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Send Botanical Greeting Cards This Holiday

Posted in botanical art, Special Announcements on December 7, 2009|

Carol F. Creech, CCreech Studio
www.ccreechstudio.com
Artist and illustrator, Carol F. Creech, has created cards featuring hand-rendered, original artwork of botanical, nature, and wildlife subjects. Carol works in watercolor, colored pencil, graphite pencil, and pen & ink. Her cards are available in a traditional greeting card size or a smaller notecard size. Cards can be customized with a holiday message or ordered in bulk. Carol’s cards can be viewed and purchased here. If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Carol directly.

Kristin Jakob
www.kristinjakob.com
Kristin sells a line of cards depicting California native plants, lichens, and mushrooms that are suitable for winter and holiday greetings. All greeting cards are in color unless otherwise noted. Each card is blank inside and comes with an envelope. Visit Kristin’s website to view the Giclée prints of the images below. The most recents paintings are not on the site. Please contact Kristin to order greeting cards or postcards.

Greeting Cards:

Garrya elliptica (Coast Silktassel), $3
Pentagramma triangularis (Goldback Fern), $2.50
Rosa gymnocarpa (Redwood Rose Hips), $2.50
Calisoga Lichens, $2.50
Mill Valley Lichens, $2.50
Craterellus cornucopioides (Black Trumpet), $2.50
Cantharellus californicus (Chanterelle), $2.50
Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric), $2.50
Scoliopus bigelovii (Slink-Pod), pen & ink, $2.50
Olea europaea (Olive, not a CA native), pen & ink, $2.50

Postcards:

Rosa gymnocarpa (Redwood Rose Hips), $1
Scoliopus bigelovii (Slink-Pod), $1

Jane Saunders, Send Out Cards
janesaunders@me.com
Assorted greeting cards are available. A feature of particular interest is the ability to create cards with your own imagery. Please contact Jane for details.

Gilly Shaeffer
www.gillyshaeffer.com
California botanical artist, Gilly Shaeffer, captures the holiday season with her painting of Heteromeles arbutifolia (Toyon Berry), referred to by many as “California’s holly.” Inside message is “Peace on Earth.” Please contact Gilly to place an order.

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Limited Edition Botanical Watercolor Prints Available

Posted in botanical art, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 30, 2009|

California artist and educator, Julie Schneider Ljubenkov, lost her home, her studio, and a lifetime inventory of art in the firestorms that ravaged the San Diego area in October 2007. Since then, she has been busy rebuilding all aspects of her life literally from the ground up.

On Tuesday December 15, 2009, in conjunction with the San Diego chapter of the Native Plant Society, Julie will celebrate the holidays by celebrating native gardens and plants. At the holiday gathering of CNPS members, there will be live music and a selection of limited edition prints of botanical watercolor paintings available for sale, including a print of Julie’s painting of Munz’s Hedgehog Cactus (see image). This is a rare species of cactus threatened by off-road vehicles and cactus collectors. Six copies of this 17″ x 23″ print were donated by The Southern California Academy of Sciences and will be available for purchase (framed, $350; unframed, $250). Also available will be limited edition prints priced from $25 – $45 each.

Visit the website of the San Diego California Native Plant Society to learn more about them and the CNPS Holiday Program.

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For those who eat bestsellers for lunch…

Posted in Blog News, Special Announcements on November 30, 2009|

While it may seem incomprehensible, not everyone likes to draw, paint, and read about plants. We all know someone who eats bestselling novels for lunch. It might even be you.

You all know ArtPlantae Books focuses on a specific niche. In this way, it is similar to the bookstores selling only mysteries or cookbooks. A general all-purpose bookstore it’s not. But we can still point you in the direction of those who can meet your all-purpose reading needs.

Enter IndieBound.org.

IndieBound is a program that was created by the American Booksellers Association (ABA) to bring attention to the masterful e-commerce capabilities of independent bookstores across the country. Indies do not only exist alongside the curb. They are online too and IndieBound will take you to the e-commerce division of your local brick-n-mortar bookstore. All you need to do is enter your zip code.

You will see a new graphic in the column to the right. It looks like the gift box above. Click on the sketch of the gift box and you will be on your way to buying bestsellers for those on your gift list or maybe even an engaging novel for yourself. Shopping this holiday season just got way too easy. Enjoy the convenience and thank you for considering the booksellers who know your region and your interests best.

