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, March 31, 2020

Virtual Hugs and Kisses for April Fools’ Day – Beware of 4/1 Scams


Getting Viral? The nations’ 11,600 or so Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators have enough ventilated space that they are in the second-lowest risk occupation, according to the NY Times. Only loggers are at lower professional risk for Covid19. Don’t get complacent.

Fear of Blank Page
Unpack Your Bags – ASBA Mobile is Off. ASBA notifies us that the Annual Meeting in Mobile are postponed until 2024. Cancel your hotel reservation or whatever. Next year in Pasadena may require different wardrobe choices.

For the Default Teachers. I think we can all appreciate this cartoon from Drew Sheneman.


Images for Artists. Carol Till (the Prez) does etchings and prints. She sends this working photo, and some images.
Layout Blocking
Print on Handmade Paper
With watercolor on WC paper

Chine colee

From Platte to Peak”. Illustrate type plants collected by Dr. Edwin James during the first actual scientific expedition to the western High Plains, led by Major Stephen H. Long, during the summer of 1820. Many plants are familiar and widely dispersed, and you may already have some finished pieces that fit the size limits. The Call for Entry is at Online Juried Shows, open now and closing August 15, 2020. Martha Narey is the contact for the James Plant List and supporting materials.
Sand Sagebrush

Lavender-leaf Sundrops

Featherplume

Fiddleleaf Hawkesbeard

Red-Dome Blanketflower

Silvery Lupine
Purple Groundcherry
Alpine Primrose







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