Botanical art helped make nursery one of nation's largest Jul 27, 2008
Nurseries also benefited from the services of skilled botanical artists who took advantage of technological advances in printing. In 1867, Phoenix hired William Henry Prestele to oversee the design and production of hand-colored lithographic prints. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Van Gogh's Sunflowers have become monsters. But I'd rather have them than 'botanical art' Jul 14, 2008
But I'd rather have them than 'botanical art ... What proliferates instead is botanical art ... As interest in flower-painting declines, interest in botanical art burgeons. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
In picturesPaintings and drawings from the world's first botanical art gallery Apr 20, 2008
In Pictures: Botanical art. London's Kew Gardens has opened the world's first gallery dedicated to botanical art works ... The gallery is the first in the world dedicated to botanical art and boasts work by more than 200 artists. (BBC News -- UK)
Kew to display botanical art Apr 20, 2008
Advertisement The first gallery in the world dedicated to botanical art is opening to the public at Kew Gardens in London. Anna Adams reports. (BBC News -- UK)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Apr 20, 2008
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Eta blamed for Spanish car bomb Apr 20, 2008
In Pictures: Botanical art. Phillips warns of race 'cold war. (Yahoo News -- Spain)
Endeavour's crew take space walk Apr 20, 2008
In Pictures: Botanical art. Eurostar 11-hour journey probed. (Yahoo News -- Space Shuttle)
New guidance given on autism care Apr 19, 2008
Page last updated at 12:44 GMT, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 13:44 UK. The public health minister has announced new guidelines on autism. (Yahoo News -- Autism)
Many killed in Pakistan clashes Apr 19, 2008
Kew to open botanical art gallery. Visiting the ghosts of Paris 1968. (Yahoo News -- Pakistan)
Iran 'installing new centrifuges' Apr 19, 2008
" US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice appealed to Tehran to halt enrichment. "Iran faces continued isolation in the international community because it will not take a reasonable offer from the international community to have another way," she said. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner suggested sanctions on Iran could be "reinforced". Last month, the UN Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran. But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov instead suggested a new... (Yahoo News -- Iran)
Iran claiming victory despite sanctions Apr 19, 2008
" US assessment Certainly a great deal of pressure on Iran was removed when a US National Intelligence Estimate concluded in December 2007 that Iran probably did not have an active nuclear weapons programme. This ended talk of an American military strike, though Israel remains unconvinced by the NIE assessment. Iran can probably go on defying the UN for as long as it wants. However, in the long run, it remains unclear as to what Iran can do with its "victory". It might strengthen the current... (Yahoo News -- Iran)
Kew's 3m gallery to showcase botanic art Apr 17, 2008
The new gallery is named after Dr Shirley Sherwood whose large collection of botanical art will also be displayed there. The world's first gallery dedicated to botanical art opens at Kew Gardens today ... The new gallery is named after Dr Shirley Sherwood, the editor-in-chief of the Orient-Express magazine and vice-chairman of the Royal Horticultural Society, whose large collection of post-1990 botanical art will also be displayed there. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Darwin's Private Papers Get Internet Launch Apr 17, 2008
"This places botanical art on the world map and at a time when plants have never been so important to us because of global warming," Kew director Stephen Hopper said at a preview of the opening show at the gallery this week ... "This is celebrating a renaissance worldwide of botanical art," Sherwood, whose own collection of 700 works by 232 artists is deemed to be the finest private collection of botanical art in the world, said at the opening. (Planet Ark, United States)
Feature story: Back to school Apr 11, 2008
She discovered the American Society of Botanical Artists and decided to earn a graduate certificate in science illustration from the University of California at Santa Cruz ... Jewett also said the interest of prominent art collector Shirley Sherwood has raised the profile of botanical art in recent years. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Talk of the Times with Dominique Chaponot Jan 21, 2008
A: Featured art for La Fete Des Amoureux will include jewelry by a Parisian-born artist, Simone Kiven (fused glass and paintings), Carole Steele (ceramics and jewelry), Joan Mead-Matsui (Japanese paper), Karen Mahalik (acrylic), Jerry Kaminski (oil), Joan Langdon-Kujawa (watercolor), Judith Youshock (batik), Lucille Norella (botanical art), Jack White (cut paper), and Kunihiko Matsui (oil and drawing). Q: Will there be pieces that both women and men can enjoy as gifts. (Scranton Times, PA)
Appreciating art, nature Oct 27, 2007
In the Valley, Desert Botanical Garden's Botanical Art and Illustration Program offers classes for beginning to experienced artists as well as enthusiasts ... "People do botanical art because they're yearning for a connection with nature," said program director Marilyn Garber ... She's also the president of the American Society of Botanical Artists. (AZCentral -- Home)
Artist's drawings feature compass plant Sep 21, 2007
Mullarkey holds a variety of teaching positions, including one as a botanical art instructor at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. She cuts live plant samples for her students to draw. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Items needed for calendar May 12, 2007
This calendar will be a reader resource for gardening workshops, home tours, flower shows, botanical art exhibits, book signings (if the book pertains to real estate, home or gardening), builders' parades of homes, interior design events and the like (no club meetings or invitation-only events). Send your information at least two weeks prior to your requested Saturday publication date. (Herald-Tribune)
GARDENING: Take steps to reduce spring allergy symptoms Mar 15, 2007
Art for gardeners: From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through April 17 at Quiet Places Art Space at 22 Water St. in Henderson, see "Botanical Art Work in Bloom." There will be an open reception from 5 to 9 p.m. today. Refreshments will be served. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
Draw, paint watercolors in courses Mar 4, 2007
Redenta Soprano, a freelance illustrator specializing in botanical art, will teach the workshop. Cost: $115. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
The fine lines of flowers Jan 18, 2007
Frain, a botanical artist and instructor for almost 30 years, may teach the only ongoing class in the area; she's had some of these students for more than 15 years ... Kneeland's cosmos has an elegant aspect, perhaps because it's white, and it's drawn _ as is customary with botanical art _ on white paper. (NEPA News, PA)
Artists turn to the world of flowers Jan 18, 2007
Frain, a botanical artist and instructor for almost 30 years, may teach the only ongoing class in the Philadelphia area; she's had some of these students for more than 15 years ... Kneeland's cosmos has an elegant aspect, perhaps because it's white, and it's drawn -- as is customary with botanical art -- on white paper. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
While away winter with dashes of poetry, color Jan 11, 2007
"Flowers of the Amazon Forests: The Botanical Art of Margaret Mee". by Margaret Mee. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
