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SAVE THE DATE: Botanical Art to Tour New England

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on December 27, 2012|

Open up that brand new 18-month calendar!

The New England Society of Botanical Artists will launch a traveling exhibition about native New England plants in May 2013. The exhibition, entitled
From the Mountains to the Sea: Plants, Trees and Shrubs of New England, will travel to Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine through 2014. This exhibition will travel to the following venues:

Duxbury Art Complex
Duxbury, MA
May 19 – September 8, 2013

Montshire Museum of Science
Norwich, VT
Sept. – Nov. 2013

Bartlett Arboretum Gardens
Stamford, CT
Jan. – March 2014

Bedford Public Library
Bedford, MA
March – May 2014

Audubon Environmental Education Center
Bristol, RI
May – June 2014

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, ME
August – September 2014

Event dates will be posted when information becomes available. Check the “Exhibits to Visit” section for updates.

The New England Society of Botanical Artists is a chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists and has about 130 member artists from all over New England and New York.

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Traveling Exhibition About John & William Bartram

Posted in botanical art, Education, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on December 27, 2012|

The American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), in collaboration with
Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia, is curating an exhibition of original contemporary botanical artworks depicting plants discovered and introduced by John and William Bartram, American pioneers in botany and horticulture.

Very soon ASBA members will submit artworks for consideration and a team of four jurors will select about 40 works to be included in this traveling exhibition. This exhibition will focus on the native plant discoveries made by John and William in their travels throughout the eastern wilderness between the 1730’s and 1790’s. An illustrated, full-color booklet will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.

This traveling exhibition will be on view at the following venues:

Bartram’s Garden Gallery

South Florida Museum

Cherokee Garden Library

Additional venues will be posted in the “Exhibits to Visit” section as information becomes available.

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Happy Holidays

Posted in Blog News, Special Announcements on December 21, 2012|

Many years ago when ArtPlantae was in the earliest stages of being an idea and was literally one of those split-second thoughts that was always being displaced by other thoughts and responsibilities, I could not have imagined it in its current form. While technology has something to do with this, YOU have everything to do with this.

Everyday I am appreciative of your interest in this educational site and inspired by the guests and contributors who engage in conversation with readers and by those who generously share their knowledge, their classes and their projects with others. Thank you to each of you for making ArtPlantae such a welcoming gathering place for artists, naturalists and educators.

I wish for you all a relaxing holiday season and an inspiring 2013.

With much appreciation,

Tania

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Learn to Create Compelling Compositions with Stems

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on December 21, 2012|

Heeyoung Kim loves to use stems as the main element in the composition. She will explain how she works with stems in an upcoming workshop.

See what’s new at Classes Near You > Illinois!

Heeyoung Kim
www.prairieplantart.com
Heeyoung Kim is a botanical artist whose illustrations and paintings of American prairie plants have graced posters, postcards and exhibition catalogs. Heeyoung is passionate about documenting prairie plants and brings attention to the fragile state of America’s prairies by exhibiting her work in national and international exhibitions.

Painting Stems and Leaves in Watercolor

Stems are not boring. Stems are not just something that connects flowers and leaves. Stems can become the compelling focal point of a composition when they are arranged effectively and deliberately.

During this two-day workshop, Heeyoung will assist students with the coloring process step-by-step through demonstrations and individualized instruction. Students are expected to select their own specimens (Heeyoung will use an oak branch with some leaves), and prepare a drawing before the watercolor workshop begins so they can focus on watercolor techniques during the two-day workshop. This class will be held at Brushwood Gallery, Ryerson Wood, 21850 N Riverwoods Road, Deerfield, IL 60015.

Optional Drawing Class
Friday, January 4, 2013 (10 AM – 1 PM)
Extra Fee: $40
Location: Ryerson Woods

Registrants who want to spend some extra time to ensure their drawings will be suitable for the watercolor workshop can take this optional drawing class with Heeyoung. This class will be taught one week before the watercolor workshop so students can have enough time to fully prepare their drawings and trace them onto watercolor paper for the workshop. If you want to participate in the drawing session, please contact Heeyoung as soon as possible.

For more information and to register, contact Heeyoung.

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Botanical Art in The Hamptons

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on December 19, 2012|

Beach Rose, watercolor on paper © 2011 by Karen Kluglein. All rights reserved

Workshops by Karen Kluglein are now listed on the Classes Near You page for New York.

