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Explore techniques for botanical illustration with Tania Marien and Deborah Shaw in this two-session drawing course. The first session will include studio exercises and in-gallery sketching at the Getty Center. The second session meets at the Huntington Library where participants will study and sketch plants in the Brody Teaching Laboratory and gardens. Complements the exhibition Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science. Course fee $45. Open to 25 participants.

Part 1: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Getty Center, Museum Studios

Part 2: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.; The Huntington Library, Brody Teaching Laboratory

The workbook Botanical Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide is featured at the Book Launch Cafe. The Book Launch Cafe is a resource that hosts new and upcoming book releases online and offers readers a space to explore. It also serves as a portal for author Q&A’s, book news, a place to purchase books via Amazon.com, and a place to announce events.

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Artist/author, Wendy Hollender, has created a workbook that speaks directly to new illustrators. Novice illustrators can work with confidence as Hollender guides them patiently through each exercise. Hollender provides step-by-step instruction on how to create tone, how to draw apples & tulips, and how to apply color theory to workbook exercises.

Pre-order this book now through Monday, March 10, 2008 at ArtPlantae Books and receive a signed copy of Botanical Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide for $50, plus shipping & handling. This offer applies only to the soon-to-be-released second edition of this workbook containing acid-free drawing paper (the first edition contained drawing paper and hot press watercolor paper). In this workbook, Hollender’s instruction and demonstrations are presented on colored pages above the book’s binding with practice areas and drawing paper below the binding.

Wendy Hollender is the coordinator of the Botanical Art and Illustration program at the New York Botanical Garden. She teaches botanical art at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Westchester Arts Workshop, and leads workshops in exotic locations such as Trinidad, Block Island, and Hawaii.

Pre-order this book now at ArtPlantaeBooks.com and you will be able to participate in the “Ask The Artist” event on Monday, April 7, 2008. Select Books > Art > Pre-order event

Event Timeline

  • Feb 14: Pre-order opportunity announced
  • Mar 10: Last day to pre-order Botanical Drawing
  • Mar 11: An interview with Wendy Hollender at ArtPlantae Today
  • Mar 15 – 22: Second edition of Botanical Drawing is published; Wendy Hollender feverishly signs pre-ordered workbooks; workbooks shipped to ArtPlantae
  • Week of March 24: Signed workbooks shipped to ArtPlantae customers
  • April 7: “Ask the Artist” event; submit questions
  • April 15: Wendy Hollender responds to questions at ArtPlantae Today

Pre-Order Terms & Conditions:
All pre-orders to be mailed to a US address must be processed through the website of ArtPlantae Books at ArtPlantaeBooks.com. ArtPlantae Books is a verified Authorize.net merchant. Authorize.net safeguards customer information by utilizing the highest level of transaction processing security.

Mailing Suggestions:
We suggest selecting US Priority Mail as your mailing option during checkout if you want to have a chance to review your workbook before the “Ask the Artist” event. Delivery time for US Priority Mail is 2-3 days after your order has been processed and shipped. If you choose US Media Mail, delivery time is 3-9 days after your order has been processed and shipped. Longer to Hawaii and Alaska.

International Customers:
Please visit our Customer Care page to learn how international orders are processed. Because international orders have longer processing times and longer delivery times, you will not receive your signed workbook before the “Ask the Artist” event. You will, however, be able to benefit from the information generated by this event by visiting ArtPlantaeToday.com.

We are pleased to help the New York Botanical Garden spread the news about The Orchid Show, their 6th annual celebration of orchids opening on February 23, 2008 and closing on April 6, 2008. This year, the orchid show will feature:

  • A southeast Asian-style pavilion, bursting with a multitude of tropical orchids such as vandas and dendrobiums, which are grown in Singapore
  • Rare species from the Garden’s living collections that illustrate the breadth and diversity of this fascinating flower
  • Orchid research by Garden scientists and a collection of rare orchid books on view in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library
  • A wide range of programs for exploring orchid biology, ecology and home-growing needs through Garden workshops and classes
  • Children’s programs that explore the secrets of vanilla, which comes from an orchid, at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
  • A huge selection of orchids to choose from at the Shop in the Garden

For complete details about this event, please visit the New York Botanical Garden.

ArtPlantae Books will once again participate in the Los Angeles Garden Show. This year’s theme is Abundant Gardens – A Vision for Sustainability. Visitors to the show will be able to learn from garden experts and authors, shop in a bustling Marketplace, purchase unique plants, view landscape designs from top-notch landscape designers, and purchase botanical drawings and paintings by members of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California.

The LA Garden Show will be held May 2 – 4, 2008 at the Los Angeles Arboretum & Botanic Garden in Arcadia, CA. For more information and for updates about the garden show, click here.

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