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Arboretum Artists Put On Quite A Show

Posted in Special Events on September 28, 2009|

Every Monday morning a small group of artists meets at the Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden to paint, chat, and enjoy another Monday morning with each other.

On September 19-20, 2009, this wonderful group held their annual exhibit in the Arboretum’s Oak Room. The artwork on display included 67 botanical drawings and paintings, plein air paintings, bird paintings, mammal paintings and a reptile painting too. Media included graphite, colored pencil, watercolor and pen and ink. Participating in the 2009 exhibit were: Mary Conrow, Kate Gaman, Shirley Cox, Beatrice Mack, Joyce DeZwart, Georgia DeBeers, Jerry Miller, Hiromi Gibbs, Hedy Marien, Lynn Mack, Nancy Toth, Toni Brooks, Fran Franco, and Linda Harris.

You are invited to view this exhibit online. Click on the link below and spend a few moments enjoying the work of fellow artists.

Arboretum Show 2009

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Northern California Botanical Artists Exhibit at UC Berkeley

Posted in botanical art, Special Events on September 21, 2009|

Members of the Northern California Society of Botanical Artists, a chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists, will exhibit their work at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, January 16-29, 2010. An artist’s reception will be held on January 16 from 5 PM-7 PM. Visit the chapter’s new Members’ Gallery to learn more about the artists in this enthusiastic and dedicated group.

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Knowing Plants Through Illustration

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Special Events on September 14, 2009|

ArtPlantae will bring botany and botanical art education to the Education Village at the largest women’s conference in the country. Hosted by the California Governor’s Office and First Lady Maria Shriver, The Women’s Conference will be held October 26 – 27, 2009 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

The exciting two day event will feature a spectacular lineup of speakers, educational opportunities, book signings with best-selling authors, live music, food and shopping.

ArtPlantae will bring its Curriculum Development Survey to The Village, as well as a selection of resources introducing this new audience to the relationship between plants and art. We are especially excited to bring with us the baby-elephant folio of Botanica Magnifica to bring attention to the fascinating world of plants.

Conference updates will be posted here, on Twitter and on our Facebook page. Follow us and become a Fan to make sure you don’t miss out on even the briefest of updates.

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The Artists at Filoli

Posted in Special Announcements, Special Events on July 7, 2009| 2 Comments »

Are you tempted to drop everything to see the 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition at Filoli? Well if you are, here is a complete list of the artists participating in this year’s exhibition. Some of the artists have posted examples of their work online either on their personal website or in the Members’ Gallery of the American Society of Botanical Artists. Click on the links below to get a glimpse of the type of fabulous artwork you will see when you get to Filoli.

Travel safely and please consider posting a comment here to tell us about your visit!

Participating Artists
Milly Acharya
Margaret Bowman
Nancy Boyarsky
Kathleen J. Brahney
Carolyn J. Cappello (ASBA Members’ Gallery)
Parnell O. Corder
Kathy Creger (see Members’ Gallery)
Ingrid L. Finnan
Nancy C. Gehrig
Jolene Gillette
Pria Graves
Erin E. Hunter
Peggy Irvine
Kristin Jakob
Eliza K. Jewett
Leah Kaizer
Joan W. Keesey
Heeyoung Kim
Karen L. Klugein
Suzanne C. Kuuskmae (ASBA Members’ Gallery)
Corinne Lapin-Cohen
Barbara Lewis
Lee McCaffree
Susan M. McDonough
Sharron L. O’Neil
Melinda Pahl
Jamie J. Putnam
Lynne K. Railsback
Lesley B. Randall
John C. Richards (ASBA Members’ Gallery)
Thomas P. Rohlen
Joan Stahl
Marilyn “Danny” Swanson
Carol Till
Jeannetta vanRaalte
Carol Varian
Catherine M. Watters (ASBA Members’ Gallery)
Bruce Wilson

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Guidelines & Entry Form for “Focus on Nature XI”

Posted in Special Announcements, Special Events on July 6, 2009|

Every two years, the New York State Museum hosts the Focus on Nature exhibition celebrating the work of natural history illustrators. The 2010 exhibition is scheduled for April 12 – October 31, 2010. The guidelines and entry form have been published. The jury selects work that demonstrates “a unique scientific and/or artistic viewpoint, technique, medium, or format including traditional, mixed and multimedia, and computer-generated images.” Artists may submit up to four entries.

The Call for Entries has been attached to this post. This document is available as both a color PDF and a black-&-white PDF. ArtPlantae would like to thank the New York State Museum for sharing these documents with our readers.

Focus on Nature XI (Call for Entries):

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Filoli Estate & Gardens Summer Hotspot for Botanical Art

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

The Gallery at Filoli is currently hosting its 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition. Sixty-four original paintings and drawings created by 38 artists will be on view through August, 16, 2009. The plant portraits on display were created using the following media: watercolor, colored pencil, pen & ink, graphite, acrylic, and oil.

Exhibiting artists will host a “Meet the Artist” session during the artists’ reception on Thursday, July 16, 2009 (5 pm – 7 pm). Artists will be present to answer your questions about how they created the drawings and paintings in the exhibit. To attend this special evening event, please RSVP to classes@filoli.org or (650) 364-8300. Admission to the reception is free. Reservations are required.

Occurring on the same weekend as the artists’ reception is a program called, Flowers in the Home. Of particular interest to botanical artists this weekend is the presentation to be given by Dr. Stephanie Schrader of the J. Paul Getty Museum who will speak about the life of natural history illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717).

Summer visitors to Filoli will also have what is almost certain to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the first volume of Prince Charles’ Highgrove Florilegium, now on display through the end of August.

Need a weekend getaway? Go to Filoli next week to mingle with contemporary botanical artists, learn about one of the most accomplished natural history illustrators of all time, and see a modern-day royal florilegium. Filoli is definitely a hotspot for botanical art this summer!

Filoli’s historic estate and gardens are located 30 miles south of San Francisco. Learn more at Filoli.org.

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