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Karen Kluglein
www.botanical-paintings.com
Karen is an award-winning botanical artist whose illustrations of fruit, vegetables, herbs and other food items have been used on the packaging of many familiar products. Karen works in watercolor on calf skin, watercolor on paper, gouache, pencil and silverpoint. She is represented by Susan Frei Nathan Fine Works on Paper, LLC.

Botanical Painting Workshop 2013

Learn how to use light, shadow and detail to make your botanical subject come alive! Students have the option of working on paper or vellum. Class time will include many demonstrations about drawing, choosing color, and botanical art techniques, as well as time for individual instruction. Students will paint spring flowers. This class is open to all levels of experience. This is the only class that will be offered in the beautiful seaside whaling village of Sag Harbor in the Hamptons, New York during 2013, so register early.

Cost: $225 (plus $25 for 8″ x 10″ piece of vellum should you choose to work on vellum)

Suggested Accommodations:
Sag Harbor is a beautiful old whaling village with Victorian houses, nice shops and restaurants, and is located right on the water with a Long Wharf, windmill and docks. The Sag Harbor Inn has rooms available that overlook the bay. The Inn is within walking distance to the village shops and the wharf. There is bus service (the Hampton Jitney), whose bus service runs every hour from Manhattan and airport connections and stops in Sag Harbor. There will be a special rate at the Inn for students of this class. Mention “Botanical Painting Class” when making your reservation for the discounted rate. For additional information, please visit the Inn’s website or call (631) 725-2949.

Registered students will receive a list of suggested supplies.

To register, visit the Sag Harbor Class page on Karen’s website. Click on the “Add to Cart” page to register via PayPal.

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Classes, Exhibitions and Special Projects

Posted in Blog News, botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on December 18, 2012|

This year I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet ArtPlantae readers in person. From what they’ve told me, the Classes Near You section and the Exhibitions section are popular, as are the weekly teaching and learning column and conversations with featured artists like Coral Guest.

At the close of each year, I invite you to send information about classes and events you will offer during the coming year. This time I would like to extend this invitation again and add that the information you send is being read by a wide audience. So I wanted to take a moment to encourage you to send information about classes, exhibitions or special projects in which you are involved. Doing so is not only a great way to reach out to potential students, but is a great way to connect with other artists, naturalists and educators.

To make submitting information easier, I have gathered some instructions below:

Classes Near You

To list your botanical art workshops, botany classes, book arts classes or sketchbook adventures, please send the information below to education@artplantae.com. When your information is posted, it is also pushed out to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Please submit:

Your name
The name of your class
Date of your class
Class times
Location of your class
A description of your class.
Registration information or website where student can get all course details.

Exhibition News
To announce an upcoming botanical art exhibition or an exhibition about a closely related subject, please send your information to education@artplantae.com. If you have a media image, please send this along a well. If the hosting museum, gallery or garden is handling all media requests, please point me in the right direction and I will contact them for information.

Special Projects
Are you involved in a project that encourages an interest in plants? Share your news! Contact me at education@artplantae.com.

The annual ArtPlantae Reader Survey will be coming your way soon. So if you have thoughts to share, please save them for the survey. Your feedback is always welcome and appreciated.

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Celebrate the Holidays and Launch of New Resource

Posted in botanical art, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on December 12, 2012|

See what’s new!

This weekend ArtPlantae will take part in the First Annual Holiday Party at Aurea Vista, Riverside’s newest shopping destination. The holidays aren’t the only thing to celebrate this weekend, however.

ArtPlantae is celebrating the launch of a new plant-based education section featuring resources for children, parents, and teachers. Dedicated specifically to botany and botanical art education, this section features curriculum by the National Gardening Association, children’s books about plants (in English, Spanish and many under $10!), instructional books about drawing and botanical art, plant identification guides, and the Colorful Edibles coloring book published by the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Discover more this Saturday during the holiday party. The festivities begin at
4:00 PM and continue until 9:00 PM. Meet local artists and designers and finish your holiday shopping too. Visit ArtPlantae’s new area about plant-based education and receive a free gift. It is located downstairs across from the children’s boutique.

Stop by on your way to the Festival of Lights and the Artists Collective located just down the street on the Main Street Pedestrian Mall.

Free gifts available while supplies last.

Visit Aurea Vista