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Workshops
When:
Sunday July 27, 2008
Location:
Oakland, California
About:
Using photographs and specimens we will render reptiles and amphibians using ink and colored pencils on vellum. Carolynne is an artist and educator who has taught in the Bay Area for many years. She explores a variety of techniques and media in her workshops, focusing on the synthesis of nature and art. Her work appears in many publications and in private and public collections throughout the U.S. More information on registration fees etc. soon! http://www.wildlife-museum.org
Contact:
Christine Elder, E-mail: christine_elder-at-yahoo.com, cell phone: (831) 227-6996.
For more information, email us at gnsi-ca-at-earthlink.net
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When:
May 6-7, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM,
Tuesday - Wednesday
Spring: Rhododendrons
with Lee McCaffree
July 11-12, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM,
Friday - Saturday,
Summer: Roses
with Catherine M. Watters
Location:
Filoli, Woodside, CA
About:
Each “Flora in Focus” class leads to the observation and illustration of a specific plant group. Guidance on artistic techniques in the studio supplemented by visiting the plants in the garden and
a discussion of important botanical features. Materials list available upon registration or can be downloaded from website, www.filoli.org, Education page, under the course description.
Contact:
Phone: (650) 364.8300 x 233
http://www.filoli.org
classes@filoli.org
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Location:
Woodside, California
About:
The Filoli Botanical
Art Certificate Program offers a unique in-depth study of botanical art through
challenging, integrated and comprehensive courses. The curriculum includes the
systematic study of artistic skills and concepts, basic botany and botanical art
history. A certificate will be presented upon successful completion of the
course work (180 classroom hours plus homework) and presentation of a portfolio
and final project. This program is for the serious student who wishes to develop
knowledge and skills in botanical art.
View a complete program schedule at: http://www.filoli.org/botanical-certificate.html
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When:
Spring to Fall 2008
Location:
In and around the Denver-Boulder area
About:
Sketching Friday Sessions are monthly, 3-hour (9 am–noon), sketching workshops, normally held the second Friday of the month. Each session is held at a different, inspiring location, and months alternate
between instructed and uninstructed sessions. Instructed sessions include a new technique, subject matter, or sketching challenge with individual help and a group critique; uninstructed sessions provide time to practice and receive individual help and a group critique. Each session is $25/person. (Participants are responsible for their own transportation, entry and parking fees, if required.) Participants are expected to be at the meeting location, ready to go, at 9 am; late arrivals will need to locate the group on their own. Schedule & locations subject to change. A reminder for each session is sent out the week before the scheduled date. Contact Marj for details and directions.
Apr. 11 - Instructed: Making Good Compositions, Chautauqua Park, Boulder.
May 9 - Uninstructed: Roxborough Park.
Aug. 8 - Uninstructed: Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, Evergreen, CO 80439.
Sept. 12 - Instructed: Still Water & Reflections Palette, Washington Park, Denver.
Oct. 10 - Uninstructed: Plains Conservation Center, Aurora, CO.
Nov. 14 - Instructed: Fall, The 3-Color Palette, Chautauqua Park.
Dec. 12 - Uninstructed: TBD.
Contact:
Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt
E-mail: mcl-at-leggittdesign.com
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Phone: (303) 394-0566
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When:
July 12 & 13, 2008
Location:
Evergreen, CO
About:
This workshop celebrates it’s 9th year. If you haven’t taken this 2 day class, you’re missing not only one of the most beautiful locations in Colorado, but a non-competitive, step-by-step course in field sketching, nature journaling, and capturing a vast landscape in a little sketchbook.
Contact:
Instructor: Marjorie Leggitt
E-mail: mcl-at-leggittdesign.com
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Phone: (303) 394-0566
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Location:
The Morton Arboretum
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532-1293
Information:
The
Morton Arboretum is offering classes
taught by GNSI members.
Please register
online at www.mortonarb.org or for more information,
email Suzanne
Wegener at swegener-at-mortonarb.org (Note: Please replace -at- with "@" in your E-mail program)
or
call (630) 719–5642.
