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Archive for January, 2008

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• Feature Artist

  Diane Cardaci is a professional graphite artist who has written books about creating realistic textures in pencil, including a book dedicated to botanical subjects.

  Watch for our interview with Diane and for your opportunity to ask Diane questions!

• Recommended in “Botanical Drawing in Color”

  Tombow Mono Professional Drawing Pencils
  Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils
  Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer Watercolor Pencils
  Prismacolor Verithin Pencils
  Strathmore 400 Series Drawing Paper Pads
  Fabriano Artistico Watercolor Paper
  Grafix Dura-Lar Film
  8ths Graph Beveled Ruler
  Alvin Erasing Shield
  Niji Waterbrush
  

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• What Readers Are Reading Now

  • More Than Just Pretty Pictures in Curtis's Magazine
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  • Botanical Art is Not "Just a Hobby"
  • Wendy Hollender Answers Your Questions About Botanical Drawing
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  Wendy Hollender (Interview)
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  Today's Botanical Artists
  Society of Botanical Artists
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  • RT @TheHuntington. Conservation intern Nicole Shibata writes about rare discovery inside 18th-century botanical book. http://bit.ly/9bYlpg 1 hour ago
  • An interview with environmental consultant and botanical artist, Ellen Hickman, "Brush with Gondwana", http://ht.ly/2yhDZ 16 hours ago
  • About @LAArboretum permaculture garden by the Permaculture Research Institute, Australia. You met Caitlin during EE Week. http://ht.ly/2ygI1 1 day ago
  • University of Missouri, St. Louis Noon-time Talks. "The Art of Scientific Illustration", Sept. 27. Free. Open to public. http://ht.ly/2ygtR 1 day ago
  • Back by popular demand! Mosaic Birdbath Workshop, 9/19/10, 10am-2pm . Turn broken pottery & glass into a lovely birdbath. http://ht.ly/2ycOY 1 day ago
  • Autumn Textures in Graphite Pencil. Greystoke Cycling Cafe. September 7, 2010. http://ht.ly/2x8od 2 days ago
  • iPad artist paints using Brushes app. How about doing this with plants? Paper, pencils, pens not necessary | PadGadget http://ht.ly/2wyBH 2 days ago

• Exhibits To Visit

  Plant Portraits
  Brighton's Booth Museum
  Botanical Art Society of Sussex
  April 2 - September 24, 2010

  Focus on Nature XI: Natural History Illustration Exhibition
  New York State Museum
  April 12 – October 31, 2010

  Illustrating Orchids
  Florida Museum for Women Artists Opened May 8, 2010

  Edible Art: A Delicious Spectrum from the Garden
  Atlanta Botanical Garden
  Fuqua Orchid Center
  June 3 - August 31, 2010

  Response to Nature: Botanical Watercolors by P.A. Kessler
  Walter Greer Gallery
  Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
  June 5 - August 27, 2010

  Drawing on Nature
  New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science
  June 11 - Sept. 12, 2010

  Curiosity and Wonder: The Collection of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje
  Huntington Musuem of Art
  West Virginia
  June 12 - September 26, 2010

  Grand Canyon’s Green Heart: The Unsung Legacy of Plants
  Kolb Studio, South Rim
  July 2 - August 31, 2010

  Natural Science Student Illustrations
  Univ of Washington Natural Science Illustration Certificate Program
  Burke Room
  July 21 - October 31, 2010
  

  Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World
  Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
  August 14 - December 12, 2010
  

  Bulbmania - Flowers from the Kew Collection
  Kew Botanic Garden
  Aug. 28 - Jan. 3, 2011

  Botanicals: Environmental Expressions in Art
  New York Botanical Garden
  Sept. 4, 2010 - January 2011

  Portraits of a Garden V
  Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  Steinhardt Conservatory
  Sept. 11 - Nov. 28, 2010

  13th Annual ASBA/HSNY Juried International Exhibition
  The Horticultural Society of New York
  Sept. 15 - Nov. 24, 2010

  Joan Frain Solo Exhibition
  The Delaware Center for Horticulture
  The Community Gallery
  October 1 - October 31, 2010
  

  Radiant Light: Shadow Sculptures of California Native Plants
  Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
  October 1 - December 31, 2010
  

  When They Were Wild: Capturing California’s Wildflower Heritage
  The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
  Expected 2013
  

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  Environmental Educator Leads Discussion About Teaching Art & Science

  Outreach Programs Eliminate Barriers to Understanding Water Crisis

  A Tool for All Garden-based Learning Programs

  Natural Science Educator Illustrates U.S. Habitat for Young Naturalists

  Restoration Project Creates Waterwise Landscape & An Artist's Playground

  Artist Turns Nature Drawing Workshops Into Ebooks

  Botanical Art is Not "Just a Hobby"

  Researchers and Artists Document Grand Canyon's Plant Jewels

  Herbarium Plays Key Role in Documenting Plants

  California Horticulture Past & Present

  Rain Garden Reduces Water Runoff to Pacific Ocean

  Teaching Botany & Botanical Art from the Ground, Up

  Henry R. Mockel Paints California's Desert Wildflowers

  Environmental Education Week Introduces New Audience to Botanical Art

• Nature Near You

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  National Park Service
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  National Environmental Education Foundation's Nature Center Guide.
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  Rails-to-Trails
  Find a trail for hiking, walking, cycling or inline skating. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and its volunteers work to convert unused railroads into trails for healthful outdoor activities. Search their national TrailLink database to locate a trail near you.

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