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Colored Pencil Society of America News

Posted in Special Announcements, tagged , on December 10, 2008 | No Comments »

The Colored Pencil Society of America has announced details about the 17th Annual International Exhibition to be held in Atlanta, Georgia next year. All artists 18 year or older are invited to enter this juried exhibit. Artwork must be created in colored pencil only. The use of other media and/or a prepared surface will result [...]

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Products & Services for Illustrators

Posted in Education, Reference, tagged , , , , , on November 13, 2008 | No Comments »

At the recent 14th Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Society of Botanical Artists, several businesses participating in the Exhibitors’ Hall presented their products and services to conference attendees.
Addison Publications
www.addisonpublications.com
Addison presented Volume I of the Highgrove Florilegium, a collection of paintings highlighting the plants at HRH Prince Charles’ Highgrove estate. Only 175 copies [...]

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The Botanical Palette: Color for the Botanical Painter

Posted in Art Library, ArtPlantae Books, Special Articles & Interviews, tagged , , , , 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 [...]

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Wendy Hollender Answers Your Questions About Botanical Drawing

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Education, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events, tagged , , , , , , on April 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It is clear that Botanical Drawing: A Beginner’s Guide has inspired you to draw plants. Wendy is very appreciative of your interest in her new book and thinks the questions you submitted last week are excellent! Wendy’s responses to your comments and questions follows:
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions! I have just begun [...]

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Inspiring Workbook for Botanical Illustrators

Posted in ArtPlantae Books, Special Events, tagged , , , , , , on February 14, 2008 | No Comments »

Artist/author, Wendy Hollender, has created a workbook that speaks directly to new illustrators. Novice illustrators can work with confidence as Hollender guides them patiently through each exercise. Hollender provides step-by-step instruction in how to create tone, how to draw apples & tulips, and how to apply color theory to workbook exercises.
Pre-order this book now through [...]

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