All are
limited to 15 participants
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When:
September 25 to 28, 2008
Location:
ABIQUIU, NM
About:
Instructors: Marjorie Leggitt and Linda Lowry. This 4-day plein air sketching and painting workshop offers guided instruction by 2 notable instructors and professional artists amongst he starkly beautiful arroyos, red rock cliffs, and rugged landscapes of Ghost Ranch made famous in Georgia O’Keefe’s paintings.
COST: $800; includes lecture and instruction, Georgia O’Keefe Landscapes tour, 3 nights lodging (double room with shared bath), all meals.
Contact:
Marjorie Leggitt
E-mail: mcl-at-leggittdesign.com
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Phone: (303) 394-0566
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When:
August 24 - 30, 2008
Sketching and Painting Maine Landscapes and Seascapes in Watercolor with Angela Mirro
August 31 - September 6, 2008
Botanical Illustration on Vellum: Botanical Portraiture and Microlandscapes with Carol Woodin
Location:
Humboldt Institute, Steuben, ME
About:
Workshop Descriptions may be found at: http://www.eaglehill.us/fawkgen.html
Information on lodging options, meals, and costs may be found at: http://www.eaglehill.us/mapinfo.html.
There is a printable and online application form at http://www.eaglehill.us/mapweb.html or http://www.eaglehill.us/mapprn.html.
Contact:
Humboldt Institute, PO Box 9, Steuben, ME 04680-0009;
Phone:
(207) 546-2821
Fax (207) 546-3042
E-
mail: office@eaglehill.us
Online general information may be found at http://www.eaglehill.us.
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When:
June 30 until July 7, 2008
Location:
Appledore Island, ME
About:
Patricia Savage and Marjorie Leggitt will teach basic botanical drawing and painting with Shoals Marine Lab as home base. Students spend time outside studying and sketching plants in the tidal zone, wetland, rocky island habitats, and in Celia Thaxter’s historic Garden. In the classroom, students receive instruction in basic botany, microscopy and dissection, accurate drawing, watercolor, and composition. The final project is a drawing
and a watercolor in the traditional style of botanical illustration.
Contact:
Registration contact: Christine Bodganowicz, Shoals Marine Laboratory, (607) 255-3851,
E-mail: ccb5-at-cornell.edu (Note: Please replace -at- with "@" in your E-mail program)
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When:
July 5-14, 2008
Location:
Galapagos Islands
About:
Mindy Lighthipe & Nancy Richmond invite you to join them on a unique artistic, photographic and nature journey of the famed Galapagos Islands. Experiencing these Islands consists of daily opportunities to photograph, draw and learn about the life that makes this archipelago so famous. Mindy and Nancy’s travel experience and technical knowledge will assist you in becoming a better artist, photographer and traveler. This tour offers you the opportunity to grow as an artist/photographer/nature enthusiast by learning how to record your personal travel story with beautiful sketches, images and writing. Come face to face with Blue-footed Boobies, marine iguanas and more! To view a full itinerary go to: www.studio16online.com
Contact:
Mindy Lighthipe
E-mail: Mlighthipe-at-mac.com (Note: Please replace -at- with "@" in your E-mail program)
Phone: (908) 769-7417.
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When: Tentative date: June 15 - June 25, 2008
For more information, contact Gretchen Halpert at:
Phone: (401) 781-0453
E-mail: ghalpert-at-verizon.net
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Information from the Trip to Tuscany in 2007:
Website: http://www.spannocchia.org/
Price: $1795 - includes workshop, 10 nights double-occupancy in a 16th-century villa, most meals (all delicious, organic and plentiful), wine, field trips. (Price does not include personal travel or personal expenses.)
A 50% deposit is due by January 1, 2007.
Program Coordinator: Gretchen Halpert, 167 Gallatin Street, Providence, RI 02907.
Location:
Sixteen kilometers southwest of the medieval city of Siena and 75 kilometers from Florence, the Tenuta di Spannocchia sits high in the Montagnola Senese, at the head of three valleys. Encompassing 1200 acres of vineyards, olive groves, fields and mountain forests, Spannocchia is one of the first privately-owned wildlife sanctuaries in Italy. Bordered by thousands of acres of similarly protected countryside, the property is home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, fox, porcupine and badger and a multitude of bird species. We’ll visit the 12th-century castle tower, 16th-century villa, Fattoria farm center and outlying farmsteads, as the private roads and trails of the estate beckon visitors to walk among the magnificent holm oak, chestnut, pine woods and fields of wildflowers.
