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Botanical Art for Kids at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities on November 28, 2012|

A botanical art workshop for children at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been added to Classes Near You > Virginia.

Take a look!


Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
www.vmfa.museum
Located in Richmond, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts encourages the study of the arts. Through the program Saturdays in the Studio, they provide students with the opportunity to learn from professional artists.

    Saturdays in the Studio: Botanical Illustration
    Saturday, April 20, 2013
    Botanical artist, Celeste Johnson, will help children (grades 9-12) explore the spring flowers and plants in the VMFA Robins Sculpture Garden and teach them how to create values, form and textures. Cost: $25 nonmembers, $20 members. View Details/Register

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Umbels, Seed Pods and Leaf Studies at Cambridge University

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities on November 21, 2012|

Cambridge University Botanic Garden has announced its schedule of classes and events for 2013.

The Garden’s schedule can be viewed online, but if you are close enough to pick up the new What’s On program for 2013, I recommend picking one up. The color-coded “Year At a Glance” calendar provides an easy way to view the complete schedule of classes and events. The program is available at the garden and at locations throughout Cambridge.

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


Cambridge University Botanic Garden
www.botanic.cam.ac.uk
The botanical garden at Cambridge University offers classes in beginning botany, plant photography, garden writing, woodblock printing, knitting flowers, garden history, gardening and botanical art. More than 50 courses will be offered in 2013; thirteen of these courses are about botanical art and related topics.

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A Different Kind of Botanical Art Class

Posted in botanical art, Drawing, Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling on October 15, 2012|

Ten weeks of botanical illustration and mixed media – online and at your own pace! Here’s the latest at Classes Near You > Alabama:


The Illustrated Garden, A Studio Blog
www.valwebb.com
Val Webb is Derwent Pencils’ Feature Artist for 2012!
She will post drawing tutorials each month at Derwent’s blog, Love Pencils. See Val Webb’s online tutorial, Botanical Drawing with Pencil and Watercolor. Connect with The Illustrated Garden on Facebook. For more information about the classes below, or to register, email Val Webb.

    Draw & Paint Six Culinary Herbs
    This new online class is a mix of botanical illustration, economic botany and gardening. Students will learn how to create pencil studies, ink-and-wash-sketches and mixed media paintings using watercolor and colored pencil. This 10-lesson, four month class begins on January 7. Students will have access to video demonstrations, instruction pages, examples, and assistance through a private password-protected website. Students work at their own pace and can access the website at their convenience during the four month class period. Cost: $50. View Details/Register

Also see Val’s upcoming classes in Mississippi…


Catch of the Day: Drawing Mississippi Gulf Marine Life
in Pen and Ink
Saturday, November 3, 2012; 10 AM – 3 PM. No experience necessary! All supplies and materials provided! Learn how to draw fish and shellfish using pen and ink. Location: The Mary C.O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs, MS. Cost: $120 View Details/Register


Draw and Paint Holiday Botanicals
Saturday, December 1, 2012; 10 AM – 3 PM. No experience necessary! All supplies and materials provided! Celebrate the Christmas season and learn scientific illustration techniques to create drawings and paintings of seasonal plants using gouache and colored pencils. Location: The Mary C.O’Keefe Cultural Center, Ocean Springs, MS. Cost: $120 View Details/Register

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Plant Classes, Garden Photography at The Gardens at Heather Farm

Posted in Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Photography on September 26, 2012| 2 Comments »

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


Gardens at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek
www.gardenshf.org
The Gardens at Heather Farm are comprised of twenty demonstration gardens. This six-acre garden is also an outdoor classroom. The garden offers many classes about plants, botany, botanical art and the environment. It also has its own florilegium. The florilegium project is managed by botanical artist, Catherine Watters. Visit the website to view the complete schedule of classes.

  • Successful Citrus for the Diablo Valley – October 13, 9:30 – 11:30 AM. Four Winds Growers, developers of dwarf citrus will share everything you ever wanted to know about successfully growing a large variety of citrus throughout the Diablo Valley. Plants will be available for sale.
    Cost: $20.
  • Patio Gardens: California Native Plants for Containers – October 20, 2012; 9:30 – 11:30 AM. Join Pete Veilleux, East Bay Wilds Nursery for a course in growing California natives in containers. Learn about the most suitable containers to use, soil and soil mixes, and the plants that work best. Pete will also be offering containers and his fabulous native plants for sale. Cost: $25
  • Improving Your Garden Photography – November 3, 2012; 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM. Bring your camera (DSLR or point & shoot) and a tripod if you have it. Learn about camera settings such as ISO, shutter speed, aperture, file size and macro settings; plus compositional skills and direction of light. Then practice your new skills in the garden while receiving guidance from instructor Jen Kennedy. Cost: $25
  • The Gardens in Autumn – November 10, 2012; 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Patrice Hanlon & Susan Handjian will show you the beauty of an autumn garden. Many plants have more subtle but equally lovely bark color as well as fruits, berries, and seedpods. Learn about proper plant selection for your site; why it’s best to plant in the fall; and tips for maintaining your garden using principles of sustainability.  Receive a plant list that will help you create a fall palette for your garden. Cost: $25

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Fall Plant Sale at UC Berkeley This Weekend

Posted in Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on September 26, 2012|

The annual fall plant sale at the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley will be held this weekend.

