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| The Desert Botanical Garden 1201 North Galvin Parkway Phoenix, Arizona 85008 480.941.1225 www.dbg.org |
Filoli Filoli Botanical Art Certificate Program 86 Canada Road Woodside, CA 94062 650.364.8300 x233 www.filoli.org |
| The Minnesota School of Botanical Art 3537 Zenith Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55416 612.920.2013 www.minnesotaschoolofbotanicalart.com |
Morton Arboretum Route 53 Lisle, IL 60532-1293 630.719.2460 www.mortonarb.org |
| New York Botanical Garden 200th Street and Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458-5126 718.817.8747 www.nybg.org/edu/conted |
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden One Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.622.6914 www.phipps.conservatory.org/botanical.htm |
| Ringling School of Art and Design 2700 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234-5895 941.955.8866 www.ringling.edu |
Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive Boylston MA 01505 508.869.6111 ex. 124 towerhillbg.org/thwebprog.html |
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ASBA Institutional Member Workshops January 2010 – April 2010 Botanical Art Classes and Seminars Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481 Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration available. Sarah Roche, Education Director. March 22-26 / Snow Date: March 27 An Approach to Botanical Painting: Anne-Marie Evans Instructor: Anne-Marie Fee: WCFH Members $700 / Non-Members $800 Anne-Marie Evans instructs you in her time-honed Five Step Method to botanical painting. Study includes observing a specimen, taking notes and checking diagnostic features of the plant, drawing meticulously, planning the composition, applying watercolor, and discussing masters of the past. April 20-22 / Snow Date: April 23 Painting Botanicals in Watercolor on Vellum Instructor: Carol Woodin Fee: WCFH Members $325 / Non-Members $400 Carol Woodin helps you understand the special characteristics of vellum. Learn about transferring drawings, pigment selection, cleaning the vellum, and building color through transparent layering. Working with small botanical subjects on supplied vellum, you will have a painting substantially advanced by the end of the class. June 3-July 1 Birds in Botanicals Instructor: Kelly Leahy Radding Fee: WCFH Members $300 / Non-Members $350 Learn to ‘capture’ the essence of birds in a painting with award winning designer/illustrator and artist Kelly Leahy Radding. Start by studying journal techniques for identifying and capturing the gesture of a bird to methods for properly placing a bird into a botanical painting. Develop graphite studies of bird anatomy and use those studies to explore painting the various textures in both watercolors and in gouache.
January 5 Where in the World? Instructor: Sarah Roche Fee: WCFH Members $200 / Non-Members $250 Learn about exotic produce in their native lands and see up close those growing in the Ferguson Greenhouses. Observe and research and then capture January 6 smart Business: Creative Management Techniques for Artists Instructor: Liz Haywood-Sullivan Fee: WCFH Members $180 / Non-Members $225
Liz Haywood-Sullivan inspires you with tips and techniques to help keep track of your art, self promotion, how to get noticed by galleries and how to get published, pricing, competitions, bookkeeping tips, and much more. January 8-10 / Snow Date: January 11 Drawing Flowers and More Instructor: Carol Ann Morley Fee: WCFH Members $250 / Non-Members $300
January 15-29 / Snow Date: February 5 Veils of Color: Egg Wash Instructor: Jeanne Kunze Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275
February 15-17 / Snow Date: February 19 History of Botanical Art Seminar Instructor: Carol Govan Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275 Learn about the history of botanical art from its early stages through contemporary works. Using both artistic and scientific illustrations, Carol Govan introduces you to the many techniques involved in creating original images as well as reproducing them for a larger audience. Includes a private viewing in Wellesley College’s Margaret Clapp Library Special Collections. February 27-March 27 / Snow Date: April 3 Elements of Drawing: Value and Form Instructor: Jeanne Kunze Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275 Jeanne Kunze will ramp your drawing skills up a notch by helping you develop form and value in your drawings. Take the mystery out of representing three dimensional botanical subjects in a two dimensional drawing. Learn the techniques necessary to correctly observe and to accurately express the subtlety of light and shadow and turn shape into form. April 17-19 Versals: Botanically Illuminated Letters Instructor: Cynthia Henrich Fee: WCFH Members $225 / Non-Members $275 Manuscripts from antiquity onward include oversized capital letters generously adorned with colorful floral designs and vinery. Cynthia Henrich’s course in versals is appropriate for the novice who is interested in learning the skills of the art of illumination. Focusing on decorated capital letters, students will learn a structured, step-by-step approach, traditional color palettes and drawing techniques.