Program Description:
Drawing from a wealth of plant and animal life and inspiring landscapes, this course focuses on documenting the natural environment, while also paying tribute to the ancient architecture and cultivated gardens of Spannocchia. Participants will receive instruction in: pencil, pen and ink, watercolor and colored pencil techniques; observation and journal writing; drawing and composition.
Field trips:
Fieldtrips
to medieval cities to view 12th–18th century art and to draw from the hilltops; slide presentations and group sharing of work in the evenings; and personal time to explore or relax will fill out the week. Appropriate for all skill levels.
Coordinator: Gretchen Halpert earned a BA in Botany from Connecticut College, studied biological illustration at the University of New Haven Graduate School and received a certificate in Scientific and Technical Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design/CE (RISD/CE). Gretchen teaches illustration at RISD/CE, Brown University and Wheaton College and teaches workshops in the US and abroad. Her drawings have appeared in books, journals and scientific publications. Gretchen is an active member of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) and is president of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Inc. Nature and travel journals accompany her always. (See Sept. 2006 GNSI newsletter.)
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Exhibits
When:
through October 2008
Exhibit Information:
Refections on Nature: Diane Dorigan has an exhibit of her watercolors, prints, and drawings at the Wilmette Public Library, Wilmette IL.
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When:
March 27 - June 29, 2008
Where:
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh, PA
Location:
March 27 - June 29, 2008
About:
This exhibit features selections from its large collection of botanical watercolors by the early 19th-century British naturalist Edward Donovan.
Contact:
Contact: James J. White
Phone:
(412) 268-2434
huntinst-at-andrew.cmu.edu (Note: Please replace -at- with "@" in your E-mail program)
http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/
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Call For Entry
March–April 2008 GNSI Member Exhibit at Tilden Park Environmental Education Center (EEC) Tilden Park EEC’s exhibits tell Wildcat Creek watershed’s story. Entries to this juried show should depict California wildlife, with priority given to depictions of plants/animals/landscapes of Tilden Park, East Bay Regional Parks, Bay Area, and No. California, in that order. (See <http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden>.
You must be a GNSI-CA member in good standing to participate. Limited exhibit space means each participant can exhibit only one accepted piece. Entries should be either mid-sized (to 11” x 17”) or enormous (there is wall space ~8’ off of the ground for 1–2 pieces).
For information contact: gnsi.ca-at-gmail.com (Note: Please replace -at- with "@" in your E-mail program)
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When:
Entry deadline: May 9, 2008
Exhibition dates: July 1 - August 3, 2008
Where:
Woodside, California
About:
The botanical art program at Filoli has bloomed over the past ten years. Join us in celebrating this significant achievement by entering our 10th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition at Filoli. This year’s exhibition will include contemporary works of botanical art and a special collection of antique prints alongside interesting stories and interpretive information on the history of botanical art.
Contact:
A prospectus and entry form can be downloaded from our web site’s Education page: http://www.filoli.org,
or you may request one by email at classes@filoli.org or by leaving your name and address on the hotline at (650) 364-8300 x298.
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When:
Entry Deadline: April 5, 2008
Where:
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
About:
We are hosting a GNSI members-only exhibition. The digitally PROJECTED exhibit will be displayed in several venues at the 2008 Digital Content Consortium: “Content Creation: What? & How?” Besides content creation via hands-on workshops, conference topics include maintaining the integrity of illustrations and images when they are repurposed for the web, podcasting, Powerpoint, print and more.
Contact:
More detailed submission information is online at:
http://www.uncp.edu/digital_academy/dcc_2008/gnsi-exhibtion.htm
Contact Margie Labadie: margie.labadie-at-uncp.edu (Note: Please replace -at- with "@" in your E-mail program)
Phone:
(910) 775-4275
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