The garden’s native plant sale is also coming up soon. Read more about this annual celebration, the upcoming iPhoneography class, and the last Butterfly Walk of the year below.


University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
This 34-acre garden was established in 1890 and is now a non-profit research garden and museum. The botanical art classes at UCBG are taught by Lee McCaffree and Catherine Watters. View a detailed schedule and register on the Garden’s website.

  • Sick Plant Clinic – First Saturday of Each Month, 9 AM – 12 PM. Free.
    No reservations required.
  • Monthly Butterfly Walks – Fourth Tuesday of each month (March – October); 3 – 4 PM. Garden volunteer, docent, and caterpillar lady, Sally Levinson, will lead walks through the garden in search of butterflies. Space is limited. Children welcome. Free with admission.
  • Garden Strollers – Second Wednesday of Each Month,
    11 AM – 11:45 PM. A 45-minute tour of the garden for adults with young children (3 and under). Tour will end on the lawn for play and snacks (bring your own). Children must be in a stroller or carrier during the tour. FREE with garden admission. Meet in front of the Garden Ship. For more information, call (510) 642-7082 or email garden@berkeley.edu.
  • Fall Plant Sale – Sunday, September 30, 2012; 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Get a head start at our eagerly anticipated fall sale. We specialize in regionally appropriate, Mediterranean-climate plants including California natives, and plants from South Africa, Australia, the Mediterranean region, and South America. We also have the exotic and unusual. Our wide variety of plant offerings will appeal to everyone. See the UCBG Fall Plant Sale page for more information.
  • iPhoneography: Create Great Garden Photos Using an iPhone October 6, 2012; 9:30 – 12:30. Get the photos you want with iPhone photographer, Yoni Mayeri. View Details/Register
  • Native Plant Extravaganza – October 7, 2012; 10 AM – 4 PM. Lectures and plant sale. View Details

This information can also be found at Classes Near You > Northern California.

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Create Letters in Watercolor in New Online Class at The Illustrated Garden

Posted in Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Watercolor on June 27, 2012|

Drawn & Decorated
Watercolor Lettering
10 Lessons
Begins July 15
Cost: $50

Val Webb of The Illustrated Garden will teach an online lettering class beginning
July 15, 2012. Participants will learn how to create decorated letters using watercolor, Pigma Micron pens, pencils and a brush. Participants will have four months to complete ten projects. Class projects include:

  • Three easy methods for making decorative and illuminated initials.
  • Surprisingly simple techniques for Celtic knotwork.
  • Using “quickhand” techniques to make art journals or notebooks more beautiful.
  • Colorful, whimsical letters based on medieval alphabets (how to draw them, how to use them).
  • Creative page design that combines lettering and other images.
  • Vines and flourishes – watercolor letters inspired by Art Nouveau.
  • Guidelines for designing your own unique personal alphabet.
  • Combining color, form and attitude to make your letters sing.

Registered participants will receive access to:

  • Video demonstrations with step-by-step guidance for each technique.
  • A warm-up lettering exercise for each lesson.
  • Illustrated instructions (PDF)
  • Examples for each lesson, designed to guide and inspire you.
  • Personal help when needed and feedback when each lesson is completed.
  • Access to a private online discussion forum where you can communicate with other students taking the course and post images if you wish (participation in the forum is optional)

To enroll in this online learning opportunity, you will need a computer, an email account to receive assignments, a way to print warm-up exercises and instruction pages and a way to send completed projects to Val for feedback.

Cost: $50, payable by personal check, money order or through PayPal.

To use PayPal, please contact Val to let her know you want to join the class and she will send you an invoice with a “Pay Now” button.

This information can also be viewed at Classes Near You > Alabama.

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Now Available! A Coloring Book of Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities on June 26, 2012|

The popular coloring book,
Colorful Edibles, is back in stock!

A blend of botanical art and economic botany, Colorful Edibles is truly a coloring book for all ages. Garden teachers will find this activity book to be a helpful teaching tool because not only does it explain where familiar fruit and vegetables come from, it touches upon the subjects of botany, history, agriculture, and nutrition.

Colorful Edibles is available at ArtPlantae Books, your source for exhibition catalogs and activity books by the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of contemporary botanical art, to honoring its traditions, and to furthering its development. A portion of each sale is donated to the ASBA.

A wonderful activity book for summer, stock up before your next road trip with the kids!


Colorful Edibles ($8.99)
36 pen and ink drawings by contemporary botanical artists

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