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.

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

75th Anniversary of the Allied Invasion of Normandy in France



Member meeting will convene on Saturday, June 22. Following the business to be discussed, Dorothy DePaulo and Heidi Snyder will share their experience and technique with the membership during this excellent (and free) workshop on rendering birds and vegetation.
Colored Pencils on Drafting Film
Saturday, June 22
9 am to noon
VALKARIE Gallery & Studio   
445 S Saulsbury St, Lakewood CO 80226

Please Bring:
-Artist quality colored pencils
-Tombow Mono Zero Elastomer Eraser (ultra-fine tip) (available at Dick Blick or most art supply stores)
-Qtips
-Pencil sharpener either battery operated or manual hand-held that produces a long sharp point. 
-Small container (like a pill bottle with a screw top) of Formula 409 Household Cleaner
-Clipboard or a 9” x 12” piece of foamcore to use as a drawing surface 

We hope to see you there!

Reminder. Carol Till invites you to her show in the Santa Fe Arts District.

Tequila Hues - Carol Till
June 5 - 29, 2019
First Friday Art Walk: June 7, 6-9 pm
Third Friday Artist’s Reception, June 21, 5-8 pm
Beautiful metal etchings of agaves, botanically accurate and finely detailed, printed in the intense colors of the desert using colored inks and handmade papers. Have a nice visit with Carol during 1st and 3rd Friday evening openings or Tuesdays 10 -1:30 in June. Join her for a little tequila-themed refreshment at the Artist’s Reception on June 21, 6-8 pm, Artists on Santa Fe Gallery, 747 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado 80204.

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango features the traveling exhibit from RMSBA, "Cannabis: A Visual Perspective." Up through 2019. Drop in on your way to Mesa Verde or Grand Canyon.

Call for Entries. “Feathers and Flora: A Natural Relationship” prospectus remains available for download at OnlineJuriedShows.com. We do recommend the YouTube journey with John Muir Laws’ “How to Draw Birds” offering, recently revised according to the New Birds Drawing Systems. Check it out! Last day to enter August 1 (notices by August 7).

Reminder: Tagawa Gardens Lavender Fields Forever event!
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists Show & Sale
Saturday, July 13, 2019; 9 am - 3 pm


A variety of media, including colored pencil, watercolor, etchings, ink, and graphite. Original works, prints, greeting cards, and similar offerings available for purchase.

Do say yes to providing a demonstration of technique or work on new projects -- actually creating art -- while at the garden center. Tagawa believe it would be wonderful to have a couple artists working on some art pieces as guests stroll by.

Contact Irma Sturgell (isturgell@gmail.com) if you want to participate.


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