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Many Ways to Paint Plants at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities on September 3, 2013|

How many ways can you paint plants?

Judy Thomas has some ideas for you. Read below about the new class she will teach in the Art in the Garden program at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.

Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > Virginia:


Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org
In 1884, Lewis Ginter purchased some property and built a gathering place for Richmond bicyclists. One hundred years later, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was established on this same piece of property and soon became one of the top five destinations in Virginia. The Garden is home to Artbase a searchable database containing 2,500 botanical watercolor paintings by Alexandre Descubes. The Adult Education program at the garden includes workshops in botanical drawing and painting and a certificate program in botanical illustration.

The program also includes an Art in the Garden series that encompasses drawing, sketching, knitting and this new class with artist Judy Thomas:

    Felt Painting with Botanical Subjects
    Saturdays, November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013
    9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
    Felt painting uses a combination of wet and dry (or needle) felting techniques with wool, along with beading, embroidery, and lace, to produce lovely works of three-dimensional art. Students in this four-day class will learn the fundamentals of both wet and dry felting to produce their own design, using themes from botany. See a sample felting project on the registration page for this class. The techniques learned can be used to create decorative items for the home, pillows, bags, and clothing.
    Cost: $180 members, $219 nonmembers.

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Owens Community College Offers Botanical Art Classes

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Watercolor on September 3, 2013|

Owens Community College in Maumee, OH will offer botanical art classes this Fall. Deborah Kopka of DK Designs will teach both classes.

Here is more information:


Deborah Kopka, DK Designs
www.dkdesigns.org
Botanical illustrator, Deborah Kopka is the principal artist at DK Designs. Deborah licenses her artwork, creates illustrations for publishers, and teaches botanical art classes through her design studio. Visit her website to read the latest issue of her newsletter, Botanically Speaking.

    Botanical Illustration: Drawing in Graphite
    Owens Community College
    Owens Arrowhead Campus, Maumee, OH
    Saturdays, September 14, 21, 28 and October 5, 12, 19, 2013
    9 AM – Noon
    In this introduction to botanical illustration, participants will learn about drawing techniques used by contemporary botanical artists. Plant specimens are provided for the first class meeting. A supply list will be mailed to registered participants.
    Limit: 10
    Cost: $249
    Course Number: 56211

    View Non-Credit Continuing Education Catalog (see page 8)


    Botanical Illustration: Painting in Watercolor
    Owens Community College
    Owens Arrowhead Campus, Maumee, OH
    Mondays, October 21, 28 and November 4, 11, 18, 25, 2013
    Learn painting techniques used by natural science illustrators and how to use watercolor with other media. Plant specimens are provided for the first class meeting. A supply list will be mailed to registered participants. Limit: 10
    Cost: $249
    Course Number 56212

    View Non-Credit Continuing Education Catalog (see page 8)

This information has also been added to Classes Near You > Ohio.

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Drawing to Improve Observational Skills and Understanding

Posted in botanical art, drawing, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, teaching and learning on September 1, 2013| 35 Comments »

Jennifer Landin is a biology professor at North Carolina State University. She is also a scientific illustrator and a member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI). She attended the University of Georgia and University of Montana for her undergraduate degree in Forestry & Wildlife Management. She received her Master’s degree in biology from Marshall University in West Virginia.

I first met Jennifer last year at the GNSI conference in Savannah, Georgia. It wasn’t until after the conference, when we were working on an article for the Guild’s journal, did I learn of Jennifer’s dissertation research about the use of perceptual drawing in the classroom. I have since read her dissertation and am excited that we have the opportunity to learn more about Jennifer’s research this month.

In her research, Jennifer addresses the use of drawing to improve observational skills and increase understanding in the biology classroom. To help you understand her project, here are her research questions as they appear in Landin (2011):

    1. Do students who participate in weekly drawing activities demonstrate a higher level of biology content knowledge when compared to students who participate in weekly writing activities?

    2. Do students who participate in weekly drawing activities show a more positive attitude toward biology when compared to students who participate in weekly writing activities?

    3. Do students who participate in weekly drawing activities display improved observational skills when compared to students who participate in weekly writing activities?

