Mission Statement

The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists is an open and diverse group of artists, collectors and admirers who share a love for the practice and perpetuation of botanical art and illustration with a fond focus on plants in the Rocky Mountain Region.
We encourage and participate in educational outreach, juried and non-juried exhibits, lectures, workshops and regular chapter meetings. The RMSBA is proud to be the very first chapter affiliation of the international organization, the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Friday, November 30, 2018

Closing in on Winter


Fire, Tornado, Flood, Earthquake. We’ve successfully (or not) navigated the perilous November holiday celebrations and remembrances: All Saints Day, Dia de los muertos, Daylight Savings Time changeover, Election Day, US Marine Corps Birthday, Veterans Day (Remembrance Day elsewhere), 20%-off coupons at Guiry’s and Meiningers, Revolution Day (Mexico),Thanksgiving Day, a Full-Moon Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, CyberMonday, Giving Tuesday, PorchPirate Wednesday, and I-need-a-rest-now day. The Entire Earth is soliciting contributions, and the Marching continues.

Renew your ASBA membership by February 10, 2019 to enjoy a full year of member benefits between January 1 and December 31, 2019, including all four issues of The Botanical Artist! When renewing, please first go to the ASBA web page, then click on Member Login in the upper right corner; use the email address associated with your ASBA Membership account to log in. Do not forget to indicate your membership also in RMSBA, the first ASBA Chapter.

Women's Winter Survival Kit. The assembly party for these will be December 6th from 9:30am to 3:00pm. Come and spend as long as you have time to spare. We will need help putting on labels for the shampoo, lotion and lip balm. We will also be sewing buttons and beads on the toiletry bags and hats.

Soup will be served.
Please RSVP to:  Judy Vanderbosch - redbudart@gmail.com  303-375-7718
Location: 6585 E Colorado Dr. Denver, Colorado 80224

Holiday Party. Make your plans.

RMSBA Logo. We offered a poll to see which of these replacements you liked.
Did you vote?

Framing and Matting. Our accepted frame sizes are 12x12, 12x16, 16x20, and 18x24. Currently, we prescribe the Blick Essentials Wood Gallery Frame in Natural (Dick Blick 18862-1904, -1906, -1908, and -1909). Mats white or off-white.

“Lost in the Woods” is at the CU Museum of Natural History in Boulder until January 5, 2019. “Cannabis: A Visual Perspective” is soon up at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango. If you’re takin’ a road trip, drop in on them.