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Botanical Art at The Gallery at York Hall

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, Learning Opportunities, Special Events, tagged botanical art, demonstration, Linda C Miller, Virginia, Yorktown on April 30, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Award-winning artist
Linda Miller will demonstrate how to create botanical portraits of garden treasures at The Gallery at York Hall in historic Yorktown, VA.

Watch Linda work and learn more about botanical art on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 from 10 AM – 4 PM.

This special event will be held in conjunction with Yorktown’s Hidden Treasures Garden Stroll in historic Yorktown Village. Visit some of Yorktown’s most beautiful private gardens and be inspired by the gardens and the two and three-dimensional art that will be on display. Plants will be available for purchase at Yorktown Baptist Church.

The garden tour costs $10 per person. Linda’s demonstration is free.
All are welcome!

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Nature Illustration at Freedom Park Interpretive Center

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged Linda C Miller, Virginia, Williamsburg on March 13, 2013 |

Nature Watercolor Workshop by Linda C. Miller

Linda C. Miller
http://www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com/
Linda is a botanical artist from Virginia and the artist in residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn about this special honor. Linda teaches in North Carolina and in Virginia. Visit Linda’s blog, Botanical Art Today to learn about her classes and upcoming gallery appearances.

Nature in Watercolor Workshop

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2013 Botanical Watercolor Workshop at The Elizabethan Gardens

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, tagged botanical art, botanical illustration, Virginia on January 30, 2013 |

The Virginia Dare Rose, propagated for The Elizabethan Gardens. Watercolor on paper by Linda C. Miller ©2011. All rights reserved

Linda C. Miller
www.lindacmillerbotanicalarttoday.com/
Linda is a botanical artist from Virginia and the artist in residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special honor. Linda teaches in North Carolina and in Virginia. Visit Linda’s blog, Botanical Art Today to learn about her classes and upcoming gallery appearances.

Botanical Watercolor Workshop
Linda C. Miller, Resident Botanical Artist at The Elizabethan Gardens, inspires participants to see, preserve and interpret the beauty of the garden during this unique workshop. The first day begins with a thirty-minute program about botanical art and a walking tour of the gardens to gather specimens. Artists will delight in Miller’s vested interest and skill in capturing the botanical world in watercolor and her ability to impart this mastery with the class. This two-day workshop is open to all artists – beginner to advanced, with an optional third day. Price includes admission to The Gardens.

Scheduled Sessions

April 23, 24 and 25 2013, 9:30 AM TO 3:30 PM
September 17,18,and 19 2013, 9:30 to 3:30 PM

Cost of two-day class:
Members/Friends, $100; Non-Members, $120

Cost of three-day class:
Members/Friends, $150; Non Members, $180

Registration 252.473.3234
Please contact Linda Miller for materials list.

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Shake Things Up! Combine Botanical Art with Fiber Art

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, tagged botanical art, fiber art, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Virginia on December 26, 2012 |

Jump start the New Year at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden!

Here is what’s new at Classes Near You > Virginia:

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
www.lewisginter.org
In 1884, Lewis Ginter purchased some property and built a gathering place for Richmond bicyclists. One hundred years later, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden was established on this same piece of property and soon became one of the top five destinations in Virginia. The Garden is home to Artbase a searchable database containing 2,500 botanical watercolor paintings by Alexandre Descubes. The Adult Education program at the garden includes workshops in botanical drawing and painting.

Needle-Felting with Botanical Subjects

Artist Judy Thomas leads this new, exploratory media for botanical art, a hybrid of illustration and fiber art. Create three-dimensional botanical images felted to a fabric base. Needle-felting involves the use of a barbed needle to use wool’s natural ability to ‘lock’ together. Learn the tools and techniques of needle felting and create a small image and a larger composition using beautiful colored wools. No prior experience needed. Registrants will receive a supply list. Backing pieces and wool are provided.

Cost: $102 nonmembers, $80 members.
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Botanical Art for Kids at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, gardening, general botany, Learning Opportunities, tagged botanical art, botanical illustration, classes near you, garden, museum, Virginia on November 28, 2012 |

A botanical art workshop for children at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been added to Classes Near You > Virginia.

