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Welcome to Pollinator Week at ArtPlantae!

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 18, 2012| 10 Comments »

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Welcome to National Pollinator Week at ArtPlantae.

This week featured guest
Valerie Littlewood will discuss her work documenting wild British bees and how she teaches the public about the bees and their plants.

As you know, one way Valerie informs the public about plants and pollinators is through her book series, BUZZ. In Volume I of this series, Valerie pairs exquisite drawings and paintings with information about 14 bee species. Each two-page spread features a detailed painting of a bee and a graceful pencil drawing of a plant the featured bee pollinates. In her description of each species, Valerie includes interesting information about a bee’s identifying characteristics, its behavior, and its conservation status. She includes with her text thumbnail sketches of work-in-progress revealing how her finished drawings were completed.

Volume II of BUZZ is in preparation and will highlight 14 additional species of British bees. Overall, there are over 250 species of bees in Britain.

Thank you again for joining us Pollinator Week. You are invited to ask Valerie questions or post comments as our conversation progresses. Simply post your question in the Comment box below.

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Get Ready for Pollinator Week!

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 13, 2012|

Pollinator Week is an annual event hosted by the Pollinator Partnership, a nonprofit organization in San Francisco whose mission is to “protect pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems, through conservation, education, and research.”

Pollinator Week begins on Monday, June 18 and continues through Sunday, June 24. This year we have the wonderful opportunity to learn from artist and author, Valerie Littlewood. Valerie brings attention to the status of wild bees in Britain through her art, exhibitions and books. Valerie will discuss her work and take questions from readers next week.

Join us as we turn our attention to pollinators and a special week-long conversation with Valerie Underwood.

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The Botanical Illustrations of Gordon Morrison

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 11, 2012|

Swamp Mallow, courtesy of the Arnold Arboretum

From Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide to The Curious Naturalist magazine, from the Garden in the Woods in Framingham to the Missouri Botanical Gardens tropical rainforest exhibit,
Gordon Morrison has illuminated the natural world for over four decades. A retrospective of his work is now on view at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston.

A Natural Curiosity: A Retrospective of Images by Gordon Morrison is a look at his botanical work, highlighting the best of the thousands of illustrations he has created for education and conservation organizations.

This exhibition includes illustrations from Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide (1977), a book that is still in use and praised by many experts. Morrison’s illustrations, combined with a novel key system, made identifying wildflowers in the eastern United States simpler than ever before.

Original plates from the Peterson Field Guide to Forests series, Gordon’s own children’s book series; the Birds In The Garden series and the Native American series, both for Horticulture magazine, as well as interpretive panels completed for the New England Wildflower Society and the Missouri Botanical Gardens will also be on view.

Morrison’s work appears regularly in Mass Audubon’s Sanctuary magazine and in a variety of field guides and other natural history publications.

A Natural Curiosity: A Retrospective of Images by Gordon Morrison will be on view at the Arnold Arboretum Hunnewell Visitor Center through July 1, 2012. Visitor center hours are Monday-Friday (9 AM – 4 PM), Saturday (10 AM – 4 PM) and Sunday (12-4 PM).


You’re Invited!
You are invited to take part in a conversation

Trees for Nell, courtesy of the Arnold Arboretum

with Gordon Morrison. An Artist Talk with Mr. Morrison will be held at the Arnold Arboretum on Wednesday,
June 27, 2012 from 7:00-8:30 PM. Registration is requested for this FREE event. To register, click here.

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Mindy Lighthipe on Blog Talk Radio Today!

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on June 6, 2012|

Natural science illustrator, Mindy Lighthipe, will be interviewed on Blog Talk Radio this afternoon from 4-5 PM (Eastern). Mindy will discuss her Nature’s Wisdom Oracle cards from Schiffer Publishing.

Mindy’s collection is composed of 48 colorful art nature cards. These oracle cards display the power of Nature’s Wisdom that comes through her beautiful art. The messages are deeply rooted in the essence of humanity, with each card representing a facet of nature that is the spirit of living with nature. These messages are interwoven with animals and plants as part of its symbology, as well as a special message that helps the reader gain positive insight into the past, present, and future.

Mindy Lighthipe is a natural science illustrator, author and teacher. She teaches in the US and leads art expeditions to Costa Rica. In 2009, Mindy was awarded a Silver Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for her painting series Symbiosis.

