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Celestial photography, outdoor painting at Joshua Tree

Posted in Education on June 26, 2016|

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

Joshua Tree National Park Association
www.joshuatree.org
Joshua Tree National Park Association is a not-for-profit organization formed to assist with preservation, education, historical, and scientific programs for the benefit of Joshua Tree National Park and its visitors.

Night Sky Photography

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Picture the Park in Black and White
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Joshua Tree Visitor Center, Joshua Tree, CA

There was a time when black and white photography was all we had. Though color has brought us incredible opportunities that would have been envied long ago, the classic black and white photograph is still highly revered. Join professional photographer Jim Smart as he leads you through a unique and extensive workshop covering a variety of aspects of black and white photography. Class size limited to 12 participants.
Cost: $60 for JTNPA/PINE/OSHER members, $70 nonmembers

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Watercolor Painting in Joshua Tree National Park
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Joshua Tree Visitor Center, Joshua Tree, CA

Indulge your creativity with a day of painting in a beautiful, reserved campground in the Joshua Tree National Park. Participants will be immersed in the desert landscape to inspire originality and learn the observational skills that are essential to painting nature. John Scahill, artist and instructor, will help students shift the desert scenery to paper with watercolor paint. Cost: $60 for JTNPA/PINE/OSHER members, $70 nonmembers.

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Light & Color: Oil Painting in Joshua Tree National Park
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Joshua Tree Visitor Center, Joshua Tree, CA

Capture the vitality of Keys Ranch in this oil painting class with Diane McClary. McClary will teach fundamental plein air painting techniques while immersed in the beauty of the Keys Ranch, a National Historic Site. She will demonstrate and explain the method behind her unique use of color and her approach to color harmony in the field.
Cost: $60 for JTNPA/PINE members, $70 non members

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Pine Needle Basketry
November 12-13, 2016
Oasis Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms, CA

The craft of coiled basketry is practiced world-wide using a variety of natural and man-made materials. Kathi Klopfenstein will teach you one of many techniques to start a coiled pine needle basket, basic stitching, how to shape your basket, and how to finish your basket. You will learn about responsible collecting of pine needles, preparation, and storage of your materials. A variety of coiled baskets will be available for the students to study. Kathi will provide the basketry materials. Beginner and experienced coilers are welcome.
Cost: $110 JTNPA/PINE/OSHER members/ $120 non members

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Fine Art Photography in Joshua Tree National Park
Friday, November 18, 2016
Oasis Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms, CA

Immerse yourself in the wonders of Joshua Tree National Park and connect with the enchantment to be found there. The content of this workshop will focus, not only on the mechanics of photography, but, also on personal interpretation and expression which is the heart of the art. This is an “action packed” workshop, so, bring your camera equipment, camping equipment and enthusiasm and watch your creativity soar.
Cost: $160 JTNPA/PINE/OSHER members/ $170 non members

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Smartphone and Point-and-Shoot Techniques to Make Your Travel Photos “POP”
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Oasis Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms, CA

Elevate your travel photography by understanding elements of compelling images and the easiest camera you have with you – your smartphone or basic point-and-shoot. Professional photographer and teacher, Diana Shay-Diehl, who has spent over 30 years capturing images from film to digital, will focus on basic approaches to photography while making extraordinary images from the ordinary. You will learn how to overcome the limitations of cellphone and other modern cameras.
Cost: $60 for JTNPA/PINE members, $70 nonmembers

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Photographing the High Desert
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, Morongo Valley, CA

Grab your camera and put on your hiking boots for this intensive all-day photo shoot in the Joshua Tree National Park! Craig Fucile will guide the class in seeing the natural beauty of the park through the camera lens. The class will begin with early morning light at the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve followed by a mid-morning instructional program at Black Rock Canyon Visitor Center. The afternoon session will relocate to a special “photographers only” session at Keys Ranch, focusing on how to capture the buildings and historic remnants at this remarkable homestead.
Cost: $85 for JTNPA/PINE members, $95 non members

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See the forests and the trees with Sarah Simblet

Posted in Learning Opportunities on June 16, 2016|

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This summer the Ruskin School of Art will offer a new botanical illustration course with author and illustrator, Sarah Simblet. This five-day non-residential course is based on The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century, a book Simblet co-authored with Gabriel Hemery, Chief Executive of the Sylva Foundation.