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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
www.vmfa.museum
Located in Richmond, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts encourages the study of the arts. Through the program Saturdays in the Studio, they provide students with the opportunity to learn from professional artists.

Saturdays in the Studio: Botanical Illustration

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Win a Copy of the Hard-to-Find Classic, ‘An Approach to Botanical Art’

Posted in botanical art, botanical art books, botanical illustration, Special Announcements, tagged botanical art, raffle, Virginia on September 5, 2012 |

By Bonnie Driggers, Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment

If you are a botanical artist, you probably collect books about plants, drawing, and painting the way boys used to collect baseball cards. Have you ever wished for a copy of Anne-Marie and Donn Evans’ book, An Approach to Botanical Painting? You probably have priced this out-of-print and highly desirable book on Amazon and felt discouraged at the high cost even for used copies.

Someone just like you is going to win a brand new, autographed copy of
An Approach to Botanical Painting on October 28, 2012.

The Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment (BAEE) is a nonprofit organization in Falls Church, Virginia, and we are raising money to support publication of a new book of botanical paintings. Anne-Marie Evans has been teaching master classes in botanical art to our group since 2007. She inspired our project and has generously donated a copy of her classic book as the prize in a raffle. Visit our web site for details on how to enter. The winner does not have to be present at the drawing. Selling for $10 each, tickets will be available through our website at www.baeecorp.org.

We have many artists already enrolled in the project, and we are still accepting participants. Everyone who is eligible is encouraged to participate. The two requirements are that artists be members of ASBA or another botanical art organization and that they live or work in the mid-Atlantic region, defined rather broadly for our project to include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Submissions of art will be due June 1, 2013. Please visit our website for more information on our project and to purchase raffle tickets.

Bonnie Driggers
President
Botanical Artists for Education & the Environment (BAEE)

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Botanical Artist Conducts Free Workshop for Children

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, tagged drawing, North Carolina, Virginia, Watercolor on September 3, 2012 |

Linda C. Miller will conduct a free children’s workshop in Williamsburg, VA next month.

Information about this workshop and Linda’s other new classes for Fall can be found in the Classes Near You sections for North Carolina and Virginia.

Here is the information that can be found in these sections:

Botanical Watercolor Workshop

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Drawing Nature in Pen & Ink Workshop
Saturday, September 22, 2012 (9:30 AM – 12:30 PM)
Explore Nature’s colors, textures and details in black and white. Using ink, learn how to make marks that mimic fuzz on a fern, fur on an otter or feathers of a bird. For beginning to intermediate artists. Limit: 6 students. Cost: $35, includes materials. Location: Freedom Park, Williamsburg, VA. Register at (757) 259-3200 or http://www.jccegov.com/recreation

Fall Studies: Botanical Watercolor Workshops
Freedom Park Nature Interpretive Center, Williamsburg, VA
Mondays, October 1, 8, 15, 2012
Register at (757) 259-3200 or http://www.jccegov.com/recreation

Art in the Park
Saturday, October 13, 2012 (10:00 – 11:30 AM)
Bring the family to this free children’s workshop at New Quarter Park in Williamsburg, VA located at 1000 Lakeshead Drive. For more information, call (757) 890-5840.

Fall Studies: Botanical Watercolor Workshops
Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
www.hamptonarts.net
Two sections of this workshop will be offered. All levels of artist are welcome. Contact the Charles Taylor Arts Center for more information and pricing.
Section #1: Thursdays, October 4, 11, 18, 2012
Section #2: Fridays, September 28, October 5 and 12, 2012

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Take a Master Class in Botanical Art with Anne-Marie Evans

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged education, environment, Master Class, Virginia on March 21, 2012 |

New at Classes Near You > Virginia!

Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment
The Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment (BAEE) is a non-profit organization in Falls Church, VA created by a dedicated group of botanical artists in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Master Class in Botanical Art with Anne-Marie Evans
April 23-27, 2012 (10 AM – 3 PM)

Anne-Marie Evans is one of the foremost and highly regarded teachers of botanical art. Over many years, she has developed her own 6-step method for creating lovely watercolor paintings of plants. Through her six-step method, Anne-Marie concentrates on creating scientifically accurate and aesthetically pleasing paintings.

