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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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Self-expression in Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on July 8, 2013|

Is there room for the expressive arts in the disciplined world of botanical art?

I asked Kellie Cox-Brady how she balanced technical botanical illustration with Cornell University’s semi-expressive approach to botanical illustration when she wrote the advanced course for them.

When creating the advanced course, I felt it was important to have those two avenues of self-expression and technical illustration as that is something I am constantly doing in my own work and I’m so glad you asked about it. That is one of the reasons I call myself a natural scientific artist…

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Kellie Cox-Brady Creates Curriculum to Teach Advanced Botanical Illustration Online

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on July 3, 2013|

How does one create an online course for advanced botanical illustration students?

Kellie Cox-Brady shares how she created the Advanced Botanical Illustration course at Cornell University.

Creating the Advanced Botanical Illustration course was a very wonderful and interesting experience. How I created the class was first keeping the same organization as the other two courses such as introductions, journals, homework and more. Once I had the overall layout of how the course would read, I filled in the details of the class including specific assignments, tutorials, techniques…

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Creating Murals for the Plant Sciences

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events on July 3, 2013|

Kellie Cox-Brady started painting murals last year. She recently added color to the plant science department at Cornell University. Join the conversation with Kellie, our special guest for July.

Find out how Kellie created these murals.

Related
See Kellie’s current mural project in-progress on her Facebook page.

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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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