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Art in the Garden with Growcology & ArtPlantae

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events on July 10, 2013|

Introduction to Keeping a Garden Journal, © Tania Marien

Introduction to Keeping
a Garden Journal

Growcology and ArtPlantae join forces to bring experiences in botanical illustration to the garden!

Spend a leisurely summer morning in the Growcology garden learning about the history of botanical illustration and learning techniques you can use to create your own garden journal.

Participants will learn how to observe plants, how to assess a plant’s morphological features and how to record what they see in their journal.

View the schedule below to learn more.

To register, contact Selena at Art Growcology. Download flier

Itinerary for Saturday, August 3, 2013:

10:30-10:45
Participants introduce themselves, Q & A, workshop overview

10:45-12:30
Drawing in the Garden

12:30-1:00
Return to the barn for refreshments, lunch and the sharing of journals. Learn how you can take part in Growcology’s Fall Eco Art Show.

What to Bring:
Pencils, erasers, pen, any other art supplies, water, sack lunch, a smile and the desire to learn some art techniques while learning about plants!

Cost: $25
Age: 12 and older

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Customer Appreciation Week at Aurea Vista

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical art books, Education, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on July 10, 2013|

It’s Customer Appreciation Week at Aurea Vista!

This week Aurea Vista and its merchants celebrate the enthusiastic customers of this new marketplace. Come into the store for cookies and take advantage of discounts from merchants such as:

Beyond the Olive – 10% off
Eyantia – 10% off
Trizzio – 10% off
All That Glitters – 10% off
CHOPT – 10% off
Vanity Haus – Buy One Get One Half Off
ArtPlantae – Up to 40% off books for the studio and classroom, sketchbooks, activity books for the garden

While at Aurea Vista, accomplish items on your To Do list. Visit the children’s boutique area for that next baby shower gift or child’s birthday gift. Browse the beautiful selection of yarn and how-to books at Raincross Fiber Art. Search for that perfect vintage piece of jewelry at Spirit Trail Studio or a stylish summer blouse at All That Glitters.

In need of stationery for a special occasion? Delights & Invites, a full-service stationery store, can help you plan your next celebration.

There is much to see and enjoy at Aurea Vista. Visit ArtPlantae
July 10-12 from 12:00 – 3:00 PM to make a bookmark for summer reading. Bring the kids, take a break from the heat and experience all Aurea Vista has to offer.

See you there!

Directions
Aurea Vista is located at 3498 University Avenue in Riverside on the corner of Lemon and University. Hours: Closed Monday, Tuesday-Saturday (11-7), Sunday (11-5). Store hours are extended for Riverside’s monthly ArtsWalk and other special events.

Parking: Free customer parking is available across the street in the parking lot with the ballet mural. Aurea Vista customers can park in spaces #1-8 that face University Avenue. Street parking is free after 5 PM Monday-Friday. Street parking is free on Saturday and Sunday. Street metered parking is $1 per hour before 5 PM.

Directions to Aurea Vista

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Kellie Cox-Brady Discusses Botanical Art, Curriculum Development and Teaching Online

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on July 1, 2013| 19 Comments »

Kellie Cox-Brady has merged her knowledge and experiences in horticulture, landscape design and botanical illustration to create a lifestyle many would envy.

Kellie is a natural science illustrator, though she prefers to call herself a “natural scientific artist”. Nature is truly Kellie’s inspiration. In addition to the technical illustrations you see in her online gallery, you will find botanical illustrations in pen and ink, striking silhouettes of Nature’s forms, and plants painted in bold colors.

Kellie also paints vibrant murals and designs curriculum. In fact, she helped create the advanced botanical illustration class for Cornell University’s online certification course offered through the Department of Horticulture and the Office of Continuing Education. This month she will talk about her work and answer your questions too.

Please welcome Kellie Cox-Brady, the featured guest for July!

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Never-before Seen Botanical Art Paintings to be Unveiled During London Art Week

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on June 26, 2013|

Victoria regia by Carl Ulke. Image courtesy of Crispian Riley-Smith Fine Arts Ltd. All rights reserved.

The Art of Botanical Pictures: Still Lifes and Plants

This exhibition will be presented by Crispian Riley-Smith Fine Arts Ltd during Master Drawings and Sculpture Week, part of London Art Week (June 28 – July 5, 2013).

This exhibition of botanical art features the work of father and son artists, Carl and Henry Ulke. The art in this collection has been kept within the family for many years and is coming out onto the market for the first time.

