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Member Show Call for Entries. The Rocky Mountain Wild! exhibit for RMSBA members only  this fall is open for entries at Online Juried Shows. Enjoy a summer trip through our lovely mountains and parks gathering mid-season sketches and photos, and refine your drawing of your chosen Colorado wildflower for this show. This year's exhibit deadline is September 10, so now is the time to head out into the field and get going on your illustrations!

 

If you are not a member, you may join here.

 

Rocky Mountain Wild! opens this September 20 at the Visitor Center at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. RMSBA anticipates multiple venues for this show; pieces must remain with the exhibit venue(s) until the official closing.

 

ON-LINE Member Meeting! Tuesday July 6, 6 pm MDT, via ZOOM. Susan Fisher will host and moderate; the access link will appear in your email. We will discuss this fall's RMSBA member show [see above]. We also will be discussing the plant list for an exciting upcoming multi-year project. We hope you can join us. Have ready any topic you want to add to the agenda.

Exhibit Kickoff and Supplemental References

Flag Day USA,

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US Army Birthday. Happy 246^th!

Member Meeting! Sunday June 20, 3-4 pm, Denver Botanic Gardens at York Street. Meet at the main entrance at 2:50 and we can go in together.

We will discuss this fall's RMSBA member show. It's short notice, but Jessica at DBG was able to schedule a meeting room. We want you to come to the Gardens, when everything is blooming. This year's exhibit deadline is September 10, so now is the time to head out into the field and get going on your illustrations! We hope you will be inspired by the plants at the Botanic Gardens and even find one to illustrate after the meeting.

We also will be discussing the plant list for an exciting upcoming multi-year project. We hope you can make this meeting, if just to catch up with your fellow artists and reconnect with old friends. We look forward to seeing you.

Field Guide Recommendation. A useful reference for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Wild! plant search, this volume has truly excellent photographs of the wildflowers included. Introductory material has diagrams of flower part names, inflorescences, and leaf shape and arrangement; there is a key to the life zones. The Index is organized by floral color group and common name; the last page has a ruler along the left margin. The plant entries include the Family and Scientific Name (Genus species), photo, description, habitat, life zone, and blooming season. This one is a keeper, and a handy size for the pack or car.

Atmospheric Perspective. Reprinted in the May 2021 issue of Discover Magazine, this very interesting article from Astronomy (March 2019) is about Seurat (the Pointillist) and the French Post-Impressionists’ environment of light and shadow during a period of repeated volcanic pollution of the air.