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Archive for September, 2008

Plant Form: Key to Enhancing Observational Skills

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, general botany, tagged on September 26, 2008 | Comments Off

Adrian Bell describes the processes behind plant morphology in the new edition of Plant Form: An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Plant Morphology. Written for amateur botanists and plant enthusiasts, this book is an excellent reference containing bite-sized morsels of information. Author/botanist Adrian Bell and illustrator, Alan Bryan, combine interesting and informative text with detailed pen-&-ink [...]

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West Hollywood Book Fair: Activities, Maps, etc.

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events, tagged on September 26, 2008 | Comments Off

The Book Fair schedules for all 12 Stages and the Writing Room are up at the book fair’s web site, as well as a list of exhibitors and their booth numbers. The West Hollywood Book Fair line-up includes: 150+ book stores, authors & literary orgs selling books, hosting fun literary activities, LIVE ART! and book [...]

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The Botanical Palette: Color for the Botanical Painter

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Articles & Interviews, botanical art books, tagged , , , on September 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Written by Margaret Stevens, in association with the Society of Botanical Artists (SBA), this book complements The Art of Botanical Painting (2004) also published by Stevens and the SBA. In their first book, the SBA provided instruction on drawing techniques, colored pencil techniques, watercolor techniques, and gouache painting techniques. Stevens and SBA contributors gave instruction [...]

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Nature Journal Class at The Page Museum

Posted in Learning Opportunities, tagged , , on September 12, 2008 | Comments Off

NATURE JOURNALING AT THE PAGE Location: Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits) When: Saturday October 11 – Sunday October 12, 2008; 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. Cost: $100 members / $125 non-members; Lunch and basic supplies included Instructor: Janet Takahashi More: All skill levels welcome (ages 16 and up); enrollment is limited; download flyer here.

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Books Directly From Their Source To You

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, tagged on September 12, 2008 | Comments Off

ArtPlantae Books had created a new category for the store. We are excited to be able to ship selected titles from their SOURCE TO YOU! To better explain our new service, here are the most frequently asked questions we’ve received: SOURCE TO YOU FAQs Why was the SOURCE TO YOU category created? This category was [...]

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An Invitation to Experience Shadow Drawings of California Native Plants

Posted in Special Events, tagged , , on September 3, 2008 | Comments Off

The Theodore Payne Foundation will host an exhibition of work completed by Pamela Burgess, their first Artist-in-Residence. Pamela Burgess has created a gallery of images that are familiar and foreign at the same time. Her work will make you think, “I’ve seen this image before,” and then immediately follow this thought with the question, “But [...]

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Connecting Outdoors

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events, tagged , , on September 3, 2008 | Comments Off

ArtPlantae Books loves to be outside. We look forward to introducing people to books about art, plants and nature, and enjoy getting to know fellow enthusiasts. Here is where we’ll be this Fall and Winter: 7th Annual West Hollywood Book Fair: Interactive and creative fun for the entire family. This event is free to the [...]

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