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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Cafe Botanique: Supplements: Are They Weeds or Seeds?
Helleborus orientalis 'Ivory Prince', watercolor and graphite by Susan Curnutte
Supplements: Are They Seeds or Weeds
Monika Nuffer, Pharm.D., Skaggs School of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine, University of Colorado
Join us in a discussion around the origins of medicine from botanical sources, the history of various plant uses and the continued interest in identifying medicinal properties from botanicals. Dr. Monika Nuffer will provide a brief background on some of the herbs grown at Denver Botanic Gardens, and answer questions about common herbal remedies.
Wednesday, October 11, 6:30-8 p.m.
Monday, September 25, 2017
Işik has started her residency at Denver Botanic Gardens
Işik Güner from Turkey has started today the second week
of her 6-week artist-in-residency at the SBAI of Denver Botanic Gardens. She is focusing on Colorado native flora and currently illustrating Ratibida columnifera, the true representative of North American mixed grass prairies. In few days she will be teaching a 3-day master workshop on the Giant World on Tiny Details.
Click here to see few more pictures on her progress and process.
"Live specimens and natural light are the two most important necessities for a successful illustration" says Işik
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Whimsy: Submissions deadline is on September 22nd, 11:59 MDT
Monday, September 11, 2017
Inspired by Harriet Isabel Adams
(Rose of Sharon by Mary Francis, watercolor pencil and ink)
I recently blogged about Harriet Isabel Adams' work and our watercolor pencil class which got inspiration from her work. If you click here, you can see some of the plates which were developed during that class.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Congratulations Valerie Teska!
I Love Your Warts and All by Valerie Teska, Colored Pencil.
Congratulations Valerie!
Monday, September 4, 2017
Hemp
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists (RMSBA) will exhibit at The Museum of Natural History at University of Colorado, Boulder. The opening reception is on Thursday, September 7th and the exhibit runs through February
28, 2018.
More about this exhibit here.
Cannabis sativa by Ida Pemberton (1890-1963) CU’s Museum of Natural History collections.
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