February through October 2010 Botanical Art and Illustration Classes Filoli Center, San Mateo, CA All classes are credited towards completing the Botanical Art Certificate Program. Enrollment in the Certificate Program is not necessary to attend. Program meeting dates and times vary. Classes available for registration now: Orchids, 2/2, 2/13 & 2/27 Drawing Plants in Perspective I, 2/23 – 3/23 Introduction to BA, 3/12 & 3/13 Rendering Trees with Dick Rauh, 3/24 – 3/27 Drawing Plants in Perspective II, 4/9 & 4/23 Watercolor I, 4/10 – 5/22 Painting on Vellum, 4/15 & 4/16 Graphite I, 4/29 – 5/1 Colored Pencil, 5/13 – 5/27 Watercolor II, 6/5 – 6/19 Roses, 6/25 & 6/26 Nepenthes: Carnivorous Plants, 7/14 – 7/17 Succulents, 8/6 & 8/7 Color Mixing, 8/19 – 8/21 Textures, Patterns & Details, 8/26 – 9/16 Pen & Ink, 9/9 – 9/11 Botany through Drawing, 9/14 – 11/2 Vegetables, 10/7 & 10/8 Painting with Purple, 10/19 – 10/21 Holiday Card Subjects, 10/28 & 10/29 Contact: PH: 650.364.8300 x508 or visit www.filoli.org
January – March 2010 Botanical Art and Illustration Course The New York Botanical Garden January 20–February 24 Drawing Natural Science Instructor: Kathie Miranda Fee: $490/$460 (Includes a $75 Materials Fee) Working in graphite, learn to draw natural objects including: mammal or bird skulls, sea shells, crystals, insects, etc. In this project-based course, select objects and work at your own pace to complete drawings from various angles. Basic research about life cycles and habitats of specimens enhances the experience. Repeat students are offered different objects to illustrate. Prerequisite: Drawing II–BIL 302. March 2–April 13 (no class March 30 Special Effects in Gouache for Natural Science Subjects Instructor: Kathie Miranda Fee: $415/$385 Gouache is well suited to illustrating nature, because it reproduces exceptionally well and allows corrections to previous layers. Learn to achieve the brilliant colors and rich textures found in nature. Students may bring objects of interest to class or select from an assortment provided by the instructor such as fur, feathers, shells, and sea creatures. Prerequisite: Drawing II–BIL 302. February 25 Light on Form Instructor: Mindy Lighthipe Fee: $145/$131 Review the scientific method of lighting to create more dimensions in your drawings. Students work with the lighting of a sphere and observe how light changes as it is applied to an apple, a pumpkin, an acorn squash, and an artichoke. Materials are the same as for Drawing II. Prerequisite: Drawing II–BIL 302. March 18 Light on Form in Color Instructor: Mindy Lighthipe Fee: $145/$131 This class is designed to teach students how to create accurate color while maintaining three-dimensionality. Scientific illumination of various subjects is emphasized. Students must be prepared to work in color. Please bring to class a variety of subjects that offer a challenge for rendering in color, such as multi-colored flowers, leaves, or gourds. Other subjects may include any colors that have been difficult to accurately depict, like yellow peppers. Prerequisite: Drawing II–BIL 302 January 14–February 4 Hand Lettering for Artists Instructor: Christopher Calderhead Fee: $280/$252 Explore principles and practices of hand-lettering. Examine the structure of Roman letters and alternative letter forms. Using a variety of tools, including pencil, pen, and brush, explore techniques for creating beautiful writing. Good letter form, spacing, and rhythm are emphasized. Learn the difference between drawn and directly-written letter forms. See historical and contemporary examples of calligraphy and lettering and experiment with incorporating lettering and illustration in a single composition. Prerequisite: Drawing II–BIL 302. Feb. 12 & 19 New! Scaling Up: Enlarging the Specimen Instructor: Dick Rauh Fee: $235/$212 The architecture of tiny flowers and fruits is fascinating, but, because of their size, rendering them requires enlargement. Spend the first day using a dissecting scope to look at samples closely and measure for the final artwork. Learn specific techniques on how to scale them up. The second day will be spent painting the enlarged drawings in watercolor. Botanical specimens will be provided. Prerequisite: Botanical Watercolor I—BIL 331 or equivalent. Seasonal Highlights in Color These courses offer students the opportunity to fine-tune their drawing skills, apply a variety of techniques, and learn new perspectives from accomplished artists. Take any or all of these exciting courses. A project is due after each class. Please bring lunch. For some courses, a materials fee of approximately $10 is payable on the first day of class. Prerequisite: Drawing II–BIL 302. Fee: $235/$212 January 22 & 29 Tropical Fruits in Watercolor or Colored Pencil Instructor: Kathie Miranda February 22 & March 1 Fruits & Vegetables: Cross-sections & Whole in Colored Pencil Instructor: Dolores R. Santoliquido Contact: For additional information and to register, call 718.817.8747 or visit www.nybg.org/edu
Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art & Illustration McCrillis Gardens, Bethesda, MD Class limit: 10. Fees: $15.50/hour for all classes unless otherwise noted. Core Subject Classes Certificate or as non-credit. Classes in a designated sequence 1 x 4 weekly or Saturdays. An introductory course starts September or January. Monthly written assessments for certificate registrants. Descriptions and fees for these classes: see the handbook; and workshops listed below please refer to the current Xperience, Brookside Gardens program guide – www.BrooksideGardens.org February 13 – 15 Discover Scratchboard Instructor: Trudy Nicholson Fee: $279 Do not miss this opportunity to learn, from this master of natural science illustration. Create unique illustrations with this medium, in which ink rendering is correctible; and exciting, dramatic effects can be achieved with black and white contrast. Using either ink or graphite the textures of nature can be duplicated in abundant variety to create remarkably realistic results. Step-by-step instruction will see you create depth and form on your own study piece as if by magic. (Drawing experience beneficial). March 13 & April 10Color Pencil IInstructor: Merri Nelson Fee: $186 Includes blending, layering, creating texture for small botanical studies using different surfaces including colored papers. Suitable for all who enjoy drawing and applying color with relative ease.. Hours: 12 April 26 - 29 Painting Fancy Tulips (Master class) Instructor: John Pastoriza-PiñolFee: $425. Max. 15 students Immerse yourself under the spell of this teacher and learn how to paint tulip flowers such as Parrott Tulips with their complex structure and colored patterns using John’s unique painting techniques so your painting will appear to project from the page. May 31 – June 6 Tuscany Workshop Instructors: Margaret Saul & Kandy Phillips. Botanical art immersion with Margaret and then with Kandy, transpose a study into an illumination as viewed in large choir books at the Piccolomini Library, Siena. Absorb the art, the sights and sounds of this medieval city, then retreat to the peaceful environs of Chianti to attend class at an agriturismo (hotel) surrounded by vineyards, olive groves, and wooded hills with flowering native flora. A picturesque ten minute scenic walk from the hotel sees you at Margaret’s old Tuscan hillside home for a reception to meet Italian botanical artists and view their work. Some evening excursions are also scheduled for relaxing and enjoying local environs. The weekend after the workshop includes a trip to Florence – the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance. Please also see the advertisement in this issue and information regarding pricing registration and itinerary in the school pages of – www.BrooksideGardens.org. June 7 - 13 Tour Tuscan Gardens & Hill Towns During this “tour extension” explore on your own or join Margaret at a slower pace, to sketch whatever catches your eye – so producing a thoroughly unique, personal record of your travels through Tuscany and Umbria. Please also see the advertisement in this issue and information regarding pricing registration and itinerary in the school pages of – www.BrooksideGardens.org. Contact: Mark Richardson, School Manager – PH: 301.962.1470; School information and registration online - www.BrooksideGardens.org or to receive a handbook and schedule of classes and fees PH: (301) 962 1474 or (301) 962-1470. Registration options – 1. Online; 2. Post or in person: (Visitors Center, Mon.