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Draw from Nature in Thailand

Posted in botanical art, drawing, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, nature, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on December 10, 2012|

Event Poster at Sirindhorn Science Home

Info at Sirindhorn Science Home

Drawing from Nature
Sirindhorn Science Home
Thailand Science Park
February 14-15, 2013
9:00 AM -5:00 PM, plus evening event

Natural science illustrator Gretchen Kai Halpert and two Thai artists will lead this class designed for scientists, non-scientists, teachers, and anyone with an interest in nature and the environment. This two-day workshop includes the tools and techniques of drawing nature in and around the Sirindhorn Science Home and includes an evening lecture about botanical painting as fine art vs. scientific illustration.

Cost: 6,500 Baht ($210 USD; 180 Euro) includes two-day workshop, meals and accommodations. Discount cost before January 10, 2013 is 5500 Baht ($162 USD; 137 Euro).

For more information, go to Sirindhorn Science Home to download a beautiful 12-page brochure. This brochure contains information about each instructor, a course syllabus, payment information and a registration form.

This information has been added to the Classes Near You sections for New York and Thailand.


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iGiveTrees Program, Botanical Art Retreats in Brazil

Posted in botanical art, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, nature, Special Announcements, travel on November 26, 2012|

Alana Lea, botanical artist and advocate for Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will be based in Brazil in 2013 to continue her reforestation project.

During her residency, she will work with the Vista Alegre Retreat Center and would like to invite you to draw and paint the flora of Brazil. Located one hour from Rio de Janeiro, this residential retreat is comprised of five homes and can accommodate 15-25 people.

If you would like to learn more about artist retreats in Brazil, subscribe to Alana’s newsletter to receive information about upcoming ecotours. Learn more about Vista Alegre Retreat Center in the color brochure available here (click on the image).

When you subscribe to Alana’s newsletter you will not only learn about upcoming retreats, but will also learn about her reforestation project.

Alana’s grassroots effort to support local growers, local families and the propagation and planting of native tree species has grown since we first learned about this project last year.

Her fundraising efforts continue and have taken the form of the iGiveTrees tree-giving initiative. Purchase a tree for $5 through the iGiveTrees program and your purchase will help buy native tree saplings at a fair trade price and help pay for their planting and maintenance. To thank you for your purchase, musicians, singers and songwriters Michael Bernard Beckwith, Rickie Byars Beckwith, Faith Rivera, Gary Malkin, Charles Holt, Ester Nicholson, Ben Dowling, Niki Haris and Jami Lula will send you music in gratitude. Learn more about this green gift-giving program and the music you will receive at iGiveTrees.com.

Information about Alana’s Brazilian workshops will be announced on this site and will be posted at the new page for Classes Near You > Brazil.


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‘Capturing Flora’ Opens at the Art Gallery of Ballarat

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, travel on September 24, 2012| 1 Comment »

Telopea speciosissima, Waratah, 1837-1842; Miss Maund; Benjamin Maund, publisher; Maund’s The Botanist; handcoloured engraving on paper; Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat; Purchased with funds from the Joe White Bequest, 2010

Capturing Flora: 300 Years of Australian Botanical Art
September 25 – December 2, 2012
Art Gallery of Ballarat

The much-anticipated exhibition featuring three hundred fifty drawings and prints celebrating Australia’s wildflowers opens tomorrow at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

Visitors to the Art Gallery of Ballarat can attend free talks, attend workshops and take home one of many themed keepsakes created around this exhibition. Visitors will have their choice of a 280-page hardcover catalog, a 2013 calendar, a perpetual diary, note cards, coasters, magnets, mirrors and more!

Entertaining the idea of traveling to Australia to see this exhibition in person? If you are, you don’t have to spend too much time planning because the planning has been done for you. Take a look at these Ballarat in Bloom travel packages.

Special events are planned throughout the exhibition. A summary is provided below. Visit the exhibition’s Programs and Events page to learn more.

Free Talks

  • Art Insight, September 26
    Engraving, lithography, scientists and intellectuals
  • Let’s Talk Poetry, October 9
    Poetry, Australian landscapes and bush poetry
  • Art Insight, October 10
    The life and work of botanical illustrator, Margaret Flockton.
  • Art Insight, October 24
    The work of John Pastoriza-Piñol.


Concerts and Recitals

  • Musica Botanica, October 3
  • Artists Inspire Artistry, November 9 and November 13
  • VOX: Flower Songs, November 10


Workshops

  • The Microscopic realm with Lauren Black, September 28

The Art Gallery of Ballarat is open daily from 9 AM – 5 PM.
Admission $12, Concession $8, Child and Gallery Members Free
www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au


A Look at ‘Capturing Flora’, courtesy The Art Gallery of Ballarat

Pelargonium australe, East Coast form by Margaret Stones; watercolour & pencil on paper; Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat; Purchased with funds from the Hilton White Bequest, 2011

Metrosideros lophanta, date?; Pierre Joseph Redouté; Gabriel, engraver; plate 56 from Henri Duhamel du Monceau’s Traite des arbres et arbustes que l’on cultivee en France en pleine terre [Trees and Shrubs that are grown in the ground in France]; handcoloured engraving on paper; Collection: Art Gallery of Ballarat; Purchased with funds from the Joe White Bequest, 2012

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Botanical Painting Holiday in Umbria

Posted in botanical art, drawing, travel on August 20, 2012|

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Elaine Searle
www.paintbotanical.com
Elaine Searle is a botanical artist and experienced instructor who has taught extensively in the UK and USA. By popular demand she has extended her 2013 Umbrian painting holiday to 10 days. A one-day excursion to medieval Fabriano to learn how to make paper is included. Previous visits have attracted students of all levels from the UK, USA, Europe, the Caribbean and Japan.

Non-painters are also welcome as the national park setting is perfect for nature walks, independent sightseeing with a rental car or simply lazing by the pool with a good book.

    Ten-Day Botanical Painting Holiday in Umbria, Italy
    May 29 – June 8, 2013

    Includes 10 nights in a family owned ‘agriturismo’ hotel, all meals, wine with evening meal, daily tuition, 24-hr access to the studio and a full day excursion to Fabriano. Paint local flora (even native orchids) or vibrant veggies with guidance. Or for those who would like more specific drawing and watercolor technique instruction, choose one of Elaine’s mini-projects with full color handouts (ideal for less experienced). Elaine is on hand to demonstrate and assist.

    The hotel is situated in breathtaking countryside and is noted for its hospitality and good food. You can paint as much or as little as you wish.

    Cost: 1,380 Euros per painter sharing, 980 Euros per non-painter sharing, 150 Euros single room supplement.

    Download the pdf brochure 10 Day Botanical Painting Holiday in Umbria

    More information and booking www.ilcollaccio.com.

    This information has also been posted to Classes Near You > Italy.

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