News
Above: OBA kept busy last fall with the Mums and More Exhibit at Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, the Jeanne Debons workshop, and the November 2019 bi-annual meeting.
Above: Western skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanum, by Aislinn Adams
(Pen & ink with digitized color) Members' News
Congratulations to Margaret Trent for her inclusion in a Florilegium exhibit at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland. The show runs from October 16 to December 13, 2020. To see Margaret's art and read about the exhibit, see the Press Release. Congratulations to Aislinn Adams who was recognized in an article in the June 2020 edition of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) magazine for her native plant illustration work at Oregon's Silver Falls State Park. To read the article, click here Congratulations to Janene Walkky who won recognition for her painting of native violets and the endangered silverspot butterfly in the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) "A Banner Year" virtual exhibition for 2020. Her painting will appear on the ASBA Membership page of their website at www.asba-art.org/membership November 16, 2019 Bi-Annual Meeting Held in Milwaukie, Oregon Minutes from the meeting and a selection of photos ..................................................... Welcome New Members! Judith Baer, Toni Luchessa, Hollye Maxwell, Barbara Schoeberl, Carol Stepick, Margaret Trent, Kara Wilde ..................................................... Members who are Botanical Art Teachers: Check these teachers' websites for more information about their teaching schedules Aislinn Adams, Salem, Oregon http://www.aislinnadams.com Jeanne Debons, Bend, Oregon http://www.jeannedebons.com Dorota Haber-Lehigh, Seaside, Oregon http://www.dorotahaberlehigh.com Janet Parker, Portland, Oregon http://www.janetparker-art-design.com Nora Sherwood, Lincoln City, Oregon www.norasherwood.com |
Upcoming EventsNext OBA meetings:
Monthly Meeting: January 6, 2021 (online Zoom Meeting) (There will be no monthly meetings for the rest of 2020 due to the October Sarah Morrish workshop, and the November and December biannual meetings) Next Bi-annual Meetings: (online Zoom Meetings) November 14, 2020 (Part 1: Julia Trickey presentation) December 12, 2020 (Part 2: Social, Business Meeting and Member Presentations) .................................................... EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Online Workshops and Classes for Botanical Artists To see a list of organizations and artists who are currently presenting online learning opportunities for botanical artists, click here Janet Parker Janet teaches ongoing botanical drawing classes and workshops at Oregon Society of Artists (OSA). Most have been cancelled for 2020, but options for online classes are being explored. Click here to link to the OSA website and read about current online learning opportunities, or contact Janet at jkp920@gmail.com for more information. Dorota Haber-Lehigh Dorota teaches at Hoffmann Center in Manzanita, Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Cannon Beach Arts Association and Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. More detailed information about workshops can be found on her website: www.dorotahaberlehigh.com/classes.html Sitka Center for Art and Ecology Several OBA members regularly teach workshops at Sitka, including Dorota Haber-Lehigh, Janet Parker and Nora Sherwood. Many workshops have been cancelled for 2020, however there are some online workshops available. For more information, click here ..................................................... EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES Call for Entries Wild Treasures: Oregon's Native Plants in Contemporary Botanical Art August 2021, at Oregon Society of Artists Submissions accepted January 10 - May 1, 2021 For more information click here 
Above: This is the promotion for our Wild Treasures exhibit on the Oregon Society of Artists website. Artwork by Dorota Haber-Lehigh.
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