-Fri, 9am-5pm), 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton MD 20902 January – June 2010 Denver Botanic Gardens Certificate Program in Botanical Art & Illustration 909 York Street, Denver, CO Courses for a Certificate or for general participation. Classes meet once a week for 5 weeks except for specialty classes. Please see contact information at end of listing to get individual class dates and fees. Classes are held at DBG unless marked otherwise. Pencil II, Pencil I, Roots and Bulbs in Graphite, Botanical Tradition: Herbs of N. Culpeper, Watercolor I, Dry Brush: Spring bulbs and Daffodils, Watercolor II, Drawing on Tradition: Marion Mahony Griffin, Pencil I, Field sketching with WC,Photo references for BI, Botany, Drawing on Tradition: Maud Purdy, Pen and Ink I, Hand Lettering, Herbal Alphabet, Introduction to Drawing, Pencil I,Drawing on Tradition: Eugene Grasset and William Morris, Art Materials, Introduction to Drawing, Color Layering for Colored Pencil, Textures in CP, Making Botanical Models, Scratchboard, Pen and Ink I, Pen and Ink II, Composition, Reconstruct Botanical Road Kill, Perfecting Perspective, Iris in Transparent Acrylics, Perfecting Perspective, Pollinators, Adobe Illustrator I, Colored Pencil I, Journal for Sketching/Color Mixing, Photoshop Basics, Color Layering for Colored Pencil, Color Pencil I, Herbs of the Monasteries, Cacti with CP (Mexico), Pencil II, Colored Pencil II, Colored Pencil II, Inspired by Impressionists, Botanical Tradition: Dye plants, Giclee Prints, Framing, Color Mixing for Artists, Tulips in WC, Watercolor II, White Blossoms, Fairmount Roses Final Master Class: Plant Portraits with Ann Swan Contact: Website:www.botanicgardens.org, email: registrar@botanicgardens.org; PH: 720.865.3580
Chapter Workshops January 16-17, 2010 Light on Form in Color Florida Society of Botanical Artists Art Center Manatee Manatee, Florida Instructor: Mindy Lighthipe Fee: $200 FSBA members/$225 non members. Learn the scientific method of lighting to create more dimension in your work. Discover how to create accurate color while maintaining three- dimensionality. Extending the tonal range of color will be explored in detail. Work in water- color or color pencil. Contact: Susan Benjamin, email: rsbenjamin1@verizon.net; PH: 941.366.0563
ASBA Members Workshops May 10 to 16, 2010Association of Friends of Margaret Mee Amazon Trip
On May 22, 2009 Margaret Mee would have been 100 years old. In 1988, on her 15th and last trip to the Amazon, Margaret commemorated her 79th birthday on the shores of the Rio Negro at Gilberto Castro´s house. He remembers well that on the occasion Sue Loram, a great friend of Margaret´s who accompanied her on this trip, made a delicious Cupuaçu cake that was greatly appreciated by all those present. In that location we now have a beautiful bronze plaque placed on marble in her memory. In this centennial year we paid our respects to her on that same spot. This 17th trip will be from May 10th (a Monday) to May 16th (the following Sunday). Although we won´t be there on the 22nd we will make a toast to her memory at the time of our visit. Since 2006 we have upgraded our accommodations to Gilberto’s new boat. We still enjoy the advantages of a small group (maximum of 18 passengers), but with a whole new level of comfort. The “OTTER” is 88 feet long and 24.6 feet wide, has four decks, 8 double cabins with large twin beds, one cabin with a double bed, individual air conditioning units in each cabin, all with private bathrooms with hot water showers. On the first deck we have the command, five passenger cabins, crew quarters, kitchen and service areas. On the second deck we have four passenger cabins, a 350 square foot enclosed dining room, a small open veranda, and service areas. On the third deck we have two covered verandas, one in the front and one in the back, one sun deck area with a Jacuzzi tub and showers, a bar, a toilet and a nice enclosed 250 square foot living room. The fourth deck is a 360° panoramic sun deck. It is the most comfortable boat for its size in the Amazon. All cabins have ample panoramic windows. During our trip we will take several canoe rides through the rivers and flooded forest areas, a few walks through the jungle and visit some natives in their huts and small villages. Flights: There are several flights from various companies, both from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, leaving in the morning, arriving in Manaus in the early afternoon between 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. Return flights should be bought for the planes leaving Manaus in the early afternoon after 1.00 P.M., as the boat returns around 11.30 A.M. on Sunday. There are also direct daily flights coming from Miami on TAM airlines (www.tam.com.br) and 5 days a week on COPA airlines (www.copaair.com), with a possibility of connections in Panama for those coming from the west coast or central U.S. Delta Airlines also has a few flights a week from Atlanta. The price is US$1,650.00 per person plus the airfare. Special offer: for one accompanying person: US$1,600.00. Passengers of previous trips pay the promotional price of US$1,600.00. The price will include transfers in Manaus to and from the airport, all meals aboard, mineral water, excursions in the canoe and walks in the forest. Not included in the cost are: alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, personal and baggage insurance, laundry, tips, airline tickets, hotel costs in Manaus, and entrance fees to the Manaus Opera House and museums. If you are coming from abroad a Valid Passport will be required as well as a Visa for certain countries (such as the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, etc.). Contact: If you are interested and would like further information about the trip, payment, etc., please contact: Lorraine Kaminsky Martins in Rio de Janeiro at: Tel./Fax: (55-21) 2257-1510; e-mail: lorraine13@terra.com.br May 17th to 26th , 2010 Dulce Nascimento’s 12th Botanical Illustration Trip in the Amazon  To become familiar with the Amazon environment, observe its vegetation closely, understand its ecology better and for anyone who wants to learn to draw or paint flora species in watercolor: this is the trip programmed with Dulce Nascimento, a Botanical Illustrator and a graduate of the School of Fine Arts of Rio de Janeiro, orienting and teaching the techniques of collecting plants and how to adapt oneself to field work. Dulce improved her technique at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, as a scholar of the Margaret Mee Foundation and has gone on several botanical expeditions in the Amazon. Objectives: Furnish the students with fundamental information on the drawing of elements of nature. Develop and stimulate observation of the forms, colors and textures of nature and artistic skills of the students. Teach basic technical norms applied in Botanical Illustration. The trip will be accompanied by Gilberto Castro, a biologist with wide experience in the Amazon. This is not only a Botanical Illustration trip, but also a wonderful opportunity to see and explore nature in the Amazon, in virtually untouched areas. Please see previous announcement for flight, visa, passport and travel information. Fee: The cost of the boat part of the trip is US$2,150 per person in a double cabin and includes Botanical Illustration lessons, transfers in Manaus from the airport to the boat and from the boat to the airport, all meals on board, mineral water, excursions in the canoe and walks in the forest. The cost of the airfare is not included in the above price. Special offer: for one person accompanying an artist participating in classes and for others not participating in the classes but that want to join the trip, US$2,050. Passengers of previous trips pay the promotional price of US$2,050. Prices do not include: alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, personal and baggage insurance, laundry, tips, airline tickets, hotel costs in Manaus and entrance fees to the Manaus Opera House and museums. Contact: For reservations or other information contact Lorraine Kaminsky Martins, PH:/Fax: (55-21) 2257-1510, E-mail: lorraine13@terra.com.br. Visit Dulce’s website at www.geocities.com/dulcenascimento
August 27 - September 8, 2010 A Painter's Travels inTuscany& the Cinque Terre S.F. Seminars - Le Petit Rousset Instructor: Kathy Dunham Fee: $3725 includes painting & photography instruction, art history presentations by an art history professor, lodging, coach transfers and transportation, some meals. Does not include international airfare Join Kathy Dunham as she explores the beautiful Tuscan countryside and the delightful Cinque Terre in search of the floral and plant life which inspire her dynamic paintings. Driven by a passion for nature, Kathy will also instruct students on how to shoot interesting photos through creative composition and the unique use of natural light. Botanical images will surround us - in formal and informal gardens as well as in paintings by medieval and Renaissance masters. Contact: Beverly Held, PhD, Director, S.F. Seminars - Le Petit Rousset, website: www.rousset-perigord.org, email: info@rousset-perigord.org; PH:1.415.933.9799
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