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.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Happy New Year to all – it’s gonna be an interesting ride

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.

Labels: ASBA dues, first woman PhD, artist call, From Platte to Peak, medieval blue

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