Henry Ulke in his studio. Image courtesy Crispian Riley-Smith Fine Arts Ltd. All rights reserved.

Carl Ulke (1791-1882) was a typesetter and publisher in Germany. His son Henry Ulke (1821-1910) was a writer, a photographer and a portrait painter. Born in Germany, Henry emigrated to the United States in 1852. He is best known for his portrait painting. Henry’s painting of President Ulysses S. Grant hangs in the White House and more than 300 of his portraits are in US government and private collections. Henry was well-connected to the presidents and was one of the few eyewitnesses to the death of President Lincoln. Henry painted botanical subjects on the side and he was also an avid collector of beetles. His beetle collection was purchased by the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, PA in 1900.

The Art of Botanical Pictures: Still Lifes and Plants includes 20 pieces by Carl and Henry Ulke. Also included in this exhibition are works by female Dutch artists, including Cornelia Maria Haakman and
Maria Margaretha Van Os.

All of this wonderful work and fascinating history will be on view for only one week. If you live near London or will be traveling in London during London Art Week (June 28 – July 5, 2013), stop by The Illustration Cupboard to see this exhibition.

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Free Botanical Art Fun for Families at J. Paul Getty Museum

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 26, 2013| 1 Comment »

The Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California (BAGSC) will lead educational activities and conduct botanical art demonstrations at the J. Paul Getty Museum in conjunction with the exhibition Gardens of the Renaissance, now on view in the North Pavilion.

Visitors will learn about plants and have the opportunity to try botanical art techniques themselves. Look for the interactive BAGSC tables in the Getty’s Central Garden between 12:30 – 2:30 PM on the following dates:

Sunday, July 7, 2013
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013

See what else is happening at The Getty on these days and through the rest of the year. Check out the Getty Event Calendar.

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Now Shipping – ‘Botanical Art into the Third Millenium’

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical art books, Education, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 25, 2013| 2 Comments »

Zingiber officinale (Ginger).© Ingrid Finnan. Collection of Shirley Sherwood. All rights reserved.

The exhibition catalog Botanical Art into the Third Millenium has arrived from Italy!

This catalog was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name now on view at Museo della Grafica in Pisa, Italy. This exhibition features botanical art from all over the world and will be on view through July 15, 2013.

In an announcement about the exhibition, curators Lucia Tongiorgi Tomasi and Alessandro Tosi write:

At the dawn of the third millennium, botanical painting constitutes a realm of expression of astonishing variety and vitality. In a tradition that has continued without interruption since the Renaissance, when artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer inaugurated a new vision and a new manner of interpreting the natural world, down through the centuries with the work of such great European artists as Jacopo Ligozzi, Maria Sibylla Merian, Nicolas Robert and Pierre-Joseph Redouté, the universe of Flora has provided art with some of its most enduring and fascinating motifs.

The aim of Botanical Art into the Third Millennium is to provide an overview of the latest and most original work being produced in this genre, in a geographic dimension without limits and reflecting the unique diversity and specificity of local environments.

This unique exhibition catalog is now shipping from ArtPlantae Books.
Pre-orders are being processed and shipped. New orders will be processed in a timely manner.

Here is more information about this wonderful piece of botanical art history:

Paperback, 244 pages and illustrations
Features over 150 pieces of art
Each two-page spread has one page in Italian and one page in English
Includes the work of Margaret Stones, Rory McEwen, Margaret Mee
Includes contemporary botanical art from the Shirley Sherwood Collection, such as the painting of Zingiber officinale (Ginger) by Ingrid Finnan above.

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Botanical Art into the Third Millenium is available for purchase at ArtPlantae Books. Order now to save on international shipping fees. While supplies last.

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Ann Swan to Teach Colored Pencil Class in Los Angeles

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 20, 2013|

Botanical artist Ann Swan will lead a four-day colored pencil class at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden September 25-28, 2013.

Known for her elegant colored pencil work, Ann will discuss and demonstrate the colored pencil techniques used in botanical illustration. This class is almost full, so reserve a spot today if you would like to attend.

Ann Swan has received many awards for her colored botanical illustrations, has shown her colored pencil paintings in many exhibitions and has work in the Shirley Sherwood Collection.

Ann is also the author of Botanical Portraits in Colored Pencil.

Limit: 16 students
Cost: $440

Download flier and registration form

UPDATE 7/1/13:
This workshop is now full. Download registration form to add your name to the waiting list.