Are you tempted to drop everything to see the 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition at Filoli? Well if you are, here is a complete list of the artists participating in this year’s exhibition. Some of the artists have posted examples of their work online either on their personal website or in the Members’ Gallery of [...]
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The Artists at Filoli
Posted in Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged botanical art exhibit, Filoli on July 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Guidelines & Entry Form for “Focus on Nature XI”
Posted in Natural history illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged exhibition, Natural history illustration on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every two years, the New York State Museum hosts the Focus on Nature exhibition celebrating the work of natural history illustrators. The 2010 exhibition is scheduled for April 12 – October 31, 2010. The guidelines and entry form have been published. The jury selects work that demonstrates “a unique scientific and/or artistic viewpoint, technique, medium, [...]
Filoli Estate & Gardens Summer Hotspot for Botanical Art
Posted in Botanical art, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged exhibit, florilegium, HIghgrove, Maria Sibylla Merian on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gallery at Filoli is currently hosting its 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition. Sixty-four original paintings and drawings created by 38 artists will be on view through August, 16, 2009. The plant portraits on display were created using the following media: watercolor, colored pencil, pen & ink, graphite, acrylic, and oil.
Exhibiting artists will host a [...]
New Volume of Prince Charles’ Florilegium Published
Posted in Botanical art, Botanical art books, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged florilegium on June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Did you miss it on Twitter?
Watch this video about the Prince Charles’ Highgrove Florilegium.
And did you see…
Prince Charles’ 2nd volume of commissioned paintings at Highgrove is published. http://cfo5y.tk Volume I published in 2008 http://ejfcr.tk
2009 Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists
Posted in Botanical art, Botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged American Society of Botanical Artists, ASBA, conference on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The conference website for the 15th Annual Meeting & Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists is now live!
Hosting the conference this year are the dedicated members of the Southwest Society of Botanical Artists. Conference activities will be held at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. Conference participants will have the opportunity [...]
Studio 16 – Butterfly Lifecycles & A Costa Rican Adventure
Posted in Botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Natural science illustration, Special Events, tagged classes near you, Mindy Lighthipe, new jersey on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following workshops by Mindy Lighthipe have been added to CLASSES NEAR YOU > NEW JERSEY:
Studio 16
www.studio16online.com
Custom classes, individual instruction, art tours, and self-published instructional books can be found at Studio 16, the classroom and art studio of natural science illustrator, Mindy Lighthipe. To register for classes, contact Mindy at Mlighthipe@mac.com
or call 908-769-7417.
Let’s Paint Butterflies [...]
Natural History Watercolors on Auction at Sotheby’s
Posted in Botanical art books, Natural history illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged auction, natural history, Redouté, Sotheby's, Watercolor on June 8, 2009 | Comments Off
On June 19, 2009, Sotheby’s will present a selection of color-plate books, atlases, cartography, and natural history watercolors from the collection of Graham Arader. Items to be presented will be on public view June 13 – 18, 2009. Graham Arader has been collecting symbols of American and European history for 40 years. Items to be [...]
Attention NYBG Alumni
Posted in Botanical art, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged Botanical art, call for entries, exhibition on June 8, 2009 | Comments Off
The following call for entries has been distributed by Wendy Hollender, Program Coordinator of the Botanical Art & Illustration Program at the New York Botanical Garden.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Art of Botanical Illustration Exhibition
October 8, 2009 – November 14, 2009
An Exhibition at The Rye Arts Center featuring the work of Students, faculty & alumni of the [...]
Gallery Exhibit at Thomas Moser
Posted in Botanical art, Botanical illustration, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged Bonnie Born, botanical illustrations, exhibit on April 29, 2009 | Comments Off
California artist Bonnie Born is currently exhibiting her work at the Thomas Moser Furniture Gallery at the Helms Bakery in Culver City. On view are California landscapes (oil) and botanical illustrations (watercolor). The botanical illustrations will be up through April 30th. The oils will be exhibited through the end of August. An artists reception [...]
Ask The Artist with Billy Showell
Posted in Botanical art, Botanical art books, Special Events, tagged Ask the Artist, Billy Showell, Watercolor Fruits & Vegetables on April 27, 2009 | Comments Off
You had the opportunity to ask Billy Showell any question you wanted and some of you took advantage of this special opportunity. Below are the questions that were submitted, as well as Billy’s replies.
Again, many thanks to Billy for sharing her expertise with us!
1. If parts of a white flower are on a white [...]
An Interview with Billy Showell
Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art, Botanical art books, Education, Special Events, Watercolor, tagged Billy Showell, Botanical art, interview, Watercolor, Watercolor Fruits & Vegetables 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 [...]
Grow Your Own Festival of Flavors
Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Botanical art, Botanical art books, Botanical illustration, Education, Gardening, Plants, Special Events, Watercolor, tagged ArtPlantae Books, Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California, LA Garden Show 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: [...]

