Readers of the ArtPlantae Today are treated to an exclusive sneak a peek of Billy Showell’s new book, Watercolor Fruit & Vegetables. Showell’s book will be published in February 2009 and is the follow-up to her successful instructional book, Watercolour Flower Portraits.
ArtPlantae Books will display an uncorrected proof of Showell’s new book at the conference [...]
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Exclusive Look at Fruit & Vegetables
Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, Special Events, Venues, tagged botanical art, ArtPlantae Books, botanical art books, pre-order, Billy Showell, Watercolor Fruits & Vegetables on October 23, 2008 | No Comments »
The Society of Botanical Artists Wants To Chat With YOU!
Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events, tagged Ask the Artist, botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, society of botanical artists on October 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Fourteen members of The Society of Botanical Artists will participate in the Ask The Artist Q&A. Below is a list of participating artists, their websites and references to their work. View and study their work and think about what you would like to ask them. You will be able to submit your questions beginning next [...]
Join the Conversation with Margaret Stevens & The Society of Botanical Artists
Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events, tagged Ask the Artist, botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, society of botanical artists on October 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Ask the Artist: Margaret Stevens & The Society of Botanical Artists
October 9 - November 20, 2008
You have read about how they work and have seen the step-by-step development of their paintings. Now you have the opportunity to submit questions to Margaret Stevens and members of The Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) during the Ask The [...]
The Botanical Palette: Color for the Botanical Painter
Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, Special Articles & Interviews, tagged colored pencil, botanical art book, Watercolor, book review, society of botanical artists 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 [...]
Nature Journal Class at The Page Museum
Posted in Education, Sketching & Journaling, tagged sketchbook, nature journal, Page Museum on September 12, 2008 | No Comments »
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.
Create a Nature Journal Tomorrow
Posted in Education, Sketching & Journaling, tagged botanical illustration, botanical art, nature journal, J. Paul Getty Museum, Sketching & Journaling on August 13, 2008 | No Comments »
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 journal. Free. Limit: 35 participants. [...]
Two New Books About Maria Sibylla Merian
Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, tagged botanical illustration, botanical art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Maria Sibylla Merian, insects on July 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Two books have been published about Maria Sibylla Merian. The book, Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science, is a 231-page book published in conjunction with the current Merian exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Author Ella Reitsma provides a complete history about Merian and her daughters, [...]