Learn more about Mindy, her art tours, and view her online gallery at www.botanicalartpainting.com.

Be sure to read about her 52-week challenge (52 Weeks/52 Paintings) and to see how she’s doing!


Related
Nature’s Wisdom Oracle Cards

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The Art of Science

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, scientific illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 30, 2012|

The Art of Science
Bush Barn Gallery
Salem, OR
June 1 – July 28, 2012

On Friday, members of the newly formed Oregon group of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI) will launch The Art of Science at the Bush Barn Gallery in Salem, Oregon. This exhibition is the group’s first juried exhibition.

A panel discussion with group members and biologist, David Craig, will be held on Friday, June 8, 2012 at 5:30 PM. The panel will discuss the field of scientific illustration and how illustrators work. Artists participating in the panel discussion are: Rebecca Brown-Thompson, Kristie Potwora, Jeanne Debons, Barbara Gleason, Kris Kirkeby and Cynthis Kranch. This discussion is open to members of the Salem Art Association and their guests. Wine, appetizers and entertainment will follow. To become a member of the Salem Art Association, complete a membership application online.

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM
Saturday and Sunday, Noon – 5 PM
Closed Monday


Also See…
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

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Scientists and Artists Exhibit in ‘Earth • Science • Art’

Posted in Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 30, 2012|

It was only in January when sixteen scientists met with sixteen artists in northern California. Brought together by Santa Cruz-based artist, Lisa Hochstein, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center partnered with sixteen artists from California’s Central Coast and the greater San Francisco Bay area. The purpose of the meeting was to create collaborative partnerships in which scientists shared their research with artists and in which artists would then create new work based on the research of their scientist-partner.

The research topics presented to the artists include the study of migratory bird patterns, the movement of sediment through wind, waves, and currents, deep-water reserves of precious metals, the potential effects of natural and anthropogenic hazards, and mapping climate change as it impacts both human communities and natural environments. The scientists’ areas of specialization include geology, biology, geography, geochemistry, and oceanography.

Stepping outside of their usual line of work, artists have worked closely with scientists to explore the interdisciplinary nature of art and science. Artists discuss their respective projects on the Earth • Science • Art website. The way artists have chosen to interpret their partner’s data is fascinating. If you only have time to quickly skim over the Earth • Science • Art website, try to spend most of your time reading the Artist’s Update page. Your day will be sprinkled with inspiration and is sure to be much brighter.

About this collaboration of artists and scientists, aritst/curator, Lisa Hochstein, says:

This project is an opportunity to showcase the talents of our area’s artists, as well as the exciting scientific work being done in Santa Cruz by the USGS. Through these collaborations we hope to invite people to reflect on the vastness of geological time, the impact of humans on the planet, and the creative ways that, as scientists and artists, we study and represent the world around us.

The exhibition Earth • Science • Art will open with a First Friday opening reception on Friday, June 1 from 5-9 PM at the R. Blitzer Gallery in Santa Cruz. The public is invited to attend. This exhibition is free and will be open to the public, Wednesday – Sunday from 11 AM to 5 PM, June 2–30, 2012. During the month of June, two evening panel discussions with project participants will be hosted by the R. Blitzer Gallery.

Visit the Earth • Science • Art website at www.earthscienceartSC.com.

Visit the R. Blitzer Gallery in Santa Cruz.

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Plant Drawings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events on May 29, 2012| 1 Comment »

Painter, sculptor and printmaker, Ellsworth Kelly, is best known for his abstract paintings. Next week, an exhibition of his work will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This exhibition will bring special attention to Kelly’s plant drawings. This will be the first major museum exhibition dedicated exclusively to Kelly’s drawings of plants, flowers, and leaves.

Approximately 75 drawings will be on view. They date back to 1948 and include his most recent work made in upstate New York.

Ellsworth Kelly has been featured in major solo exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art (1973), The Whitney Museum of American Art (1982), and the Solomon R. Gugenheim Museum, New York (1996), and his work is included in many prestigious American and international public collections.

Gallery talks, studio workshops for adults, and an evening lecture will be offered in conjunction with the exhibition. Visit the exhibition website for details.

The book Plant Drawings by Ellsworth Kelly is available at ArtPlantae Books.


Ellsworth Kelly Plant Drawings
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
June 5 – Sept. 3, 2012

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