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.

Monday, May 31, 2021

Very Soggy Memorial Day Weekend

 

US National Cemeteries that you might have visited today are listed here. In RMSBA’s region, Colorado has 3, New Mexico and Arizona each have 2, Wyoming and Utah each have 1. I visited the Idaho Springs Cemetery, where a number of veterans of many wars are interred, and Golden Banner saluted them from the road’s edge.


Spring in the West. All the high desert early bloomers are hard at it on the Colorado Plateau. Any old highway rest stop has something blooming around the edges. Miss no opportunity to catch a bloom or observe an interaction with a pollinator or herbivore. It’s endlessly fascinating.


Call for Entries. The Rocky Mountain Wild! exhibit for RMSBA members only  this fall is open for entries. Take a spring trip through our lovely state gathering early spring sketches and photos, start your drawing, and practice your subject for this show. If you are not a member, you may join here. All entries are made through Online Juried Shows, where you will find pertinent information. Entries to be accepted now through September 10, 2021. Rocky Mountain Wild! opens this fall at the Visitor Center at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. RMSBA is seeking multiple venues for this show; pieces must remain with the exhibit venue(s) until the official closing.

 

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating Mexico’s 1862 victory over the French army









 From Judy Vanderbosch:

Hi everyone, My husband and I sat down Sunday afternoon and happened on to a wonderful TV program. Originally from PBS we found it on Prime: Beatrix Farrand, American Landscapes. We had never heard of her; she was a landscape architect and way ahead of her time. Some beautiful landscapes and an interesting story.

I would also like to thank everyone for their support for the Art Pop-up last week-end. It was a huge success thanks to all our arty friends.


From Susan Rubin comes a sad note:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 5 is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day. Spare a thought.