Students will each make a sketchbook and then fill their books with illustrations. Students will also learn about tree morphology and how to compose a botanical plate. Included are two visits to the historic Rousham House & Garden.

This exciting opportunity will be held August 6-10, 2016. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Only six places remain available. You are encouraged to act soon if you want to take this class. Beginners and experienced artists are welcome!

Ruskin courses are only available to adults over the age of 16 years.

Course fee:

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Oxford University students, staff and alumni (10% discount) – £630.00

Students (with a current NUS card) and OAPs (5% discount) – £665.00

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Paint the landscape at Mo-Ranch

Posted in Learning Opportunities on June 10, 2016|

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Mo-Ranch
www.moranch.org
Mo-Ranch is a retreat and conference center open to the public located on 500 acres in Hunt, Texas. It is also home to the Environmental Leadership Program, a hands-on outdoor program.

Fall Painting Retreat

Four-day, three-night painting retreat led by professional artists. Designed for artists of all skill levels who would like to dive in and dedicate their retreat time to plein air painting. Pastels, oil paints, acrylics and watercolors are all welcome painting mediums.

Leisure artists, beginners and experienced artists welcome!

Cost:
Hotel, Single Occupancy: $550
Hotel, Double Occupancy: $400
Commuter Rate: $200

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

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‘Diary of the Wild’ opens today at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Posted in Education on June 10, 2016| 1 Comment »

Botanical artists Carol Woodin, Kelly Leahy Radding, Judith Allen Efstathiou and Betsy Rogers-Knox study the relationship between plants and ecosystems for a new exhibition at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Opening reception is this evening, 5-7 p.m. The public is invited. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

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Draw and paint plants of the High Desert at Ghost Ranch

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities on May 18, 2016|

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Helen Byers
www.helenbyers.com
Helen Byers is an artist and illustrator who is active in several genres and mediums. Her professional background includes college-level teaching of fine art and literature, book illustration, art journalism, and a career as a writer and editor in educational publishing.

Since 2005, Helen has taught annually at Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center. She teaches courses in botanical drawing, botanical painting, and field-sketching of high-desert flora and fauna. Since 2012, Helen has also been teaching at Tower Hill Botanic Garden (MA), the Concord Center for the Visual Arts (MA), Fruitlands Museums (MA) and Tin Mountain Conservation Center (NH).

Helen’s botanical work has been exhibited at juried and invitational shows in Washington, Massachusetts, and Florida. Her natural history illustration credits include Coming to Terms with Archaeology & Paleontology: A Dictionary of Artifacts and Old Bones (The Museums at Ghost Ranch: Abiquiu, NM, 2013). Helen is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists, the New England Society of Botanical Artists, the Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists, and Concord Center for the Visual Arts.

This summer Helen will teach two one-week classes at Ghost Ranch. Participants registering for both classes will receive 15% off the total price. Please contact the Registrar directly to receive this special discount.

Botanical Drawing in Colored Pencil

Practice close observation and drawing for accuracy using a technique combining colored pencil and watercolor pencil. Learn how to work in layers and how to burnish to achieve the desired effects for texture, value and color.

Botanical Painting in Watercolor
June 19-25, 2016
Code: G16A633

This class will focus on ways to refine the botanical painting process. Participants will learn how to use “wet into wet” techniques and “dry brush” techniques to achieve controlled washes, detail and texture. Color mixing will also be discussed.

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Online classes about botany and designing with native plants

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities on May 18, 2016|

The New England Wild Flower Society has announced online classes for Fall.
The online botany classes include a field trip option. The native plants design class will be open for four months.

