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Add a New Dimension to Your Nature Journal

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, nature, Sketching & Journaling on October 23, 2013|

Jane LaFazio
janeville.blogspot.com
Jane is a mixed media artist and a member of the San Diego Sketchcrawl group. Jane teaches at conferences across the U.S. and leads classes in Italy and Greece too. In addition to sketching classes, Jane teaches workshops in collage, mixed media, and quilting. There are always many, many opportunities to learn from Jane in-person. Below is a short list of classes that may be of interest to you. To view all of Jane’s upcoming classes, see her teaching schedule online.

Also see this interview with Jane and her Ask The Artist Q&A with readers.

Collage 101

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Sketching and Watercolor in a Mixed Media Journal (Online)
This class begin October 31, 2013. Add new dimensions to your illustrated journal by learning a new technique each week for the next six weeks. You’ll have a brand new journal and loads of inspiration to take you into the new year. This class is for students who have had some experience with drawing and watercolor. Sign up today. This class begins next week!
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Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style
Six-week online class.
Learn how to record your life, your summer vacation and other adventures using a loose and quick style of journaling. Participants in this online class will learn a new technique or subject each week and will receive links to supporting material. Communicate with fellow participants and see each others’ projects progress. Designed for beginners. This class will be offered again in January 2014. Cost: $85
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Plan Ahead to Learn from Jane in 2014
View teaching schedule for more information.

ArtWalk: San Diego – January 13-19, 2014
ArtWalk: Italy – May 24-30, 2014
ArtWalk: The French Riviera – June 1-7, 2014
Nature Journaling in Massachusetts – September 12-14, 2014

This information has also been posted to Classes Near You > Southern California.

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Botanical Illustration Classes at Jack-in-the-Pulpit Studio

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 23, 2013|

New at Classes Near You > Minnesota!

Jack-in-the-Pulpit Studio
www.jackinthepulpit.com
This is the private studio of Mark Granlund. Classes in botanical and fine art are taught by Mark and guest instructors. Mark also teaches an online class. Find out how Mark developed his online botanical art class in this 2010 interview.

Drawing: The Basic Elements (Online)

Drawing: The Basic Elements – for the Very Busy (online)
This is the online edition of Drawing: The Basic Elements. This course begins on Friday, January 10, 2014. Participants will attend two studio sessions for critique and to share work. These sessions will occur on January 31, 2014 and February 21, 2014.

Introduction to Botanical Watercolor
Tuesdays, January 7 – February 18, 2014
6:30 – 9:00 PM
Participants will learn how to draw and paint botanical specimens. Discussion topics include color mixing, brushes, paper and paint. Cost: $165

Trees in Ink: Pen and Brush
Friday, February 28, 2014 (6:30 – 9:00 PM)
Saturday, March 1, 2014 (12-3 PM)
Learn how to capture the beauty and structure of winter trees in ink. Cost: $60

View additional information, get materials list and register online at Jack-in-the-Pulpit Studio.

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Mary-Austin Klein Examines Human Encroachment on Native Plant Environments

Posted in botanical art, Education, Gouache & Oil Too, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 22, 2013|

Encelia Train. © Mary-Austin Klein. All rights reserved.

Mary-Austin Klein is known for her exquisite small-scale paintings of the California desert that capture the light conditions unique to California. In her current exhibition at the Theodore Payne Foundation, she brings attention to human encroachment on native plant environments and desert landscapes.

Mary-Austin Klein is the Theodore Payne Foundation’s fourth Aritst-in-Residence. During her residency, she traveled to locations in Central and Southern California to gather material for a series of oil paintings interpreting the infringement of man on the California landscape. Klein explains what motivates her to bring attention to this topic:

The ability to contain vast and deep landscapes into small, flat paintings makes me feel like a wrangler of space. The power to capture the magic of the California
Chuparosa Anza,© Mary-Austin Klein. All rights reserved.
desert and contain it within a frame is enthralling. It lets me transport the desert to others, sharing the beauty and promoting preservation of these vistas for future generations. Desert flora especially inspires me because of their toughness, resiliency and resourcefulness, when it comes to surviving the extreme conditions they call home.

The native Los Angeles artist has exhibited her work in galleries in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Laguna Beach, Santa Barbara and Joshua Tree. Her artwork and her advocacy efforts have been featured in The Guide to the Wild Mojave, a publication sponsored by the California Wilderness Coalition, as well as in The Desert Trail and LA Architect magazines.

Klein’s current exhibition, The Native Edge: Human Encroachment on Native Plant Environments, will be on view in the gallery at Theodore Payne through December 28, 2013.

Directions to Theodore Payne Foundation

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Oil Pastel Workshop Focuses on California Native Flora

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Gouache & Oil Too, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 22, 2013|

Oil Pastel Painting Workshop with Mary-Austin Klein
Theodore Payne Foundation
November 2, 2013
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Experience the technique of oil pastel painting and create an 11″ x 14″ still life of native flora on a gessoed panel. Play with color, brushwork and composition in this casual art workshop. No experience necessary!

Mary-Austin Klein is a Los Angeles-based painter whose small-scaled paintings document the natural landscapes and unique light of Southern California. She is the Theodore Payne Foundation’s 2013 Artist-in-Residence. An exhibition of her work is now on view in the gallery at the Theodore Payne Foundation in Sun Valley, CA.

