. This will be an introductory class in a relaxed atmosphere.
    Cost: $153 nonmembers, $128 members

    View Details/Register

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Sustainability Fair for Families and Gardeners

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on August 5, 2014|

ccmg_fair On Saturday, September 6, Contra Costa Master Gardeners (CCMG) is hosting their second annual community event promoting healthy gardening with a sustainable garden fair that features hands-on demonstrations, topical talks, a plant sale, and self-guided tours of “Our Garden,” the Master Gardener’s demonstration site in Walnut Creek.

“This day is designed to give each of us ideas on simple things we can do to help our environment. All of us making small changes can make a positive impact on the environment,” according to Laura McCauley, CCMG Association President of the all-volunteer organization.

The Second Annual Sustainability Fair will feature more than one dozen organizations demonstrating how people can create a sustainable lifestyle. Strategies to be discussed include recycling, seed saving, sheet mulching, smart-water usage and how to replace a lawn using drought-tolerant UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars. There will also be a Children’s Activity Center, vendors offering healthy local food and ongoing talks and demonstrations about removing your lawn, growing vegetables, raising chickens, beekeeping, beneficial insects, making good compost, and much more.

Judy Ryan, CCMG Sustainability Fair coordinator said she is excited to see so many other organizations joining together to promote sustainability in neighborhoods and communities.

The Second Annual Sustainability Fair will be held at the CCMG demonstration site at N. Wiget Lane and Shadelands Drive in Walnut Creek, CA (map).
Event hours are 10 AM – 3 PM.


Visit the 2014 Sustainability Fair

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Drawing Trees with Sarah Simblet

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on August 5, 2014|


University of Oxford Botanic Garden
www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is a collection of 13 distinct gardens and seven display greenhouses featuring over 5,000 species of plants. The garden offers educational programs for the public and for teachers. Together with the Harcourt Arboretum, the University of Oxford Botanic Garden forms the Museums and Collections department at Oxford University.

View the complete schedule of classes to be held at both the Oxford Botanic Garden and the Harcourt Arboretum. The wonderful selection of classes address topics such as: invasive species, bees, woodland management, willow weaving, tree climbing, plant identification and botanical art.

    The New Sylva: Drawing trees with Sarah Simblet
    Saturday 27th September 2014
    10.00am to 4.00pm
    Venue – Harcourt Arboretum
    Tickets cost £60 (includes a sandwich lunch)
    Register

    This workshop explores the magnificent collection of trees at Harcourt Arboretum and offers tuition in how to draw a tree using pencil, pen and ink. Suitable for children and adults, beginners and more experienced artists, Sarah will explain approaches to drawing structure, form and proportion, how to use ink, and how to capture the diverse characters of Autumnal trees. Bring along your own sketchbook and other drawing materials will be provided.
    Sarah is a graphic artist, writer and broadcaster, who teaches at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford.


    Printmaking Workshop at the Botanic Garden with Robin Wilson and Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley
    Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
    10.00am to 4.00pm both days
    Venue – Oxford Botanic Garden
    Tickets cost £120 for the two-day course (includes a sandwich lunch on both days)
    Register

    Learn the techniques of traditional linocut printmaking with artists Robin and Rosie from The Wytham Studio. On this two-day course you will explore the Botanic Garden and transform your drawings into linocut prints.
    Robin and Rosie work with the reduction colour printing method which they will teach you to create successful colour prints. The entire process is done by hand with no large or prohibitively expensive equipment and their aim is to give you the confidence to continue experimenting on your own. The course will take you through sketching for printmaking, image composition, block preparation and image transfer, carving technique, inks and papers, inking up and printing.


    Imagining the Woods: Art from the Wytham Studio
    From Thursday 18th September until 31st October there will be an exhibition in the Gallery at the Botanic Garden by Robin Wilson and Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley. (no booking required)

This information can also be found at Classes Near You > England.

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Exhibitions Examine Art, Nature, Gardens & Food

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Events on July 23, 2014|

Looking for a fun summer excursion?

Begin your search on the Exhibits to Visit page. Many events have been posted during the past week. Birders, botanical illustrators and naturalists are sure to find something of interest. Here are the most recent entries:

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Introduction to Scientific Illustration at ‘Running with Scissors’ Studio

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, scientific illustration on July 23, 2014|


Gretchen Kai Halpert
www.gretchenhalpert.com
Gretchen Halpert is a scientific illustrator and biologist with many years of experience creating illustrations for the medical field, for scientific research, and for commercial clients. Gretchen also teaches classes in the book arts and leads journaling classes.

    Botanical Illustration in Watercolor
    August 7, 2014
    10 AM – 4 PM
    An introduction to scientific illustration, drawing with accuracy, attention to detail, and a watercolor technique of slowly building layers of mixed color. This workshop will be held at Running with Scissors artist studio in Portland, Maine.
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This information can also be found at Classes Near You > New York and
Classes Near You > Maine.

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Orchard Fruits – A Painting Holiday with Elaine Searle

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on July 11, 2014|

Orchard Fruits, © Elaine Searle. All rights reserved.

Orchard Fruits, © Elaine Searle. All rights reserved.

Orchard Fruits:
A Painting Holiday with Elaine Searle
September 6-13, 2014
10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Near Holt, Norfolk, UK

Visit one of England’s most unspoilt regions. Just a few places remain on this very special NON-RESIDENTIAL botanical painting holiday. Botanical artists of all levels welcome. We shall draw and paint stone fruit such as plums and gages from local orchards. Two half-day excursions will be included, as will all lunches (using fresh local produce) and a welcome dinner. Accommodation to suit most budgets can be arranged.

Visit www.paintbotanical.com for full details and booking form.

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