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Maria Sibylla Merian Exhibit Closes August 31st

Posted in Special Events, tagged , , , on August 29, 2008 | Comments Off

The exhibit, 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 exhibit website for more details. _________ Currently available at ArtPlantae Books: Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis [...]

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Botanical Art Featured in Sydney Morning Herald

Posted in Special Articles & Interviews, tagged , , , on August 25, 2008 | Comments Off

Botanical drawings and paintings are favorites among collectors, according to journalist James Cockington of the Sydney Morning Herald. In his article, “Drawn to Nature’s Bounty,” Cockington discusses the appeal of botanical art and provides information from recent sales of both antique and contemporary paintings. He also conducts a wonderful interview with Australian botanical artist, Jenny [...]

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Conserving and Documenting California’s Native Plants

Posted in Education, Special Events, tagged , , on August 21, 2008 | Comments Off

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 [...]

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Explore Costa Rica with Studio 16

Posted in Education, Special Events, tagged , , on August 21, 2008 | Comments Off

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 [...]

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Artists & Writers – Storytellers At Heart

Posted in Education, Special Events, tagged , , on August 15, 2008 | Comments Off

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 [...]

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Knowing Coffee On a Different Level

Posted in Education, tagged , on August 13, 2008 | Comments Off

Always on the look-out for something new to learn, I recently took advantage of a unique opportunity to learn about coffee. Great, I thought, new information for the economic botany file. If you are unfamiliar with the subject of economic botany, it is an area of botany that addresses the origin and domestication of plants. [...]

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Create a Nature Journal Tomorrow

Posted in Learning Opportunities, tagged on August 13, 2008 | Comments Off

Nature Journaling with Kathy Dunham Getty Drawing Hour: Getty Garden Friday August 15, 2008 6 pm – 8 pm Central Garden, The Getty Center Sketch in the garden with award-winning artist, Kathy Dunham. You will learn how to observe plants in the Central Garden and how to transfer your observations onto the pages of your [...]

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International Botanical Art Event in Southern California

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

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 [...]

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

Posted in Education, Special Events, botanical art, botanical illustration, tagged , on August 1, 2008 | Comments Off

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 [...]

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