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"Nature Illustrated"

 

A show of botanical paintings will be exhibited at the Williamsburg Library, commencing March 6th through April 30th, with a reception on Sunday March 7th, from 2.00 - 5.00pm. Eighteen artists from the Richmond and Williamsburg areas have been invited to show their work. The Library is located on No. Boundary and Scotland Streets in the City of Williamsburg. (757) 259-4079. For additional information please contact: Juliet Kirby (757) 258-5625 or at kirbyscorpio@aol.com.

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Kandy Phillips Receives Award

Congratulations are in order for Kandy Phillips, who was recently awarded the 2010 Don and Virginia Eckelberry Fellowship.  This annual award is given through the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.  Kandy’s project will be a continuation of her studies of birds in manuscripts, with a specific focus on owls. 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      

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New Publication:  Flora Mirabilis

A collaboration between National Geographic and the Missouri Botanical Garden, the new National Geographic book Flora Mirabilis: An Illustrated Time Line of Botanical Exploration, Discovery & Delight offers a fascinating look at how plant explorations and botanical passions have shaped human history and culture.    For more information, please click here.

 

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NPR Morning Edition: Illustrator Keeps Artistic Vision Despite Eye Injury

Alice Tangerini got her job illustrating plants for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History straight out of college in 1972. Her boss, botanist Warren Wagner, thinks she's now the best botanical illustrator in the U.S. — even with just one good eye. Listen to the story on NPR: click here.

 

 

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Kadoya and Mattison Receive Certificates

Mieko Kadoya and BASNCR member Margaret Mattison received Certificates in Botanical Art & Illustration from the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical Art.  School Director Margaret Saul presented the certificates in a ceremony on July 26, 2009.  Mieko and Margaret are only the second and third students to have achieved this honor since the school opened in 2004.  It represents two years of intensive class work and another two years of independent work on the final project.  This final project must include three large paintings of plants with a common theme, along with all the research notes, field sketches, and final drawings, which are then submitted to a panel of experts who evaluate the works and determine if the artists meet the requirements of the certificate.  BASNCR congratulates both Mieko and Margaret on their successful completion of the program.

 

 

 

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Works from BASNCR members Margaret Farr and Margaret Saul appear in the new book, Today's Botanical Artists, by Cora B. Marcus and Libby Kyer.  This beautiful collection of botanical art contains over 220 images "that bring modern techniques and a contemporary eye to a venerable tradition."  Hardcover, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2008.