Framing Hints

Well, more than hints, in fact. Go check it out: Framing Your Botanical Paintings. Words and samples to live by.

RARE II Exhibition Venue Locations

As you know, The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists will have an exhibit of imperiled Colorado plants. You received an email extending the deadline for submission to 31 March 2015. Time's up!

Venues for the RARE II Exhibit:

May 14^th through December 20^th 2015 – Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO.

January 16^th through April 16^th 2016 – Sangre de Christo Art Center in Pueblo, CO.

May 31^st through June 30^th 2016 – Steamboat Art Museum in Steamboat Springs, CO.

July 10^th through August 31^st  2016 – SteamPlant Center - Paquette gallery in Salida, CO.

September 2016 - March 2017 -- CU Museum of Natural History in Boulder, CO.

April 2017 - ? -- Cherokee Ranch & Castle in Sedalia, CO.

Welcome 2015 New Members:

Ronda Ballard

Nels Broste

Leanne Canty

Kristi Czajkowski

Laura Farnsworth

Elizabeth Fonseca

Barbara Holden

Marj Hopkins

Jayme Irvin
Elizabeth Lokocz

Karen May

Doug McCallum

Ted D. Milner

Lois Nakhleh

Nannette Nielsen
Judith Scott

Rebecca Swain

Karey Swan

Andrea Wolf

Penelope Yerigan

March meeting

Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 1 to 3 pm

Location: Roxborough Library

              Lockheed Martin Community Meeting Room

              8357 N. Rampart Range Rd.

              Littleton, CO

AGENDA:

1. Welcome new members

2. General housekeeping

3. Open Press workshop – have an opening spot

4. Ronda Ballard (professional framer) will go over framing parameters for the Rare II Exhibit

5. Update on business cards from Dorothy DePaulo

6. Update on RARE II

7. Update on Wicked Plants Exhibit

8. Update on Gathering of the Guilds

9. Open discussion- any topics that need to be discussed

10.Update on RARE II Photo montage –   Patti Hearn will bring what she has put together from the last meeting.  Attendees will help with finalizing.

RARE II

Scans due by 11:59 pm, March 31, 2015, to rmsbartists@gmail.com (300dpi, 8x10)

Of Very Special Note

Congratulations to Connie Sayas for her cover of the current ASBA Botanical Artist! She exhibited this lovely watercolor of Red Onions in the Small Works Exhibit at the Denver ASBA conference last October.