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Botanicals by Brush and Pencil at Wellesley College

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 10, 2014|

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Botanicals in
Brush and Pencil

Create botanical paintings on paper using black India ink, watercolor and colored pencil. Learn how to combine these different media in a special summer workshop with award-winning botanical artist Kathie Miranda. Discover how to layer ink washes, watercolor and colored pencil as you compose a painting of plants and other natural history objects. This three-day workshop begins July 8, 2014 and will be held at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens.

Cost: $300 WCBG Friends Members / Non-members $375

Don’t miss this opportunity. Register today!

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‘Left Hands, Right Brains’ at G.B. Fox Environmental Center

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 6, 2014|

Go to G.B. Fox Environmental Center

Joan Frain of Exton, PA and Judith Simon of Bernville, PA are exhibiting their work at the Fox at the Mill Gallery at the G.B. Fox Environmental Center in Bethlehem, PA. Both artists are left-handed and they have incorporated this into the theme of their show.

Joan Frain teaches botanical art in Exton, PA, while Judy Simon is one of her longtime students. Both artists have exhibited and chaired the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators (PSBI) exhibition at the Philadelphia Flower Show and have exhibited at the botanical art exhibition co-hosted by the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Horticultural Society of New York.

You are invited to attend the opening reception for Left Hands, Right Brains on June 19, 2014 from 6-8 PM.

This exhibition will be open for the public to enjoy through August 29, 2014.

Visit the Gertrude B. Fox Environmental Center

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Costa Rican Sketchbook Adventure, Register Now Save $250

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Photography, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on June 4, 2014|

Get ready for Costa Rica 2015!

Here is the latest news at Classes Near You > Florida:

Mindy Lighthipe
www.botanicalartpainting.com
Custom classes, art tours, books, ebooks, videos and artwork can be viewed on Mindy’s website. To register for classes, please contact Mindy.

Artistic Adventure Tour – Costa Rica
February 6-16, 2015

In this 10-day workshop, you will tour Costa Rica with botanical and nature artist, Mindy Lighthipe, and nature photographer
Nancy Richmond. Travel to different locations where the rainforest will by your classroom. Learn field sketching, field research, color notation, composition and how to use digital photography for reference details. This workshop is for all levels and welcomes photographers as well.

Some of the places you will visit include:

Selva Verde Lodge
Arenal Volcano
Toucan Rescue Ranch
Else Kientzler Botanical Garden

Go to Costa Rica Art Tours to view the detailed itinerary for this trip.

Cost: $3,549 per person
Save $250 discount if registered before August 1, 2014.

Any questions? Contact Mindy Lighthipe or call 352-226-0949.

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‘Plants of Life’ Campaign Launched on Kickstarter

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 30, 2014|

Author and botanical artist, Ann L. DuBois, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for her second book, Plants of Life. You may recall that Ann released her first book, The Big Apples of New York: The Story of How New York State Became the Big Apple, earlier this year.

While also historical in nature, Ann’s second book will be more of a personal account about her relationship with plants. It will include thirty-eight original paintings and historical information about each plant. Drawing inspiration from resources such as Matthew Hall’s Plants as Persons, Ann explores animism (the belief that natural objects have souls) and how her relationship with plants has influenced her relationships with people.

The Plants of Life campaign is accepting pledges of $5 to $1,000. The rewards for each pledge amount varies. Please visit the Kickstarter website for more information.

Only 21 funding days remain for Plants of Life. Share information about this project with friends and colleagues.

Go to ‘Plants of Life’ on Kickstarter

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Nature Artists Celebrate Species on Brink of Extinction

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 21, 2014|

Back from the Brink: Celebrating Species Making a Comeback

A group art show by MasterWorks for Nature opens at the Lloyd Library in Cincinnati, OH on June 7, 2014. You are invited to attend the opening reception that will be held from 4-7 PM. Arrive early to attend a special presentation by Dr. Terri Roth who will talk about species conservation and the Carl H. Lindner Jr. Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

The art, as well as the rare books on display, celebrate iconic species that were once on the brink of extinction, but through positive human intervention, managed to stage a comeback. Featured species include the Bald Eagle, Bison, wolf, trumpeter swan, and grizzly bear, among others.

The concurrent book exhibition features rare natural history titles held by the Lloyd, some of which offer the earliest printed depictions of the featured species. The books center on the work of the “father of natural history,” a Frenchman, George‐Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, who in the 18th century wrote one of the most comprehensive and scientifically based natural history encyclopedias. His work formed the basis of natural history research and development for the next 100+ years.

Proceeds from sales of the artwork will benefit the Lloyd Library and the Carl H. Lindner Jr., Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife.

Visit the Lloyd Library

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Open! Registration for the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Conference

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on May 20, 2014|

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Ferns, Exotic Plants & Botanical Art for Kids

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 20, 2014|

Learn About Ferns This Summer

The 50th Annual Fern and Exotic Plant Show & Sale will be held in July this year.

Admire award-winning plants, learn about ferns and take some home too. Attend lectures and demonstrations and shop for ferns, exotic plants and other garden-related merchandise in the very popular marketplace. Opportunity drawings are held throughout the day on both days. Enter your name for a chance to win plants and related supplies.

This annual show and sale is hosted by the
Los Angeles International Fern Society and will be located in and around Ayres Hall at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Click on the image to download the flyer. Share this post with fellow gardeners and fern enthusiasts.

ArtPlantae will be in the marketplace again this year. Hands-on activities, botanical art coloring book for kids and more. See you there!

Visit the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden