It was a chilly March weekend on Cape Cod when a group of talented artists gathered to enjoy a weekend of creativity, workshops, camaraderie and food. NESBA had its first weekend retreat in Harwich in a light filled space at 204 Sisson.
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Hunting for Wildflowers in the Woods of Indiana
Creating Gifts for the Holidays Using Your Botanical Artwork
Meet our New NESBA Board Members
Lichen, they’re everywhere!
Massachusetts Horticultural Society Offers Certificate In Botanical Art and Illustration
Twenty years ago, botanical art classes were launched by the Friends of Wellesley College Botanic Gardens (WCBG) and taught in the WCBG Visitors center. The program was defined as ‘bringing together fine art and scientific accuracy in an integrated course of study set in Wellesley College Botanic Gardens.’ Since then, we have created a certificate program in Botanical Art and Illustration and introduced many hundreds of artists to the exacting practice of recording the beauty and wonder of the natural world.
The Miniature World of Mosses: A Closer Look
It’s hard to see a moss for what it really is. As part of an ecosystem, and in art, moss can seem like an afterthought—a sprig of parsley at the edge of an already appealing plate. But moss is so much more than harmless decoration. If we look closely at mosses we can see their diversity and also their beauty. (Continued…)
Decorative Matting for Botanical Art
Quite a few years ago, before I had the opportunity to study botanical illustration, I began collecting botanical prints to be framed as artwork for my home. When I presented the prints to a local framer, they intentionally prepared a decorative mat in the style of English botanical art framing and included bands of marbled paper and colored lines as a method of embellishing the print. At the time, I was unaware that this was a recognized technique for framing botanical art, and it was not until years later that I researched this framing technique.