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A Personal Invitation to Join Botanical Artists in Tuscany

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 9, 2009|

The Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration warmly invites you to our…

TUSCANY WORKSHOP & TOUR
A botanical workshop and tour of a lifetime!

May 29 – June 13, 2010

Instructors: Margaret Saul (School Director, botanical artist and teacher living in Tuscany) and Kandy Vermeer Phillips (Brookside Gardens faculty, botanical artist and illuminator).

Give yourself the luxury of botanical art immersion in this beautiful countryside where your commute to class is a five-minute walk through the grounds of a hotel with a bella vista and where your only concern is choosing the flowers you wish to draw and paint ready for your little jewel of an illumination inspired by the work of Renaissance artists in Siena. Instruction is cleverly designed to accommodate beginners and experienced artists. Join an artists’ gathering to meet Italian botanical artists. Bring your travel sketchbook to take on quiet woodland trails on the farm around the hotel, and on the tour of Tuscany and Umbria the following week, one made all the more enjoyable by the camaraderie that is sure to develop from sharing this wonderful experience with fellow students.

For further information about this trip of a lifetime, download the brochure (PDF, 514KB) to view the detailed itinerary, workshop & tour descriptions, and the registration form. For more information, or to request a printed brochure, contact Mark Richardson, Adult Education Programs Manager at Brookside Gardens or call 301.962.1470. Learn more about the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration at www.BrooksideGardens.org.

This tour is offered jointly by Brookside Gardens and Hidden Treasures Botanical Tours, L.L.C.

Information about this workshop has also been posted to the following pages in Classes Near You: Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and International.

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TECH TIP: Resizing Images Couldn’t Be Easier

Posted in Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements on November 9, 2009|

There is always a need to change the size of an image whether it be for a simple email message or to meet any number of Web requirements. Last week there was a need to make a 125×125 graphic (see left). To make the task easier for me, someone suggested I use a website with a handy resizing tool. I want to pay forward the kind tip and share this site with you. Go to www.resize.it to see all the ways you can edit images online. The free image resizing tool at Resize.it is wonderfully practical and easy to use. You even have the option of giving an image a “sketchy” quality. Be sure to bookmark this website because you don’t want to lose track of this one!

The new image above has become ArtPlantae’s profile image on Facebook and Twitter. Have you stopped by our Facebook page or read our Twitter feed? News bites are posted at these sites between our Monday posts.

By the way, is a weekly email still “just enough” for you? Let us know by taking our poll. Watch the results as they come in…

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Apples, Art & Community

Posted in botanical art, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 6, 2009|

Saturday is a big day for community.

On a national level, it is National Bookstore Day and we encourage you to acknowledge your favorite bookstores and booksellers on this day that celebrates the unique culture of bookstores. Thank you to Publisher’s Weekly magazine for launching this nationwide celebration.

On a regional level, there an event we think defines community in the best way possible. In northern California, Saturday promises to be a busy day for a town bookstore, local apple growers and one botanical artist. Artist Peggy Irvine will exhibit her botanical drawings and paintings at Eureka Books, an antiquarian bookstore located in Eureka’s historic district. Irvine’s colored pencil paintings of apples will be on display as the bookstore invites local apple growers and their apples into the store. Lucky bookstore customers get to enjoy not only books, but locally grown apples and locally grown art as well!

Read all about this wonderful community event and view one of Peggy’s paintings here.

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National Bookstore Day Celebration

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Announcements, Special Events on November 6, 2009|

National Bookstore Day was created by Publisher’s Weekly to celebrate the unique culture of independent bookstores. ArtPlantae Books is joining fellow Indies and celebrating with special online savings. Browse the shelves and look for books with the savings code NATLBKDAY. Use this code at checkout to save 20% on selected titles.

You’ll find The Art of Botanical Drawing: An Introductory Guide on sale on the Drawing shelf and in the Art History aisle, you’ll see Insects of Surinam on sale, along with Color: A Natural History of the Palette. Children’s books, botany books, and plant identification books are also included in this celebration, so be sure to browse the stacks thoroughly!

Sale prices are good now through Friday, November 13, 2009.

Thank you for celebrating with us!