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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.

Zingiber officinale (Ginger)
Oil on paper, © 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

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

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MOR.PHOL.O.GY Exhibition at Sunbury Embroidery Gallery

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, gardening, History, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 18, 2013|

Five members of Amicus Botanicus, a painting group formed by graduates of the 2004 Botanical Painting Diploma Course at The English Gardening School, will take part in MOR.PHOLO.O.GY: An Exhibition of Botanical Art at the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery at Sunbury-on-Thames, near London. This exhibition opens on July 2, 2013 and will be on view through July 28, 2013.

Artist Louise Young says, “The gallery is a delightful little modern gallery within a lovely walled garden in the middle of Sunbury. It is close to Hampton Court Palace where the flower show will be held in July.”

In this exhibition, artists Linda McDonald, Mary Ellen Taylor, Louise Young, Caroline Jenkins and Shirley Slocock share their views of the natural world.

Be sure to also add to your calendar the presentation about orchids in art by Dr. Phillip Cribb, former Deputy Director and Herbarium Curator at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Dr. Cribb is the co-author of A Very Victorian Passion: The Orchid Paintings by John Day, a book about orchid enthusiast, John Day (1824-1888). This very inspiring book contains a sample of the more than 2,300 orchids painted by Day that are housed at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Dr. Cribb wrote this book with Michael Tibbs in 2004.

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Sunbury Embroidery Gallery
Sunbury-on-Thames, England
July 2-28, 2013

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Art Retreat in Yosemite with Andie Thrams

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, nature, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 7, 2013|

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Plan now for a peaceful, creative and rejuvenating Autumn!

You are invited to join Andie Thrams in Yosemite National Park to learn how to capture the sounds, scents and landscape of this special place in your sketchbook.

Here is the latest at
Classes Near You > No. California:

Andie Thrams
www.andiethrams.com
Andie is a painter and book artist devoted to creative work in wild places. She teaches in California, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii. Her work is widely exhibited and honored, and is held in many private and public collections. Get the latest news about Andie’s popular classes on her website.

Autumn in Wawona with Andie Thrams

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Private Creativity Coaching & Artist Mentoring
In addition to the workshops listed here, Andie also works privately with a limited number of students. Contact Andie Thrams

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Bringing Plants Home

Posted in botanical art, gardening, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 5, 2013|

Earlier this spring, forty artists from southern California were selected to take part in an artist showcase benefiting Habitat for Humanity Riverside. Participating artists include Tania Marien of ArtPlantae.

Twenty-five of the artists will design doll houses and fifteen of the artists will design a wooden plaque supporting the theme, What does home mean to you?

Through their work artists will also respond to the question,
What would you build?

All art will go on a “Homes” tour that will begin in August. Artwork will be auctioned off and proceeds will help Habitat Riverside build new homes for local families. A website tracking the weekly progress of each artist is forthcoming. Until then, learn more about participating artists at the website of Habitat’s ReStore store in Riverside.

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Studio Course in Botanical Drawing with Sarah Simblet at Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Drawing, drawing, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on May 30, 2013|

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Author and illustrator, Sarah Simblet, will lead a studio course in botanical drawing July 8-12, 2013 at the Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art at the University of Oxford.

Inspired by her book Botany for the Artist, this special learning opportunity includes:

A tour of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden.

An opportunity to draw in the Garden and learn how to work outdoors.

A study of lines, marks and gesture.

A study of shape, length, volume and form.

A study of light, tone, optical illusions, linear perspective.

A study of paper and how to create a field sketchbook.

An opportunity to view the original work of Ferdinand Bauer.

To download the course itinerary and to register, visit the Botanical Drawing page on the Ruskin School website.

Sarah’s intensive drawing course will inspire confidence in beginners and refresh the work of more experienced artists. No previous experience needed. Basic materials are provided. Participants completing the course will leave with a portfolio of experimental and traditional drawings and skills relevant to both fine art practice and botanical illustration.

Cost: £750.00 (convert currency)

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