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Art, Nature and Field Notes

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements on November 7, 2012|

Andie Thrams
www.andiethrams.com
Andie is a painter and book artist devoted to creative work in wild places. She teaches in California, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. Her work is widely exhibited and honored, and is held in many private and public collections. Get the latest news about Andie’s popular classes on her website.

Accordion Color Book – November 24-25, 2012. San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA. View Details/Register
Captured: Specimens in Contemporary Art
Now thru November 18, 2012. The Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA. Info
19th Annual Sitka Art Invitational: Stories from Art and Nature
November 10-11, 2012. Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR. Info
Field Notes: The Wild Book Show 2012
November 16 – December 30, 2012. Artist books by Andie Thrams will be on view at Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Info
Big Island Retreat: Wild Art & Wild Yoga in Hawaii – March 2013. Kalani Honua, Hawaii. Download flyer
Private Creativity Coaching & Artist Mentoring
In addition to the workshops listed here, Andie also works privately with a limited number of students. Contact Andie Thrams

This information has been updated at Classes Near You > Northern California. Exhibition information has been added to the “Exhibits to Visit” section.

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Exhibition of Botanical Art Opens at Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 7, 2012|

On Saturday, the 11th Biennial Exhibition of Botanical Art opens at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Featuring over 150 pieces of art by Australian and international artists, this show will be on view through November 23, 2012.

Lectures and special classes will be held in conjunction with this exhibition:

Seeds: Why What You Eat Matters – November 14
Botanical Art Masterclass with Hillary Parker – November 18
Exhibition Tea & Tour – November 13 & November 22

For more information, visit the exhibition page of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

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Mariella Baldwin Discusses Botanical Art & Grad School

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Articles & Interviews on November 5, 2012|

This month’s featured guest Mariella Baldwin received a fine arts degree after launching her career as a botanical artist. Did she study botanical art in grad school?

Let’s find out…

ArtPlantae:
You went to graduate school after your began your career as a botanical artist. Was botanical art a part of your graduate school studies? If yes, what was the focus of your research?

Mariella: Contrary to the usual career path I seem to have lived my life in reverse! I started with botanical painting – and discovered the joy of teaching through the inspirational and generous tuition I received from Anne-Marie Evans at The English Gardening School in London. It then became apparent to me that I needed to extend the depth and breadth of my knowledge and undertook a part-time BA in Fine Art at Farnham Art College now part of UCCA…

Join this conversation already in progress

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Botanical Illustration Workshops at Lewisham Arthouse

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on November 5, 2012|

Two new workshops now listed at Classes Near You > England!

Lewisham Arthouse, London
www.lewishamarthouse.co.uk
The Lewisham Arthouse once served as the central library of Deptford. Designed by architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas (1868-1948) and funded by Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), this former library is now features a public gallery and studio space for professional artists. Artist studios are open to the public once per year. Exhibitions in the gallery are open to the public year-round, free of charge. Ten-week botanical illustration classes are taught by Alison Day. Watch for information about her next class.

Botanical Illustration

This introductory workshop will be offered twice this season. Workshops are open to all levels, all, no prior experience necessary. Students will explore the techniques of botanical illustration while learning about plant morphology. The latter not only increases the students’ appreciation of the plant, but assists in the rendering of the plant in graphic form.

Students may bring their own materials. All other equipment and materials are provided. The course is taught within an artist’s studio complex and is led by Alison Day, who is both artist/photographer and qualified botanist/environmentalist. Cost: £25

Booking is essential, for further information, please contact Alison Day.

The Lewisham Arthouse is located at 140 Lewisham Way, New Cross, SE14 6PD.

Transport: BR/overground. New cross/New Cross Gate.

DLR Deptford Bridge. Bus 136, 436, 21, 321, 171.

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A Conversation About Botanical Painting with Mariella Baldwin

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on November 1, 2012| 17 Comments »

Mariella Baldwin earned a diploma in botanical art at the English Gardening School fourteen years ago. Since then, she has gone on to earn degrees in fine art and the visual arts. Mariella teaches at West Dean College, at the English Gardening School, and at various venues. Her work can be found in collections at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University, the Chelsea Physic Garden in London, and at Hampton Court Palace.

Mariella is also the author of Botanical Painting, a thoughtfully written how-to book released in the US this past April. We’ll take a look at this book later.

Do you have a copy of Mariella’s book?

Have you written questions in the margins that you wish you could ask her yourself?

Here’s your chance! This month we are fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from Mariella in person.

Join me in welcoming Mariella Baldwin as our featured guest for November!

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A Helpful Guide to Scanning Artwork on a Desktop Scanner

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Photography, Reference, Special Announcements on October 31, 2012| 2 Comments »

New ebook by Mindy Lighthipe

4″ x 6″

5″ x 7″

8″ x 10″

Drawings and painting in these sizes are easy to scan at home on a desktop scanner on a scanning surface that is
8.5″ x 11″. But what do you do with the rest of your work that is not only larger than this surface, but larger than your entire scanner?

Thanks to technology and natural science illustrator, Mindy Lighthipe, there is now a short practical guide to scanning your artwork.

Scan YOUR Art is a 17-page guide in which Mindy demonstrates how to scan a 11″ x 14″ painting using nothing more than your computer, your scanner, your printer and Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0.

Mindy walks you through the process carefully and includes screenshots of each step so you can follow along as you replicate each step at home.

Mindy provides “how to” information such as:

How to create a folder for scanned images.
How to scan an image in two parts.
How to straighten a crooked image.
How to crop an image.
How to work with Layers in Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0.
How to make quick color adjustments.
How to resize an image.
How to format a greeting card.

Mindy also provides information about printing companies and an online resource through which you can learn all the ins and outs of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.0.

Scan YOUR Art is available as an ebook and can be purchased for $1.99.

Learn more about Scan YOUR Art

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Get Your Calendar! Filoli Announces Schedule of Botanical Art Classes for 2013

Posted in botanical art, drawing, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities on October 29, 2012|

Here is the latest at Classes Near You > Northern California!

Filoli House and Garden, Woodside
www.filoli.org
Located in Woodside, CA, the only certificate program in botanical art and illustration in California offers classes taught by exceptional award-winning instructors. View the course schedule for 2013 for details.

In addition to courses about drawing, watercolor, pen and ink and colored pencil, the botanical art program offers a long list of classes addressing specific techniques and business-related skills of special interest to botanical artists. These classes include:

Techniques Class: Understanding Foreshortening
Techniques Class: Textures in Depth
Designing for Success: Composition for Artists
Beginning Photoshop for Botanical Art
Portfolio: Presenting Your Artwork
Labeling, Matting and Framing

View the entire course schedule and learn more about Filoli’s botanical art program online.

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