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Follow the Twitter Feed for Botanical Art

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art books, tagged , , , on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Are you following tweets on Twitter? Twitter sounds overwhelming, however it isn’t all that bad. You do not have to be logged-in 24/7 to see what is being said about this, that, and the other. All you need to do is click on the image of whomever you are following to see a list of [...]

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June Bargins: Plant hunters, Margaret Mee & More

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Announcements, tagged on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Whitelines Notebook Now Available

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Sketching & Journaling, tagged , on June 5, 2009 | Comments Off

Our shipment of the Whitelines notebook is now available. Try this new writing paper for yourself and tell us what you think.
Did you miss our demonstration last week? Click here to see what this paper will do for your writing and your art!
The Whitelines, Wire A4 notebook is now available at ArtPlantae Books.

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Brush with Gondwana: Preserving the Australian Landscape

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art books, Natural history illustration, tagged , on June 1, 2009 | Comments Off

The Botanical Artists Group, Western Australia was formed in 1991 by a group of botanical artists hungry to participate in a supportive environment where ideas and resources can be shared with peers. The future founding members of the Botanical Artists Group met at an exhibit held by the Art Gallery of Western Australia that brought [...]

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Swap Journals, Create A Collection

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Sketching & Journaling, tagged , , , , on May 17, 2009 | Comments Off

If you are an avid journaler, you know a nifty journal feature when you see one. Here is a feature that will take your notetaking in a new direction.
When the creators of the Start Here notebooks first joined forces, they wanted to create a simple, practical, and functional product. Their creation turned out to [...]

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Botanical Drawing for Beginners

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art, Botanical art books, Botanical illustration, Drawing, Natural science illustration, Watercolor, tagged , , , on May 4, 2009 | Comments Off

What is well-conceived is clearly expressed.
– Agathe Ravet-Haevermans
In The Art of Botanical Drawing: An Introductory Guide, Agathe Ravet-Haevermans provides a brief history of botanical art and interesting insight into how she and fellow scientific illustrators document plants at the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Beginners will find Ravet-Haevermans’ instructions easy to understand and [...]

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Last Minute Change

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Announcements on April 25, 2009 | Comments Off

ArtPlantae Books Will Not Be In LA Garden Show Marketplace
It is with much regret that ArtPlantae Books must withdraw from the LA Garden Show Marketplace. We encourage you to visit this year’s Festival of Flavors and encourage you to support the nurseries, landscape designers, artists, merchants, and volunteers contributing to the show and enhancing public [...]

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An Interview with Billy Showell

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art, Botanical art books, Education, Special Events, Watercolor, tagged , , , , on April 20, 2009 | Comments Off

We would like to thank Billy for taking time for this interview and for taking artists’ questions. When we brought her book, Watercolor Flower Portraits and the preview of Watercolor Fruit & Vegetable Portraits to the ASBA conference in October, artists who had a copy of her flower book spoke highly of it to [...]

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Grow Your Own Festival of Flavors

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art, Botanical art books, Botanical illustration, Education, Gardening, Plants, Special Events, Watercolor, tagged , , on April 20, 2009 | Comments Off

The L.A. Garden Show is fast approaching. There will be so much to see and do on the first weekend of May. Come on out to buy plants, attend a full schedule of book signings and lectures, and meet fellow artists from the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California!

SATURDAY, MAY 2
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: [...]

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Next Week: Interview with Billy Showell

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art books, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , on April 13, 2009 | Comments Off

Our interview with Billy Showell will be published next Monday. Be sure to check back next week. In the meantime, Billy is featured as the “Author of the Month” at Search Press. You can read this feature here.
Great news about Billy’s new book. The U.S. publisher received it last week and our shipment is on [...]

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Book Signings for Gardeners & Children

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art books, Education, Gardening, Special Events, Venues, tagged , , on April 6, 2009 | Comments Off

Please join us for a sunny weekend at the Festival of Flavors, May 1-3, 2009 at the LA Garden Show. This year we are hosting book events celebrating five authors and illustrators. We will also be hosting a botanical art demonstration.
Please see the details below. We hope to see you there!

SATURDAY, MAY 2
10:30 am [...]

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Celebrate New Harvests with Billy Showell

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art books, Education, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events, Watercolor, tagged , , on March 30, 2009 | Comments Off

ArtPlantae Books is hosting a meet-n-greet event in honor of the release of Billy Showell’s new book. Below is the timeline for this special online event:
March 23 – Review of Watercolor Flower Portraits at ArtPlantaeToday.com
March 30 – Review of Watercolor Fruit & Vegetable Portraits at ArtPlantaeToday.com Online author event with Billy Showell to launch [...]

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