Anne-Marie prefers that students paint from live plants. Participants may select whatever plant they wish to paint. Most participants, however, will be selecting plants for the book-in-progress to be published by BAEE in late 2013.

One space is still available. If you are interested in taking this Master Class with Anne-Marie, please contact Bonnie Driggers, President, Botanical Artists for Education & The Environment. A waiting list is being created in the event a registered participant must drop out.

Drawing experience required.

Cost: $600

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Botanical Art Classes in North Carolina & Virginia with Linda C. Miller

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, Learning Opportunities, tagged camellias, nature, North Carolina, pen and ink, postaweek2011, Virginia, Watercolor, Williamsburg on December 28, 2011 |

See what’s new in the Classes Near You section for North Carolina and Virginia:

Linda C. Miller
http://lindacmiller.blogspot.com
Linda is a Virginia botanical artist who has been appointed the Artist in Residence at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Learn more about this special honor here.

Visit Linda’s blog, Botanical Art Today, and her new online store where you can buy prints of Linda’s traditional and whimsical botanical paintings. Looking for note cards? Note cards will be available soon, just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Camellia Watercolor Workshop – February 14-16, 2012;
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC has over 300 Japanese camellias in their collection, represented by over 125 cultivars. Learn basic drawing skills, observation, and watercolor techniques to create a botanical painting. Each student will work at their own pace while the instructor consults with each student individually. Beginner to advanced welcome. Materials list provided. Cost: $145. Contact The Elizabethan Gardens to register, (252) 473-3234.
Drawing Nature in Pen and Ink – Saturday, March 31, 2012;
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Explore nature’s world of color, textures, and complexity and create a black and white illustration. Working with a technical pen, learn techniques to make strokes that mimic the fuzz on a fern, the fur on an otter or feathers on your favorite bird. Learn how to create lines and stipple to develop a full range of values and texture. Beginner to Intermediate. This class will be taught at Freedom Park in Williamsburg, VA. Limit: 6 adults. Cost: $35. Registration: (757) 259-3200 or http://www.jccegov.com/recreation
Botanical Watercolor Workshop – Open Studio – April 17-19, 2012; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Use your artistic skills to illustrate and create a botanical portrait of plants from The Elizabethan Garden’s greenhouses and grounds. Learn basic drawing skills, observation, and watercolor techniques to create a botanical painting. Each student will work at their own pace while the instructor holds demonstrations and consults with each student individually. Beginner to advanced welcome. Materials list provided. This class will be taught at The Elizabethan Gardens in Manteo, NC. Limit: 12 students. Cost: $145. Contact The Elizabethan Gardens to register, (252) 473-3234.
Botanical and Nature Watercolor Workshop – April 24-26, 2012; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. Learn the fundamentals of botanical art by watching Linda C. Miller demonstrate techniques in botanical drawing and watercolor. Students will select plant specimens from the garden and work at their own drawing as Linda consults with each student. Limit: 6 students. Cost: $140. Registration: (757) 259-3200 or http://www.jccegov.com/recreation

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Color Theory and Mixed Media for Botanical Artists

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Learning Opportunities, tagged drawing, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, postaweek2011, sketching, Virginia, Watercolor on December 12, 2011 |

Start a garden journal, begin your exploration of botanical art or engage in studies about color. These experiences and more can be found in the Spring 2012 schedule of botanical art classes at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden!

