ASBA encourages us to pay our 2021 dues (newly enlarged) on the ASBA web page forthwith and posthaste (by February 10). Remember to check off the box for RMSBA. The MotherShip did send us all mailers in the fall, soliciting contributions to the ASBA General Fund, etc. Our RMSBA Treasurer, Vanessa Martin, might welcome some small gifts to our own General Fund from the occasional member, also tax deductible, which you can do on the same form. You can sign back in if you forgot.
“From Platte to Peak” has been on display at Garden of the
Gods Visitor Center, and will remain there until February 22. This exhibit has
been very popular with visitors, and the Director has decided to keep the Red
Rocks Room as a permanent gallery space. Sometime in the Fall, the works will
travel to Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail. In the meantime, we seek other
venues for the exhibit. Please advise our Exhibit Co-Chairs (Dorothy DePaulo
& Sharon
Garrett) if you have suggestions.
This
portrait of our 49th vice president was rendered in 4H pencil on
drafting film by an artist called KTOZ posting online. Pretty good range of
values for 4H. I saved it.
Interesting news morsels from the world of science that might be of interest to botanical artists:
An example
of plant resistance to continued harvest using plant
camouflage.
A tribute
to efforts at rare
plant conservation, past and present, and women botanists.
The
rediscovery of the source of the blue
watercolor used in medieval times.
Elena Piscopia 1678
The First Woman PhD. California artist Alyssa Winans shows Elena Cornaro Piscopia 1646-1664), a
female scholar from Venice, Italy who in 1678 became the first woman in the
world to be awarded a doctorate. She draws Piscopia with her head in a book in
a library, hoping to show that Elena was happiest "when she was able to
study undisturbed."
DBG School of Botanical Art & Illustration has a new
online newsletter (Jan
2021), with added links and artist calls. You can sign up to get
this at the homepage.
Speaking of Artist Calls, check if you’re eligible for “Golden
Opportunity”, an extravaganza of yellow flowers, fruit, leaves; deadline
to enter March 5, 2021.
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