    4. What are student perceptions of drawing activities in relation to biological understanding?

    5. Are there correlations between the gains in content knowledge related to drawing activities and student cognitive processes?

Jennifer hypothesized that students who participated in weekly drawing activities would:

  • Demonstrate a higher level of biology content knowledge.
  • Demonstrate a more positive attitude toward biology.
  • Demonstrate a higher level of observational skills when compared to students who participated in weekly writing activities only.

Did the data support these hypotheses?

We’ll find out as this month progresses.

Please welcome Dr. Jennifer Landin as our special guest for September!


Literature Cited
Landin, Jennifer. 2011. Perceptual Drawing as a Learning Tool in a College Biology Laboratory. Dissertation. North Carolina University, Raleigh, North Carolina. 


Update October 2016
See Jennifer and her students at work in a video produced by North Carolina State University at https://youtu.be/MFuDDLqajVA.

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Free Writing Workshop at Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on August 28, 2013|

Look at what’s new at Classes Near You > Southern California!


Paula Panich – The Literary Gardener
www.theliterarygardener.com
Paula Panich is a writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Gastronomica, and Better Homes and Gardens. She is the author of four books, including Cultivating Words: The Guide to Writing About the Plants & Gardens You Love. She teaches at museums and botanical gardens across the US and currently teaches in the UCLA Extension Landscape Architecture Program.


Art, Table, Taste, Memory: A Writing Workshop
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Journalist, teacher and writer, Paula Panich will teach a special writing workshop for Los Angeles Art Muse, a community of historians, artists and educators who lead small private group tours in the Los Angeles area. Join Paula at LACMA and engage with the food-and-table related art in the museum’s galleries. Participate in writing exercises and awaken your senses and memory to unveil your history as it pertains to food, memory, family and history.

Cost: FREE
LACMA Admission: $10
LACMA Parking: $10

For more information and to register, contact Clare Kunny. Limit: 12

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New Page Lists Upcoming Community Events

Posted in Blog News, botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on August 28, 2013|

Look to the upper right of your screen and you will see a new tab along the top of the page. The Events tab will take you to a page where you can view ArtPlantae’s event schedule at a glance. Here is what you’ll find on this page right now:


ArtPlantae is more than a website.

It is an independent small business and an educational organization managing various outreach activities. This page lists community events in which ArtPlantae will participate or host. See you offline!


August 2013

    Habitat for Humanity Artist Showcase Auction
    www.RiversideRestore.org/showcase
    Help raise money for home-building projects and home rehabilitation projects in the Inland Empire. The 46 unique works of are created by local artists are now being auctioned off to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Riverside and the communities they serve – Riverside, Moreno Valley, Jurupa Valley, Norco and Corona. The auction began on August 27, 2013 and ends on September 27 at 12 PM. The winning bidders will be notified on September 28. Learn More


    Fruit: Sweet & Savory
    Aurea Vista
    Saturday, August 31
    1:00 – 3:00 PM
    Join fellow gardeners and plant lovers at the community table at Aurea Vista to learn about fruit, botanical illustration and to begin your own personalized guide to plants. Participants will go home with sketches and information about different fruit types. To register, please visit the Aurea Vista or call (951) 684-1500. Limit: 6.
    Cost: $35, includes a Scripta Notes Sketchbook and fruit specimens.


September 2013

    Botany Craft Bar
    Aurea Vista
    Drop-in Activity, Riverside ArtsWalk
    Thursday, September 5
    6:00 – 8:30 PM
    Visit Aurea Vista during ArtsWalk to view the latest creations by local artists, to buy that special someone a unique gift, or to pick up a book to read during your lunch break. Visit ArtPlantae on the lower level to contribute to the mini-mural or to create a bookmark for the new school year. Art supplies will be provided.


October 2013

    Botany Craft Bar – Colorful Gourds
    Aurea Vista
    Drop-in Activity, Riverside ArtsWalk
    Thursday, October 3, 2013
    6:00 – 8:30 PM
    Visit Aurea Vista during ArtsWalk to view the latest creations by local artists, to buy that special someone a unique gift, or to pick up a book to read during your lunch break. Visit ArtPlantae on the lower level to draw colorful Fall gourds. Art supplies will be provided.


