June 29, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
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June 29, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
With much excitement and enthusiasm, artist Wendy Hollender announced, “We bought the farm!”
Hollengold Farm is a family effort. This family-operated farm is located in Accord, NY and provides Ulster County with organic vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit. It also provides botanical artists with inspiring new learning opportunities, thanks to Wendy. Wendy, the founder of WH Art & Design, has announced she will be teaching a workshop at the farm next month. The details for this new botanical illustration course are listed below.
Now posted at Classes Near You > New York:
Hollengold Farm
www.hollengoldfarm.com
- Botanical Illustration – July 17 and July 18. Wendy Hollender announces new workshops at Hollengold Farm. Workshops are 10 AM – 4 PM. Lunch is included and will feature the fresh organic produce grown on the farm. Lunch will be prepared by the farm’s own chef. One-day or two-day workshop options are available. The one-day workshop includes lunch and costs $90. The two-day workshop includes two lunches and costs $165. To register, contact Wendy Hollender.
Posted in Botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities | Tagged Clases Near You, Hollengold Farm, learning opportunities, New York, Wendy Hollender | Leave a Comment »
June 29, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
Now posted at Classes Near You > International:
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
www.kew.org
- Distance and Detail: Drawing and Painting Plants – September 14 – 18. Draw trees, shrubs, or flowers in this class covering the basic techniques of botanical illustration.
- Drawing Workshop – September 8. Outdoor sketching class at Wakehurst Place.
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June 22, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
The conference website for the 15th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists is now live!
Hosting the conference this year are the dedicated members of the Southwest Society of Botanical Artists. Conference activities will be held at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. Conference participants will have the opportunity to learn from both international and U.S. instructors. This year the ASBA is hosting pre- and post-conference classes with internationally renowned artists. Jean Emmons will discuss the mystery of color. Kate Nessler will lead a class on how to paint on vellum, and Lizzie Sanders will demonstrate how to create surface textures and detail using dry brush techniques.
The conference will be held October 15 – 17, 2009. A wonderful selection of 54 learning opportunities have been planned. Conference activities include tours at the Desert Botanical Garden, workshops addressing the business of art, a field trip to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin, and a plethora of botanical illustration workshops. To view the complete list of tempting workshops sure to make you giddy and drool, click here now!
Posted in Botanical art, Botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events | Tagged American Society of Botanical Artists, ASBA, conference | Leave a Comment »
June 22, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
The following information has been posted in Classes Near You > International. Visit this section to learn about upcoming workshops in Canada, England, France, and Australia.
The Beth Chatto Gardens
Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex
www.bethchatto.co.uk
A former overgrown wasteland that has been transformed into an informal garden in the countryside. The garden’s Tea Room offers light lunches, sweet treats, tea, and coffee.
- Drawing & Painting Flowers in Line with Watercolour – October 3, 2009. Draw and paint freely while being aware of the structure and habits of plants. Participants will use pencils, pens, and watercolour.
- Botanical Art: Watercolour Painting Workshop for Beginners – October 16, 2009. Participants will work on flower drawings and tracings provided by the instructor. They will then learn the steps necessary to create a botanical watercolor painting.
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June 16, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
The National Park Service has planned three fee-free weekends for Summer 2009. One hundred parks will waive admission fees on the following weekends:
- June 20-21, 2009
- July 18-19, 2009
- August 15-16, 2009
View a complete list of participating parks at Fee-Free Weekends in Your National Parks.
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June 15, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
ArtPlantae has the opportunity to pass along exciting savings to our readers. We are excited to forward these savings because they apply to many botanical art- and botany-related titles. Firm restrictions are in place, however. They are:
1. All sales are FINAL. Books are NON-RETURNABLE.
2. Bookstores can only place one (1) order from the distributor during the sale period.
3. Limited to stock on hand. (ArtPlantae Books will issue a refund for any title that sells out at the warehouse.)
What does this sale mean for you?
It means you can save a lot of money while adding unique hard-to-find titles to your personal library.
What happens next?
ArtPlantae Books will collect orders between now and Thursday, June 25, 2009 and will place one group order on Friday, June 26, 2009. All orders will be filled when our shipment arrives from the distributor. We appreciate your patience. All U.S. orders will be shipped via Media Mail. All international orders will be shipped via Priority Mail International.
A special category has been created for this sale. Please go to ART >JUNE BARGAINS.
An opportunity like this seldom presents itself. Take advantage of these savings while you can!
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June 15, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
The following workshops by Mindy Lighthipe have been added to CLASSES NEAR YOU > NEW JERSEY:
Studio 16
www.studio16online.com
Custom classes, individual instruction, art tours, and self-published instructional books can be found at Studio 16, the classroom and art studio of natural science illustrator, Mindy Lighthipe. To register for classes, contact Mindy at Mlighthipe@mac.com
or call 908-769-7417.
- Let’s Paint Butterflies – June 20, 2009. Learn how Mindy manages her collection and how she paints butterfly lifecycles. Mindy recently earned a silver medal from the Royal Horticultural Society for her paintings of insect lifecycles. Fee: $100, cost includes insect specimens. 10 am – 4 pm.
- SAVE THE DATES! – Art Tour to Costa Rica – February 5-14, 2010. Travel to the south Pacific region of Costa Rica. Brand new itinerary! View full itinerary here.
Posted in Botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Natural science illustration, Special Events | Tagged classes near you, Mindy Lighthipe, new jersey | Leave a Comment »
June 8, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
Author and artist, Shirley Spencer, has lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains for thirty years. An artist all her life, her passion for the flora of the Sierra Nevada mountains is captured in a new field guide featuring 40 flowering shrubs. Detailed descriptions of each shrub are paired with an original watercolor painting created by Spencer herself. This field guide also boasts a glossary, a section about plant morphology, and clear descriptions of each of the distribution areas found in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.
At 5″ x 7.5″, this handy guide is the perfect companion for botanical artists and plein air painters.
See this new title and other Sierra titles at ArtPlantae Books.
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June 8, 2009 by ArtPlantae Today
On June 19, 2009, Sotheby’s will present a selection of color-plate books, atlases, cartography, and natural history watercolors from the collection of Graham Arader. Items to be presented will be on public view June 13 – 18, 2009. Graham Arader has been collecting symbols of American and European history for 40 years. Items to be auctioned include:
- Paintings by marine artist Robert Dodd
- The first complete edition of Atlas Maior by Johannes Blaeu
- The second edition of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands by Mark Catesby
- Watercolor paintings by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
- Nineteen watercolors on vellum by Pierre Joseph Redouté
- Prints from The Birds of America and Quadrupeds by John James Audubon
- Unpublished original watercolors by John Abbot (Birds of Georgia and the Surrounding Region)
Details about the auction are available at FineArtPublicity.com.
Posted in Botanical art books, Natural history illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events | Tagged auction, natural history, Redouté, Sotheby's, Watercolor | Leave a Comment »
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