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Identify the Trees of L.A.’s Urban Forest

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities on January 30, 2013|

A new class about tree identification and care will begin at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden this Saturday.

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

What Tree Is That?
Dr. Jerrold Turney, Instructor
Bamboo Room: 10am – 12noon

Learn the trees of southern California in this four-session class with plant pathologist and arborist, Dr. Jerrold Turney. Participants will learn about 60 trees, 21 of them this Saturday! A one-hour lecture will be followed by a walk in the Arboretum during which participants will learn how to identify the trees they just learned about in lecture.

Pre-registration preferred, but you may register at the door. Please call the Class Registration line at 626.821.4623.
Cost: $25 Members/$30 Non-Members (includes Arboretum admission)
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Meeting Dates

Saturday, February 2
Saturday, March 2
Saturday, April 13
Saturday, May 11

And don’t miss…

Colored Pencil in Botanical Art with Cristina Baltayian
Learn the colored pencil techniques used by botanical artists. Special topics to be explored in 2013 include: water-soluble pencil techniques, solvents, colored pencil sticks, pen & ink with colored pencil, composition. All levels of experience are welcome. Students will receive a supply list. Registrants may bring a lunch or buy lunch at the Peacock Cafe.

Dates for 2013
February 5, 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19, 23
April 2, 9, 16, 23
May 7, 14, 21, 28
June 4, 11, 18, 25
July 2, 9, 16, 23

10 AM – 2 PM (includes lunch break)
$255/mo. Arboretum members per month
$275/mo. Non-members per month
Pre-registration required; please call (626) 821-4623

Cristina Baltayian is a botanical artist with a background in drawing (graphite, charcoal, pen & ink), two-dimensional design, watercolor and colored pencil. Her work has been shown at Filoli, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Chapman University. She is a member of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California and the American Society of Botanical Artists.

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2013 Botanical Watercolor Workshop at The Elizabethan Gardens

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on January 30, 2013|

The Virginia Dare Rose, propagated for The Elizabethan Gardens. Watercolor on paper by Linda C. Miller ©2011. All rights reserved

Linda C. Miller
www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com/
Linda is a botanical artist from Virginia and the artist in residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special honor. Linda teaches in North Carolina and in Virginia. Visit Linda’s blog, Botanical Art Today to learn about her classes and upcoming gallery appearances.

Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Linda C. Miller, Resident Botanical Artist at The Elizabethan Gardens, inspires participants to see, preserve and interpret the beauty of the garden during this unique workshop. The first day begins with a thirty-minute program about botanical art and a walking tour of the gardens to gather specimens. Artists will delight in Miller’s vested interest and skill in capturing the botanical world in watercolor and her ability to impart this mastery with the class. This two-day workshop is open to all artists – beginner to advanced, with an optional third day. Price includes admission to The Gardens.

Scheduled Sessions

April 23, 24 and 25 2013, 9:30 AM TO 3:30 PM
September 17,18,and 19 2013, 9:30 to 3:30 PM

Cost of two-day class:
Members/Friends, $100; Non-Members, $120

Cost of three-day class:
Members/Friends, $150; Non Members, $180

Registration 252.473.3234
Please contact Linda Miller for materials list.

This information has been posted to Classes Near You > North Carolina.

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Kickstarter Campaign for ‘Foraging and Feasting’

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Reference, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 29, 2013|

Botanical artist Wendy Hollender and clinical herbalist Dina Falconi have created a cookbook that is also an illustrated field guide to wild plants. They have completed three years of writing, drawing, designing and recipe testing and are now ready to self-publish their book!

Five days ago they launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for production and printing expenses. Autographed first edition copies of their new book are available for only $38. This new title is expected to ship in June. It will be a hardcover book with an estimated 210 pages and 64 color pages. Visit Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook to view pages from this wonderful new cookbook.

As of this morning, they have 237 backers and have raised 58% of the project goal. Their project will be funded only if they reach their funding goal by Sunday March 10, 2013 at 12 pm EDT.

Would you like to help Dina and Wendy publish their informative cookbook and illustrated field guide? Contributions begin at $1.

Visit their Kickstarter page to learn more.

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Botanical Drawing in Color

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Instructor Mixes Traditional Botanical Art with Expressive Techniques

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on January 29, 2013|

See what’s new at Classes Near You > Canada!

Fleming College
www.flemingcollege.ca
Fleming College is located in Ontario, Canada and offers many learning opportunities for students. They have campuses located in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton, and Cobourg.

Botanical Drawing & Painting

Learn how to study plants and interpret shape, form and color with instructor Marta Scythes. Students will begin class learning how to create detailed illustrations of plants, then move on to exploring expressive drawing and painting styles. This course is open to all skill levels.
Cost: $313.51

Registration for this class opens on March 1, 2013.
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Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California Announces Exhibitions in San Diego and Orange Counties

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, san diego, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 23, 2013|

The Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California invites you to view two new exhibitions of botanical art. Earlier this month, the Guild opened Botanical Visions in the Ecke Building at the San Diego Botanic Garden.

This weekend they open a second show at Chapman University in Orange, CA. This second show highlights drought tolerant plants and California’s changing environment. To create this exciting new exhibition, the Guild worked with Dr. Jennifer Funk and her ecology students in the School of Earth & Sciences. Artwork by southern California botanical artists will be on view in the Doy and Dee Henley Reading Room and on the Clarke Gallery Wall on the second floor of the Leatherby Libraries.

Meet the artists in person at the Artist Reception on Thursday, February 7, 2013 (7-9 PM). Please RSVP for the reception by February 1, 2013 by calling (714) 532-7742.

The following information has been added to the Exhibits to Visit section in the right margin on this page. Have you visited this section lately? There are wonderful events listed here. Visit this section to see if there is an event near you!

Botanical Visions
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California
San Diego Botanic Garden
Encinitas, CA
January 12 – March 23, 2013

Drought Tolerant Beauty
Artists and Students Respond to California’s Changing Environment
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Jan. 26 – Feb. 7, 2013

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You’re Invited to Explore ‘The Spirit of Observation’

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, scientific illustration, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events on January 23, 2013|

The Russell Day Gallery invites you to the closing reception of The Spirit of Observation: From the Art of Scientific Illustration, an exhibition inspired by techniques scientific illustrators use when presenting scientific information in a visual way.

The closing reception will be held this weekend on Saturday, January 26th from 1-3 PM at the Russell Day Gallery at Everett Community College in Everett, WA. Bring your family and friends. There is plenty of parking and parking is FREE!

Directions to Russell Day Gallery

Also See…
Exploration of scientific illustration featured at the Russell Day Gallery

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Botanical Artists Guild to Participate in “Day of Art” at Roger’s Gardens

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

Roger’s Gardens in Newport Beach, CA will host its first Day of Art this weekend. Fifty artists will be painting and drawing in the gardens of Orange County’s premiere nursery.

Free and open to the public, the Day of Art begins at 9:30 and continues through 4:30 in the afternoon. Special presentations and lectures will occur throughout the day. Several members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California (BAGSC) will be there. Come on out to learn more about this wonderful group and to try your hand at botanical illustration.

While at the garden, don’t miss Jewels by the Sea, a plein air exhibition about the natural treasures and quaint villages along California’s coastline.

Please note that if it rains on Saturday, the Day of Art will be rescheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2013.

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Follow-Up (2/7/13)