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Summer Workshops in Botanical Illustration for Kids

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, tagged , , , on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Summer school for kids and adults! See what’s new at Classes Near You > Oregon: Leach Botanical Garden http://leachgarden.org A 16-acre garden in southeast Portland. Formerly the private garden of botanist Lilia Leach and her husband pharmacist John Leach, the garden features over 2,000 species of plants and hosts special events and workshops year-round. Botanical [...]

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Urban Sanctuary Hosts Botanical Art Exhibition and Classes

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, Sketching & Journaling, tagged , , , on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Quinta Mazatlan Nature Center in McAllen, Texas is a historic adobe mansion featuring birding trails, an art gallery, a nature store and educational programs. The nature center has been added to Classes Near You > Texas. Take a look! Quinta Mazatlan Nature Center www.quintamazatlan.com Built in 1935 as a private residence, Quinta Mazatlan is [...]

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Take a Mixed Media Approach to Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, tagged , , , , on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Mixed media artist, Jane La Fazio, has announced an updated schedule that includes workshops well into 2013. The classes listed below are only a glimpse of what Jane has to offer. Be sure you visit her website to see her complete schedule. Here is what’s new at Classes Near You in Southern California, New Mexico, [...]

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Kitchen Counter Botany

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Cookbooks, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , , on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Know your veggies. Eat your veggies. Draw your veggies. Making vegetables and plants irresistibly interesting to the next generation is the goal of Botany on Your Plate: Investigating the Plants We Eat, a ready-to-use curriculum written by Katharine D. Barrett, Jennifer M. White and Christine Manoux. The eight interdisciplinary lessons in this book written for [...]

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Artist Feedback About ‘Botany for Artists’

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Questions for You! This morning Liz has questions for readers who own a copy of Botany for Artists. Liz’s book was released in the UK in November and was released in the US on May 1. Liz has specific questions about reader’s experiences with her new book. Reader comments about the book have begun to [...]

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Botanical Art Exhibition in New York’s Hudson Valley

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged , , , on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Artist and teacher, Wendy Hollender, will host a exhibition of botanical art on May 19 at Hollengold Farm, her organic farm located in the Hudson Valley in New York. This exhibition will feature the artwork of Carol Woodin, Paul Harwood and Wendy Hollender. Meet the artists and learn about the summer workshops each will teach [...]

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Ask the Botanist: Liz Leech Continues Conversation about Botany, Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Photography, tagged , , , , on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Ask Liz! Liz and I hope you have enjoyed learning about her approach to teaching botanical artists about plants. Today Liz and I would like to open up the conversation. Do you have any questions you would like to ask Liz? Click here to join the conversation

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Denver Botanic Gardens Announces Classes, Special Workshops in Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged , , on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration Denver Botanic Gardens A complete program offering classes in pencil drawing, colored pencil, watercolor, sketching, botany, art history, scratch board, and classes dedicated to specific techniques and plant groups. This program works collaboratively with El Charco del Ingenio, a nature reserve and botanical garden in San [...]

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Draw, Paint, Learn: Flora of Mexico’s Central Highlands

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged , , , , on May 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Looking for adventure? See what’s new at Classes Near You > Mexico! Amelia Hoopes Amelia is the Director of Cylburn Nature Science Camp in Baltimore and teaches botanical art at Cylburn Arboretum. Learn more about Amelia and view examples of her work in the ASBA Member Gallery. Botanical Art in Zirahuen June 20 – July [...]

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Resources for Teachers & Students of Botanical Art

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged , , , on May 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Liz Leech’s new book, Botany for Artists, has been adopted by the English Gardening School as a recommended text. It joins other helpful references written for students of botany and botanical art. Which references do you like to use? Teachers, which resources have you found most helpful while teaching? Students, which resources do you like [...]

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