    UC Riverside Botanic Gardens Celebrates 50 Years
    http://gardens.ucr.edu
    Sunday, October 6, 2013
    10 AM – 4 PM
    The University of California Riverside Botanic Garden (UCRBG) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a family garden festival. Demonstrations, lectures, a marketplace, and children’s activities are planned for this special event. The Garden is excited to announce the UCRBG Children’s Fund. Visit the festival to learn more about this new fund and how the Garden will enter its next 50 years as a teaching and educational facility promoting environmental sustainability.


    Riverside Long Night of Arts & Innovation
    http://longnightriverside.com
    Downtown Riverside
    Thursday, October 10, 2013
    4:00 PM – Midnight
    The inaugural event last year was a huge success. Come to downtown to learn about the innovative projects occurring in Riverside, to discover all there is to do in this historic area and to support local merchants. More information will be posted in September.


Attention Event Coordinators:
ArtPlantae is always interested in learning about educational events related to its educational mission. Information about new events is always welcome.
Please send information (and vendor packets, when applicable) to:

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Habitat for Humanity Online Art Auction Begins at Noon

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on August 27, 2013|

Today is the day!

Forty-six unique works of art created by local artists will be auctioned off to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Riverside and the communities it serves in southern California’s Inland Empire. Proceeds will help to build and rehabilitate homes in Riverside, Moreno Valley, Jurupa Valley, Norco and Corona. As Habitat for Humanity Riverside explains in the exhibition program for the Artist Showcase:

Bid on these unique works of art and support Habitat for Humanity Riverside as we look to the future serving more low-income, working families with a hand up, not a hand out; and as we work to make affordable housing a matter of conscience throughout the communities we serve.

The Artist Showcase Homes Tour event at the Riverside Public Library came to a close last week. The exhibition can now be viewed at the Riverside Restore, Habitat’s home improvement store (map). The custom dollhouses and plaques in the exhibition can also be viewed online in the Artist Showcase Gallery.

The auction begins today at 12 PM (Pacific) and ends at noon on
September 27, 2013. The winning bidders will be notified on September 28, 2013.

Are you ready to place an opening bid?


Tell Your Friends
Please share news about the online auction with friends, family and colleagues. On behalf of Habitat for Humanity Riverside, the Riverside Restore, Showcase Artists and the families who will one day build their own homes — thank you.

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Create Botanical Art with Striking Realism at Wellesley Botanic Gardens

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on August 27, 2013|

Australian botanical artist John Pastoriza-Piñol will teach in Massachusetts in October. Details about this special learning opportunity have been added to
Classes Near You > Massachusetts.

Here is what’s new:


Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens
Certificate Program in Botanical Art and Illustration
www.wellesley.edu/wcbgfriends
This program offers several weekly and two- or three-day classes on botanical art and scientific illustration with Sarah Roche and Jeanne Kunze and visiting instructors. The courses offered through this program cover all aspects of botanical art. Here is a peek at the 2012-2013 schedule:

  • Graphite Fundamentals: Basic Drawing Skills
  • Learning Botany by Drawing
  • Leaves 101
  • Plant Painting for the Petrified
  • Photoshop Demystified
  • Extreme Lumps and Bumps
  • smART Business
  • Colored Pencil Fundamentals


Fall 2013 Classes
DON’T MISS!
Fall’s Finer Details with John Pastoriza-Piñol
October 11-14, 2013
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Learn how to build botanical realism in your art in this four-day class with Australian botanical artist, John Pastoriza-Piñol. An accurate realism artist based in Melbourne, Australia, John will share the intricacies of achieving fine detail with watercolor masking fluid and NEEF ¼ Comb, invaluable tools for contemporary botanical artists. Over the four days John will assist you with composition, painting techniques, and color theory as you accurately render the chosen subject. As a result, your paintings will be brought to a new level of realism and detail. This class is for artists with intermediate to advanced drawing and watercolor skills.

WCBG Friends Members, $550
Non-Members, $660

To register: wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu or call (781) 283-3094

Learn more about Wellesley’s certificate program.
View current schedule

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