The Society would also like to tell you about their plant diversity class with research botanist, Arthur Haines.

Here’s the latest news at Classes Near You > Massachusetts:

New England Wild Flower Society
www.newenglandwild.org
Conserving and promoting New England’s native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes. Educators and parents may be especially interested in the Society’s Go Botany program.

New England Plant Diversity: Session 4

Keeping up with changes in plant names can be challenging, but it reflects our expanding understanding of the plant kingdom based on genetics, a closer look at plant form, and new ways of analyzing relationships. Learn how to make sense of this new plant universe from one of the best botanists in the field, Arthur Haines. In the session 4 of this 5 session series, students will investigate advanced tricolpate families often referred to as euasterids (e.g., Lamiaceae, Plantaginaceae, Campanulaceae, Asteraceae).

Note: We recommend you take New England Plant Diversity: Session 1 first; Sessions 2-5 may be taken in any order.

Recommended text: Plant Systematics: A Phylogenetic Approach.

Course: $46 (Member) / $54 (Nonmember)

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Plants 101: Introduction to the Green World
Monday, September 12, 2016 to Friday, October 14, 2016
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist

Explore New England’s plant life. In this online and field course you will learn what plants are, how they function, and why they are essential to all life on earth. You’ll also discover many of the region’s native and non-native plants. This course includes five self-paced online modules offered over the course of five weeks, featuring lots of interactions with the instructor and fellow students. You can elect to join an optional field trip led by an enthusiastic botanist in your state.

Field Trip Note: One field trip will be held in each New England state and participation is optional. If you would like to attend the trip as part of the course, please register for both the course and the field trip. Field trip dates and specific locations will be announced six weeks before the course launches.

Course: $100 (Member) / $125 (Nonmember)
Course + Field Trip: $128 (Member) / $160 (Nonmember)

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Plants 102: Deeper into the Green World
Monday, October 17, 2016 to Friday, November 18, 2016
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist

Delve deeper into the New England Flora in this online and field course. Learn how plants change as they grow; how they interact with other species; and how geology, soils, land-use history, hydrology, and climate shape the plant communities of the region. You’ll adopt a plant to observe throughout the course and enjoy interacting with the course instructor and your fellow students. This course includes five weeks of online instruction. You can elect to join an optional field trip led by an enthusiastic botanist in your state. Plants 101 is a complement to Plants 102 but is not a prerequisite.

Field Trip Note: One field trip will be held in each New England state and participation is optional. If you would like to attend the trip as part of the course, please register for both the course and the field trip. Field trip dates and specific locations will be announced six weeks before the course launches.

Course: $100 (Member) / $125 (Nonmember)
Course + Field Trip: $128 (Member) / $160 (Nonmember)

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Designing with Native Plants
Open Enrollment (November 14, 2016 through April 2, 2017)
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Farnsworth, Senior Research Ecologist

This entirely self-paced online course will teach you the basics of designing with native plants and show you how to incorporate native plants into your garden and landscape. Discover the variety of native plants found throughout New England and learn how to design a visually interesting landscape that also supports biodiversity. Students complete the course at their own pace.

Fee: $64 (Member) / $80 (Nonmember)
Limit: Unlimited

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Light and texture in botanical art

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities on May 13, 2016|

Learn how to master the textures and surfaces of the plant world!

Catherine Watters, award-winning artist and one of the curriculum specialists for the Filoli Botanical Art Certificate Program, will teach Special Effects: Mastering Textures and Details at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens (WCBG).

Learn how light affects texture when painting hairy, fuzzy, bumpy, pillowy, prickly and woody textures. Then learn how to paint translucent, opaque, shiny and wet surfaces. This special three-day workshop will occur August 9-11, 2016 from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm each day.

Cost for WCBG Friends Members is $395; nonmembers $495.

For more information and to register, click on the image to download the flyer.

More Art at Wellesley Botanic Garden

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