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Connecting Outdoors

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events on September 3, 2008|

ArtPlantae Books loves to be outside. We look forward to introducing people to books about art, plants and nature, and enjoy getting to know fellow enthusiasts. Here is where we’ll be this Fall and Winter:

7th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair:
Interactive and creative fun for the entire family. This event is free to the public. Sunday, September 28, 2008 (10 am – 6 pm)

14th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists (10/30/08)

2nd Annual Youth Mentoring Connection Women of Distinction Luncheon & Holiday Boutique (11/23/08)

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Maria Sibylla Merian Exhibit Closes August 31st

Posted in botanical art, Special Events on August 29, 2008|

The exhibition, Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science closes on Sunday, August 31st. This very special exhibit about a unique time in botanical art history should not be missed. Visit the exhibition website for more details.
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Currently available at ArtPlantae Books:

- Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
- Insects & Flowers: The Art of Maria Sibylla Merian
- Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science

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Conserving and Documenting California’s Native Plants

Posted in Education, Special Events on August 21, 2008|

The California Native Plant Society is preparing to host a special statewide conference emphasizing the conservation of California’s native plants and its fragile plant communities. This conference, CNPS 2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions , will be held January 17 – 19, 2009 at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, CA.

Encouraging an understanding of California plants is one of the objectives of this landmark conference. One way this objective is being met is with a botanical art exhibition featuring illustrations and paintings of California native plants. This exhibit is open to all artists. Please download the Call for Entries and the Prospectus & Entry Form for details.

Over 1,000 researchers, students, policy makers, and resource managers are expected to attend. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate how botanical illustrators can contribute to enhancing public awareness about California plants.

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Explore Costa Rica with Studio 16

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Events on August 21, 2008|

Bugs, Beasts & Botanicals Artistic Tour
February 19 – February 28, 2009
$3499 + airfare *

Join Mindy Lighthipe & Nancy Richmond on an Artist/Photographers Tour to Costa Rica! Learn to draw and photograph rare macaws, rainforest animals, waterfalls, tropical flowers, unusual insects and much more! For a full itinerary visit www.studio16online.com. You may also send email to Mindy at mlighthipe@mac.com or call her at 908-769-7417.

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Artists & Writers – Storytellers At Heart

Posted in Education, Special Events on August 15, 2008|

If you are an avid sketchbook artist, chances are that you write passages of text next to your illustrations. Have you ever entertained daydreams about turning your sketchbook into a published book? If you have, then here is a four-day conference for writers that might interest you.

The Writers TeleSummit 2008 is a unique four-day conference featuring 24 professional writers including illustrator Danny Gregory, who many of you know from his books Everyday Matters and The Creative License. Danny Gregory will share what he has learned when he speaks about “Writing and Selling the Illustrated Book.”

This four-day conference will occur September 4 – 7, 2008 and will be accessible from wherever you and your computer are on these days because this conference occurs online. Each day is comprised of six one-hour presentations. Paid registrants will be able to participate in each session and download sessions after the conference. So if you won’t be around September 4 – 7, you will still be able to learn about the writing process and the book industry after the summit ends.

Visit the Summit’s website to learn more about the other speakers and their presentations.

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International Botanical Art Event in Southern California

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Education, Special Events on August 5, 2008|

The 14th Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists will be held in California October 30 – November 1, 2008. This exciting three-day event will occur at two venues, the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino and the Pasadena Hilton. The public is invited to view the “Small Works” exhibit at the Huntington’s botanical center. The exhibit will be open to the public October 30 – 31, 2008 (12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.) and Saturday, November 1, 2008 (10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.).

What do botanical artists from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, and South America do when they get together?

Lots! Take a look.

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Maria Sibylla Merian at The Getty: Week of July 28 – August 2, 2008

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Events on August 1, 2008|

June 10 – August 31, 2008
Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science
Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647-1717) was a painter and naturalist who studied the process of metamorphosis. Together with her daughters Johanna and Dorothea, Merian produced the book Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname. This exhibit is located in the West Pavilion on the Plaza Level at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

July 3 – 31, 2008
Botanical Art – Drawing in the Garden
Members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California will conduct demonstrations in the Central Garden from 1:00 pm – 3 pm on Thursdays and Sundays. You are invited to watch them work and to ask them questions about botanical art.

Nature Journaling with Kathy Dunham
Getty Drawing Hour: Getty Garden
Friday August 1, 2008
6 pm – 8 pm
Central Garden, The Getty Center
Learn how to sketch in the garden and create a sketchbook journal with artist Kathy Dunham. Free. Limit: 35 participants. Sign up at the Museum Information Desk beginning at 5 p.m. Course repeats Friday, August 15, 2008, 6–8 p.m.

Family Festival Celebrating Maria Sibylla Merian
Getty Center, Plaza Level
Saturday, August 2, 2008
10 am – 6 pm
Listen to music from Suriname, make a hat out of ti leaves, create a floral broche, try your hand at natural history illustration, and watch botanical artists at work. Don’t miss out on a day of fun for the entire family.