View Spring 2012 Schedule & Register

Color Theory for Botanical Artists – Wednesdays,
February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2012; 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Learn the principles of color harmony and discord, as well as basic watercolor techniques and special effects. Materials list sent upon registration. Lunch on your own. Instructor: Celeste Johnston. Cost: $194 non-members, $150 members.
Beginning Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink – Saturdays,
March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2012; 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Develop your drawing and observation skills while learning botany and the traditions of botanical art. Some drawing experience helpful. All materials provided. Lunch on your own. Instructor: Celeste Johnston. Cost: $250 non-member, $195 member
Colored Pencil Over Watercolor for Botanical Artists – Wednesdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2012; 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Students will learn how to layer colored pencil over transparent watercolor glazes on paper. Some knowledge of watercolor techniques and botanical drawing is needed. Materials are provided. Lunch on your own. Instructor: Celeste Johnston. Cost: $250 non-member, $195 member
Advanced Botanical Illustration Workshop (Orchids) – Tues/Thurs, March 27, 29 and April 3, 5, 2012; 10 AM – 4 PM. Taught in conjunction with the Orchids Galore! exhibition. Students will complete an orchid study applying what they learn about orchids and about composition. Materials list will be sent upon registration. Lunch on your own. Instructor: Juliet Kirby. Cost: $239 non-member, $195 member (includes a blooming orchid plant to take home)
Anatomy of Flowers for Botanical Artists – Wednesdays,
April 11, 18, 25, 2012; 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Students will observe, dissect and draw flower parts to understand their structure and function. Students will make a small drawing or painting of a flower to present in botanical terms. A basic knowledge of drawing required. Materials list will be sent upon registration. Cost: $158 non-member, $125 member
How to Draw Stuff (in the Garden) – Saturdays,
April 14, 21, 28, 2012; 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM. Spend a leisurely morning drawing in the garden! Learn the drawing and sketching techniques necessary to record your observations in your journal. Recommended text is Drawing and Sketching by Jackie Simmonds (buy on your own). Instructor: Susie Kowalik. Cost: $138 non-members, $105 members. $15 materials fee for new students.

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Botanical Art Represented in Exhibition at Virginia’s Charles H. Taylor Arts Center

Posted in botanical art, Education, Special Announcements, Special Events, tagged exhibition, postaweek2011, Virginia on June 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Pure excitement.

This describes Linda C. Miller’s reaction to being accepted to an exhibition celebrating the artwork of Virginia artists. Three hundred artists sent over 850 entries to jurors for consideration. Eighty-one artists and 106 works were accepted. Linda says, “It is such an honor to be included in this exhibition, not only as an artist, but as a botanical artist too!”

Celebrate Linda’s paintings and the work of 80 Virginia artists in the Virginia Artists 2011 Juried Exhibition on view at the Charles H. Taylor Arts Center in Hampton from July 17 – August 28, 2011.

Meet the artists at the opening reception on July 17, 2011 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM.

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Botanical Art Classes Announced in North Carolina & Virginia

Posted in botanical art, Learning Opportunities, tagged how to paint, North Carolina, postaweek2011, Virginia on June 29, 2011 |

The following botanical art classes have been added to the Classes Near You sections for North Carolina and Virginia:

Art in the Garden – Saturday July 9, 2011; 10 AM to Noon. Children will study nature’s forms and learn how to create pages for their nature journal by combining drawings, written entries and paintings in watercolor and colored pencil. Materials will be provided. This free workshop for children will be held at Goodwin Neck Road at County Drive behind the fire and safety station. Limit: 15 children. Age: 10 & older. To register, contact the York County Master Gardeners’ Learning Garden at (757) 890-4940. Click on the image to download the flyer. To learn how the Art in the Garden program began and to view photos, click here.
Botanical Watercolor Workshop – September 20-21, 2011; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. In this workshop, participants will learn about composition and the drawing and painting techniques required to create a botanical portrait. The Elizabethan Gardens, Manteo, NC. Cost: $115. Limit: 12. To register, contact Nancy Harvey or call (252) 473-3234.
Botanical Watercolor Workshop – November 14-16, 2011; 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM. The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA. Cost: $145. Limit: 8. To register, call (757) 727-1490.

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Botanical Art at The Gallery at York Hall

Nature Illustration at Freedom Park Interpretive Center

2013 Botanical Watercolor Workshop at The Elizabethan Gardens

Shake Things Up! Combine Botanical Art with Fiber Art

Botanical Art for Kids at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Win a Copy of the Hard-to-Find Classic, ‘An Approach to Botanical Art’

Botanical Artist Conducts Free Workshop for Children

Take a Master Class in Botanical Art with Anne-Marie Evans

Botanical Art Classes in North Carolina & Virginia with Linda C. Miller

Color Theory and Mixed Media for Botanical Artists

Botanical Art Represented in Exhibition at Virginia’s Charles H. Taylor Arts Center

Botanical Art Classes Announced in North Carolina & Virginia

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