Expressions of Nature at The Elizabethan Gardens The first of ten paintings completed by Linda C. Miller as Botanical Artist in Residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC has been presented. Linda’s painting was unveiled at the annual Board of Governor’s meeting, held in conjunction with the State of the Non-Profit dinner on February [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Plants’
Botanical Artist in Residence Presents First Painting
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged art, North Carolina, Plants on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Botanical Drawings & Discoveries of Joseph Hooker
Posted in ArtPlantae Books, botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, natural science illustration, tagged botanical art, botanical garden, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Kew, natural history, Plants on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A respected botanist and botanical artist, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) made contributions to the field of botany that continue to benefit us to this day. His life story, his contributions to botany and his illustrations are presented in Joseph Hooker: Botanical Trailblazer, a new book by science writer Pat Griggs. Released in the US [...]
How Textbooks Contribute to Plant Blindness
Posted in Education, general botany, Photography, tagged animals, photography, Plants, teaching & learning, textbooks on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The research team of Melanie A. Link-Perez, Vanessa H. Dollo, Kirk M. Weber and Elisabeth E. Schussler continue their analysis of nationally-distributed textbooks in What’s in a Name: Differential Labelling of Plant and Animal Photographs in Two Nationally Syndicated Elementary Science Textbook Series. Last month we learned how their evaluation of the life science units [...]
Botanical Studies at the Limelight Gallery in London
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged art exhibition, London, Plants on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Botanical & Natural Studies 2010-2011 Limelight Gallery Lewisham Library Catford, London February 28 – April 6, 2012 This exhibition features the watercolor paintings and pencil drawings of artist Alison Day. Native plants, cultivated plants and seashells are the subjects the artist has chosen to depict the textures, forms and intricate details seen in nature. Through [...]
Learn How Plants Work at the Gardens at Heather Farm
Posted in Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged botany, garden, Plants, roots on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Adult education classes for the Winter term are now open for enrollment at the Gardens at Heather Farm. Included in the schedule are classes about plants and the environment. The following classes have been posted to Classes Near You > Northern California: Gardens at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek www.gardenshf.org The Gardens at Heather Farm are [...]
Institute Encourages Collaboration Between Botanists and Illustrators
Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged books, botanical illustration, botany, England, Plants, science and ar on February 1, 2012 | 7 Comments »
Many years ago, I came across a reference to a book by botanist and illustrator, Michael Hickey, about how to draw plants in pen and ink. I began a diligent search for this book and couldn’t find it anywhere. I decided to take a chance and write to Mr. Hickey to ask about his book. [...]
The Symbolic Language of Plants
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, History, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged art museum, Delaware, Plants, Studio 155, symbols on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Inspired by artists’ use of plants as symbols across cultures and throughout history, the botanical artists of Studio 155 have created an exhibition dedicated to symbolic subjects in nature. The exhibition Beyond Words: The Symbolic Language of Plants includes works in watercolor, oil, tempera, and colored pencil. This exhibition opens Saturday at the Delaware Art [...]
Exhbition of Edible Botanicals Opens Tomorrow
Posted in botanical art, gardening, Learning Opportunities, Sketching & Journaling, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged artist-in-residence, colored pencil, New York, Plants, vegetables, Wendy Hollender on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Colored pencil paintings and drawings of edible plants, both wild and cultivated, are the focus of Botanical Edibles…Wild and Cultivated, a new exhibition featuring the work of SUNY ULSTER Artist-in-Residence, Wendy Hollender. Tomorrow’s opening festivities will include a special slide presentation by Wendy that will be followed by an opening reception in the Muroff Kotler [...]
Painting Hawaii’s Endangered Plants
Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Sketching & Journaling, tagged botnaical art, endangered species, Hawaii, Plants, plein aire, teaching & learning on January 20, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Arillyn Moran Lawrence is a southern California artist working in mixed media, watercolor and oil. Her paintings are both traditional and contemporary and have been featured in exhibitions across the US almost every year for the past 22 years. Arillyn is also a botanical artist and a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists [...]
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