Cost: $30 members, $40 non-members (includes materials fee)

For more information or to sign up, please contact Lili at 818-768-1802.
Online registration

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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Explore the Los Angeles County Arboretum with Words on Paper

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 18, 2013| 1 Comment »

Photo courtesy Paula Panich

Seeing is the Seed: Exploring the Los Angeles County Arboretum (and a place of your own!) with
Words on Paper
LA County Arboretum
& Botanic Garden
Jan. 26 and Feb. 9, 2014
9:30 am – 12:30 pm

The workshop is open to all; you don’t have to consider yourself a writer. It’s about the deep connection between storytelling and landscape (plants, too) –- essential for thinking about our own places in the world. This will be a fun and enriching activity — you will not be put on the spot to share your words on paper! But it will be a chance for you to find some surprising things within yourself. Cost: $70 for two sessions (nonmembers); $60 for Arboretum members.

For more information, write to Susan Eubank. Please put “writing workshop” in the subject box of your e-mail.

About the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is a 127-acre botanical garden and historical site. It is located in Arcadia, CA near Santa Anita Race Track. (View Map)

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52 Favorite Trees

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 18, 2013|

The Riverside Art Museum invites you to experience “52”!

She was born in ’52, has 52 favorite trees, and just finished a 52-week art sabbatical.

Sue Mitchell, Co-Founder of Riverside Personnel, took her 60th year off in hopes of jump starting her long-delayed artistic career. The resulting exhibition, “52”, is a two-gallery show that reveals the fruits and process of her self-directed year of study.

Mitchell’s journey, demarcated by her 60th birthday, is both a personal story and indicative of a wider cultural phenomenon. Entering into what Mitchell refers to as her “Third Act,” she experienced a growing need for a deeper sense of fulfillment and personal exploration that many Baby Boomers now find themselves grappling for. Whether it be as a therapeutic hobby, a transition into retirement, a new artistic career, or the resurgence of an old one, roughly 10,000 people a day will be turning 65 over the next 19 years, and artistic outlets are becoming more and more important, particularly for this age group.

The Bobbie Powell gallery at the Riverside Art Museum will showcase her “senior project,” i.e., solar etchings of the 52 Montezuma Bald Cypress trees that line her favorite part of Riverside’s Fairmount Park (Sue’s “classroom” for the year). The adjoining Ross R. DeVean gallery will house an installation of Sue’s studio, where she will be “in residence” during museum hours from October 22 – November 22.

Nature walks, nature writing, discussion panels and other activities related to “52” will be held at the Riverside Art Museum and Fairmount Park during the next two months. Mark these dates on your calendar:

Opening Reception

Meet Sue Mitchell: Artist in Residence
October 22 – November 22, 2013
During museum hours

“Speak for Yourself” Panel w/Doug McCulloh & Meg Linton
October 24, 2013
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Why be an artist? What does it mean to live your life as an artist? How does one live inside art? An artist and a curator will pull back the curtain on current art practice. Expect a lively evening of secrets and revelations, warnings and cautions, startling flashes and wild statements. Part talk, part free-for-all. Panel with renowned and internationally shown photographer, Doug McCulloh and Meg Linton, Director of Galleries and Exhibition/Otis College of Art and Design.

5:30 p.m. Complimentary Happy Hour hosted by former RAM Director Bobbie Powell

6:30 p.m. Panel Discussion Begins

Please RSVP with Sue Mitchell.

“52” Tree Nature Walks at Fairmount Park
Fridays and Saturdays, October 25 – November 22, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Meet on the circular pier between the two lakes

WHEN: Friday and Saturday mornings Oct 25-26; Nov 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22

TIME: 8:30-9:30 am

COST: Free. You’ll receive free pass to the Riverside Art Museum.

WALK GUIDES: Sue Mitchell and from Inlandia, Gayle Brandeis, Cindy Rinne and/or Cati Porter

PARKING: Across the street from the pier

SPONSORS: The Riverside Art Museum and Inlandia

WHAT YOU WILL SEE: Sue’s 52 favorite trees, the waterfowl that migrate through the region, the wonders of Fairmount Park

WEATHER: RAIN or SHINE (the park is magnificent in the rain)

WHEELCHAIR/STROLLER ACCESSIBLE

INLANDIA Nature Writing/Readings
November 3, 2013
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.

Arts Walk w/PNET-hosted Printmaking Demo
November 7, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

“The Third Act: Creative Beginnings” Panel
November 14, 2013
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Riverside ArtsWalk
December 5, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Visit “52” at the Riverside Art Museum

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Smithsonian Scholars at National College for Natural Medicines

Posted in Education, herbarium, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on October 15, 2013|

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Scholars Emanuela Appetiti and
Alain Touwaide will discuss their research into the medical traditions of the Mediterranean at the National College for Natural Medicines in Portland, Oregon on October 30 and November 1. Alain Touwaide will also present a special lecture entitled, The Legacy of Greece to Modern World Medicine at the Hellenic-American Cultural Center and Museum on Saturday, November 2, 2013.

Emanuela and Alain founded the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions. The Institute is a research and education organization with non-profit 501(c)(3) status hosted by the Smithsonian. Through the Institute, Emanuela and Alain pursue their research activities, including research for the PLANT program. The acronym PLANT stands for PLantarum Aetatis Novae Tabulae (meaning in Latin Renaissance botanical illustrations).

The research Emanuela and Alain conduct is fascinating. If you have an interest in medicinal plants, herbals or history, their lectures are not to be missed.

Part I: Hippocrates, A Shipwreck and the
Revival of Medical Traditions

Part II: Pomegranate: A Divine Fruit? (with catered dinner)
National College for Natural Medicines
Friday, November 1, 2013
7-9 PM

The Legacy of Greece to Modern World Medicine (Partner Event)
Hellenic-American Cultural Center and Museum
Saturday, November 2, 2013
6-9 PM