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Congratulations to BASNCR member Kathleen Brahney who has two
works accepted into the 10th annual juried botanical art
exhibition at Filoli. Located about 30 miles south of San
Francisco, Filoli was once the estate of a rich gold "baron."
The grounds now include his historic mansion, 600+ acres of land
and 16 acres of formal gardens. Filoli also includes a school of
botanical art. This year’s exhibition will be displayed in the
spectacular Ballroom and includes contemporary works of
botanical art alongside a special collection of antique prints,
interesting stories and interpretive information on the history
of botanical art. Kathleen's two artworks in the show are "Aesculus
hippocastanum, Horse Chestnut (watercolor, 19" x 26") and "Maclura
pomifera, Osage Oranges"
(graphite, 18" x 14.5"). Kathleen will attend the opening
reception with her daughter on July 11.
Lee D'zmura with her painting of Porcelainberry,
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, one of three paintings in her
series featuring invasive vines.
Photo by Karen
Coleman
Congratulations to
Lee D’Zmura for receiving
her Certificate in Botanical
Art & Illustration from the Brookside Gardens School of
Botanical Art.
Lee was presented with her certificate
by the school director Margaret Saul at a ceremony at
Brookside
Gardens on
June 22, 2008.
Lee is the first student to achieve the
certificate since the school was started four years ago.
To achieve this certificate of
proficiency, a student must complete all the necessary course work
(totaling 180 credit hours), receive a successful grade on all class
projects, and complete a portfolio of work leading up to three large
completed paintings, which are then assessed by a panel of three
external examiners.
We are all very proud of Lee’s
achievement!
BASNCR members will demonstrate their art at
Family Days, June–September, 2008.
All events open to the public:
U. S.
Botanical Gardens (Washington,
D.C.):
10 a.m. – 4 p.m., June 21 (Pollinators);
July 19 (no theme); Aug. 16 (Fall Harvest); September 27 (Native
Plants).
River Farm Family Day
(Alexandria,
VA), September 27.
NEW AT THE NATURAL
HISTORY
MUSEUM “The
Lost Amazon: Photographic Journey of the Legendary Botanist Richard
Evans Schultes”, April 16 - Oct. 31, showcasing 38 photographs
accompanied by quotes from Schultes and Wade Davis, author of
The Lost
Amazon that chronicle the 12 years
Schultes spent in the Columbian Amazon during the 1940’s and early
1950’s.
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BASNCR member Tina Thieme Brown signs copies of her new
book.
Melanie Choulas-Bradley
and BASNCR member Tina Thieme Brown announce
the publication of the new paperback edition of their
book, “An Illustrated Guide to Eastern Woodland
Wildflowers and Trees: 350 Plants Observed at Sugarloaf Mountain”. Look for it in your favorite
bookstore.
Orchid Book for the Orchid
Enthusiast!
This is a MUST HAVE book: “A
Very Victorian Passion, The Orchid Paintings of John
Day,” Phillip Cribb & Michael Tibbs.
John Day was an eminent English orchid
grower and collector who flourished from the early
1850’s until the late 1880’s. From 1862 he not only grew
orchids but also painted watercolors of the plants in
his own collection at High Cross, Tottenham, and in
other major collections in and around Victorian London.
His paintings of over 2,300 orchids bound in 53
“scrapbooks”, constitute a unique archive recording
these beautiful flowers, introduced into
England
from around the world when orchidmania was at its
zenith.
Visit the website for Kew Gardens, which has an online
exhibit of John Day's work:
www.kew.org/exhibitions/johnday
Smithsonian Institution’s
Natural History Museum Opens New Exhibit
Discover the relationship between the
banana and the Owl Butterfly
“Partners
in Evolution: Butterflies and Plants” explores how
butterflies and plants have evolved and diversified in
tandem for millions of years. Located on the second
floor adjacent to the O. Orkin Insect Zoo, the
exhibition is comprised in two parts: an exhibition hall
with murals, timelines and videos, and a pavilion
housing more than 300 live butterflies, along with
wonderful plants. The exhibition gallery is free to
visitors and there is a window in the pavilion to look
through allowing one to see the butterflies and an
emergence case full of chrysalides. There is an entrance
fee charged to enter the butterfly pavilion. The fee is
$6 for adults, and $5 for children, with special group
pricing and a discount for SI members. The butterfly
pavilion is free on Tuesdays.
The US
Arboretum’s “Fern Valley” is an excellent place to
practice your field botany skills. There you can see
plants native to different eastern regions including the
Southern Appalachian Mountains, the mid-Atlantic
Piedmont, and New England forests. The plants are
labeled and easily observed. Visit their website www.usna.usda.gov
for more information and a virtual tour.
BASNCR
Members are encouraged to support their Native Plant
Societies:
Maryland
Native Plant Society - www.mdflora.org
- is a wealth of information about Maryland native
plants, upcoming events and projects, meetings and much
more.
Virginia
Native Plant Society –
www.vnps.org
– seeks to further the appreciation and conservation
of its native plants, including the Flora of Virginia
Project, the first complete survey of the states flora
since 1762.
FRAME
SHOP
Member Barbara Sweeney is excited to announce the new
location for ArtPartners, Inc. Gallery and Framing. She
will now be located at 6363 Ten Oaks Road, in
Clarksville Crossing, in Clarksville, MD. Look for the
Grand Opening in October. Barbara offers all BASNCR
members a 20% discount on their framing. Just mention
that you are a member of BASNCR on your next framing
visit to her shop!
For directions see
www.forgetmenotframing.com
MINIARTSUPPLY
offers synthetic ivory painting surfaces, vellum, and
Schoellershammer paper as well as fine sable brushes
suitable for botanical art. See their website www.miniartsupply.biz
for more information.
Contact us with questions or
comments
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