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The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators Exhibit at the Station Gallery

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 9, 2012|

Spring Show for The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
The Station Gallery
Greenville, DE
April 9-28, 2012

The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators (PSBI) invite you to their annual juried exhibition!

Beginning today, thirty-six paintings by twenty artists will be on view at The Station Gallery in Greenville, Delaware.

An opening reception will be held this Friday, April 13, 2012 from 5-8 PM. Meet the artists, ask questions about their process and learn more about the PSBI, their outreach projects and the classes taught by members.

The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators was founded in 1997 to celebrate the achievements of its members, to provide exhibition opportunities for members and to introduce new audiences to botanical illustration.

Last month, the PSBI received an award at the Philadelphia International Flower Show for Best Achievement, Horticultural Art and Illustration for their exhibition featuring the plants of Hawaii. Learn more about The Flora of Hawaii: Indigenous, Endemic or Invasive on the PSBI blog.

Cattleya aclandiae © Donelda La Brake. All Rights Reseved

The Station Gallery is located at 3922 Kennett Pike, Greenville, Delaware. Directions, gallery hours and information about how to receive information about upcoming shows can be viewed here.

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New Exhibition Dedicated to Botanical Art in Colored Pencil

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 9, 2012|

Drawing Nature: Botanical Art in Colored Pencil is now on view at the Mahoney Library Gallery on the Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma Campus.
This exhibition opened on April 2 and continues through May 25, 2012.

Drawing Nature is a group exhibition of botanical art created by students of
Nina Antze, a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Antze studied illustration at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), and her drawings have been exhibited at NYBG, as well as at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, and the gallery at Filoli.

Artists participating in Drawing Nature are Nina Antze, Adrianne Bowes, Suzanne Cogen, Victoria A. Kochergin, Rebecca Lichau, Jackie Lueder, Joanne Page, Elizabeth Peyton, Linda Rouse, Ginny Ritama Spencer, Vi Strain, Christine Woodward, Nancy Wheeler, and Barbara Wysham.

The Mahoney Library Gallery is located at 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 AM to 9 PM and Saturday, 10 AM – 3 PM. For more information, call (707) 778-3972.

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‘The Magnified Eye’, Plants on Paper & Vellum

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on April 4, 2012|

On Monday, the Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, NJ revealed
The Magnified Eye: Contemporary Botanical Portraiture in collaboration with Susan Frei Nathan Fine Works on Paper, LLC. This new exhibition features the work of fifteen international artists who have used various techniques and media to create their drawings and paintings of plants. Visitors can study each artist’s technique up close by using the magnifying glasses that will be on hand.

Artists participating in The Magnified Eye are:

Additional information, including an exhibition flyer, are available here. This exhibition will be on view in the Wisner House through June 15, 2012.

The Reeves-Reed Arboretum is an estate garden listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. The arboretum hosts programs for families, children, school groups and adults. Readers of this website might be particularly interested in the workshop Tree ID for Beginners scheduled for April 19, 2012.

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Exhibition Honors Australia’s First Professional Artist

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on March 28, 2012|

Born in London, John William Lewin (1770-1819) had a passion for natural history. He left England to travel to Australia to document the country’s plants and animals. Lewin was a printmaker, a natural history artist and author. He had the thrill of painting koalas when they were first described in 1803.

This exhibition is a collaborative effort between the State Library of New South Wales, the National Library of Australia and others who have loaned items to the show. Their joint effort has created an exhibition featuring over 150 works created by John Lewin. Exhibition items can be viewed online at the Lewin: Wild Art website. Also available on the website are an exhibition brochure, educational kits for teachers, and a short PowerPoint presentation teachers can use to introduce students to Lewin and his work.

During this special event, artists Paula Church, Sally Gibbs, Beverly Allen, Deirdre Bean, Rebecca Holmes, and Susannah Blaxill will conduct botanical art demonstrations. Each artist will work in a studio setting four hours at a time. Special presentations and a 2-day botanical art workshop with Beverly Allen are also scheduled.

Lewin: Wild Art
Library of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
March 3 – May 27, 2012

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Ask The Artist with Mairi Gillies

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Events on March 26, 2012|

This month’s featured guest, Mairi Gillies, has responded to questions about the incorporation of philosophical issues and plant ethics into her art. Read her replies in the comment section below her interview.

View Mairi’s comments

You are welcome to join in the conversation as well.

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Take a Master Class in Botanical Art with Anne-Marie Evans

Posted in botanical art, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on March 21, 2012|

New at Classes Near You > Virginia!

Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment
The Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment (BAEE) is a non-profit organization in Falls Church, VA created by a dedicated group of botanical artists in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Master Class in Botanical Art with Anne-Marie Evans
April 23-27, 2012 (10 AM – 3 PM)

Anne-Marie Evans is one of the foremost and highly regarded teachers of botanical art. Over many years, she has developed her own 6-step method for creating lovely watercolor paintings of plants. Through her six-step method, Anne-Marie concentrates on creating scientifically accurate and aesthetically pleasing paintings.

Anne-Marie prefers that students paint from live plants. Participants may select whatever plant they wish to paint. Most participants, however, will be selecting plants for the book-in-progress to be published by BAEE in late 2013.

One space is still available. If you are interested in taking this Master Class with Anne-Marie, please contact Bonnie Driggers, President, Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment. A waiting list is being created in the event a registered participant must drop out.

Drawing experience required.

Cost: $600

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Botanical Illustrator Documents Plants of Mineral King Valley

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events on March 19, 2012|

Wildflowers of Mineral King
Botanical watercolors by Joan Keesey
Theodore Payne Foundation
March 30 – June 30, 2012

The Theodore Payne Foundation Art Gallery is proud to present a collection of watercolor paintings about the wildflowers of Mineral King Valley located in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Joan Keesey, a botanical illustrator in California, has studied the plants of Mineral King for many years and her exhibition will feature the paintings of spring and summer wildflowers she has completed to date. Paintings such as the Sierra Columbine (Aquilegia sp.) at left, for example, that grows out of the rock at 9,000-10,000 feet.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 2-4 PM. The opening of Wildflowers of Mineral King will be held in conjunction with Poppy Day at the Theodore Payne Foundation, the much anticipated and well-attended annual plant sale where homeowners can find an impressive selection of native plants for their garden.

Learn more about Joan and her project at www.JoanKeesey.com.