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Flowering Shrubs Are Focus of New Sierra Guide

Posted in General Botany, Plants, tagged , , , , on June 8, 2009 | Comments Off

Author and artist, Shirley Spencer, has lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains for thirty years. An artist all her life, her passion for the flora of the Sierra Nevada mountains is captured in a new field guide featuring 40 flowering shrubs. Detailed descriptions of each shrub are paired with an original watercolor painting created by [...]

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Workshops for Gardeners & Naturalists

Posted in Education, Gardening, General Botany, Learning Opportunities, Plants, tagged , on June 3, 2009 | Comments Off

The Gateway Science Museum and the Friends of the Chico State Herbarium sponsor many wonderful classes throughout the year. Below is a list of what’s coming up next on the calendar. To view a full listing of classes and to obtain registration information, go here.

Introduction to the Willows of California (SALICACEAE) – June 13
This workshop [...]

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Observe, Connect & Create at the L.A. Garden Show

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art books, Economic Botany, Education, Gardening, Learning Opportunities, Special Events, Venues, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2009 | Comments Off

Do you want to grow your own fruit and vegetables?
Are you looking for new ideas in garden design?
Would you like to turn your home into a cozy self-sufficient paradise?
What are you waiting for? Block off May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd on your calendar. Do not schedule other commitments for this weekend because you’ll be plenty [...]

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Illustrated Roadside Field Guides

Posted in Plants, Science Library, tagged , , on February 23, 2009 | Comments Off

The Federal Highway Administration provides illustrated roadside guides to vegetation managers and maintenance crews to assist them in the identification of common roadside plants, both native and invasive. These folded and laminated guides fit conveniently into the glove compartment of any car. Three of the five available guides are listed below. A detailed description of [...]

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Illustrated Field Guides Added to “Nature Near You”

Posted in Natural science illustration, Science Library, tagged , , , on February 9, 2009 | Comments Off

The states of California, Texas and West Virginia are the first states to have illustrated field guides featured on their pages in the Nature Near You section, as ArtPlantae brings attention to guides illustrated by botanical illustrators and/or scientific illustrators.
The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada by John Muirs Laws can be viewed [...]

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Sweet Peas and Calico Patterns in “Curtis’s Botanical Magazine”

Posted in Botanical art, General Botany, Science Library, tagged , on February 2, 2009 | Comments Off

Now in Science Library > Journals:
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. 2008. Volume 25(4): 285-388. Martyn Rix, editor. Blackwell Publishing for the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
This issue contains information, illustrations and color plates of the plants listed below. Artists’ names are in parentheses. Lathyrus transsylvanicus (Georita Harriott); Lathyrus roseus (Georita Harriott); Lathyrus neurolobus (Georita Harriott); Lathyrus heterophyllus [...]

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The Secrets of Plants Revealed

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Economic Botany, Gardening, General Botany, Plants, Science Library, tagged , , , , on January 26, 2009 | Comments Off

Horticulturalist and author, Emily Goodman, introduces children to plant growth stages by focusing on the most observable elements of the growth process – seeds, plants, flowers, and fruit. Goodman leads children through a logical progression of plant growth stages and emphasizes the need for soil, water, sunlight, and air during each stage.
Goodman cleverly links [...]

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Botany for the Artist

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, General Botany, Science Library, Special Announcements, tagged on January 26, 2009 | Comments Off

** Postponed to February 2010 **
A book sure to be of interest to every botanical illustrator, Botany for the Artist will be published in August 2009. Author Sarah Simblet teaches at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, and at the Royal College of Art in London.
Other titles by Sarah [...]

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Digital Botanical Illustrations in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine

Posted in Science Library, tagged , , on December 4, 2008 | Comments Off

Simpson, Niki and Peter G. Barnes. 2008. Photography and contemporary botanical illustration. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. 25(3): 258-280.
Niki Simpson and Peter G. Barnes provide an overview of how photography has been used in plant documentation and then present a new digital approach to botanical illustration. They explain how composite botanical illustrations created through digital means [...]

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Alas! Leaves That Don’t Wilt!

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Reference, Science Library, tagged , , on October 2, 2008 | Comments Off

Representing leaves accurately is one of the many challenges faced by botanical illustrators. Illustrators need to capture the gesture, movement, texture, color, and veining patterns of leaves. Exhaustive leaf studies are not always possible because leaves wilt. Quickly. Some very quickly.
A new book, Extraordinary Leaves by Stephen Green-Armytage and Dennis Schrader, is the perfect reference [...]

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Plant Form: Key to Enhancing Observational Skills

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Reference, Science Library, 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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Shopping, Sugar, Chardonnay & Botanical Art

Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, Reference, Science Library, Venues, tagged , , , , , , , on November 27, 2007 | Comments Off

Bring your lists and make great gains on your holiday shopping! Join ArtPlantae Books at the annual Shopping, Sugar and Chardonnay event hosted by Fleur De Lys, an elegant Orange County boutique. The holiday fun will take place tomorrow, Wednesday November 28th, from 6 – 9 pm at 369 E. 17th Street, Costa Mesa, CA. [...]

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