Quarterly Newsletter First Chapter of the ASBA

resident’s
CONTENTS Notes
President’s Notes.... .........1 Last weekend I found myself in an unusual activity! I was
Upcoming Meetings..........1 learning a new skill, useful in our state, and helping myself as
About RMSBA......... .........2
a botanical artist. I found myself, after attending an excellent
training through the research program of Denver Botanic
Echter’s CFE........... ..........3 Gardens, counting Cypripedium calceolus L. ssp. parvIflorum,
Exhibits of Interest..... .........4 (exquisite tiny yellow lady’s slippers) in a top-secret location in
Echter’s Inventory Sheet ......5 our mountains! This event occurred for my sister, my husband,
Rare Call For Entries.. ....6 & 7 because of my desire to find these little beauties to help me
Computer Helpful Hints........8 complete my plate for the Rare, but really Well Done exhibit for 2009 and me. Oh, I could
have limited it to a few books from the botanical and scientific libraries, the Internet, and
Rare Commitment List........... 9
maybe the herbarium, but I wanted to see the real live specimens in their habitat. After
Society Calendar..... .......11 an early morning start and lengthy drive over roads well suited to my gas-guzzling jeep
Rare T-shirt Order Form... ... 12 we arrived at a walking path. Then we hiked upwards for about 2 to 3 miles to find the
Botanical Realism CFE......13 little yellow heads peeking out under branches and leaves and needles. We were carefully
Workshops of Interest......14 tiptoeing through deep pine forested, spongy terrain, over fallen logs, streams and brush
Common Botanical
to count each little sprout and blossom. Isn’t it interesting what one can get involved in
as an artist? But seriously, I had fun with this new adventure and thank the many people
Illustrators............... ........15who helped me be a help in researching just how endangered these lady’s slippers are
Exhibits Report........ .......15 becoming. I have become quite fond of these minute moccasins in the woods. Mostly
Artists Wanted .....back cover I feel the cause now much more intensely and I am ready to do my best to help in the
Yellow Lady’s Slipper’s plight.
• This wonderful exhibit should help educate the public about the Yellow Lady’s Slipper,
and about 39 other, even more rare, species of Colorado. This project serves this very
important mission of RMSBA: ‘The RMSBA seeks to educate
Upcoming the public on plant diversity, regional plant ecology, and the
RMSBA MEETINGS rationale for preservation of plant species through botanical art
The next meeting will be at the other end of the field season, that is relevant to the region.”
tentatively for Sunday, September 14 from 1:00 – 4:00 at I am being redundant as my last President’s Notes also
Echter’s Greenhouse. CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE MAP®. quoted the RMSBA mission statement but I just wanted to
This is expected to be the final day of our annual show and let you all know how much I am really getting into it! And to
serve our mission statement is to do what we are all about! The
sale at Echter’s and they have agreed to let us have a meeting
best thing is that our organization is not all words but, rather,
there to go over our work and talk about labeling. To provide puts action behind the words of our mission.
the Rare exhibit unity, RMSBA is requiring a specific labeling At the end of September, we will be learning to label our
format for all entries. The labeling standard will be presented at plates for the exhibit. Whether you are participating in this
this workshop. This workshop would also be a terrific place to exhibit or not, this meeting should be most helpful. Many
discuss other work you may be finalizing … because Rare will of us are working on other artwork for family, our friends,
be the focus of so much effort this summer, we expect to see or ourselves and/or to exhibit in future galleries and sites. A
many wonderful pieces that are completed or nearly so. correct and beautiful label of the plant portrayed may be just
The end of year member party will be held in early December. the finishing touch for the artwork. I know I am anxious to
The date and location will be announced as we get closer. learn any tips I can on this “finishing touch”. Hope to see you
at the next meeting to enjoy the learning and fun.

Botanically yours,

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 Pictures of AVAC – Buena vista About the
EXHIBIT RMSBA
The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists founded in 1997 is the
first chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists and is open to all
persons interested in botanical illustration.
RMSBA Officers 2008
President.................................................... Patty McAuliffe
Vice President............................................ Renee Jorgensen
Secretary ................................................... Susi Olson
Treasurer.................................................... Vicky MacWilliam
Marketing.................................................... vacant
Membership Chairperson........................... Sharon Garrett
Programs Development . ........................... Terry Ruiter
Exhibits....................................................... Carol Till
Logistics...................................................... Martha Long
Web Coordinator........................................ Susan Rubin
Newsletter Editor........................................ Katie Nichols
To join the RMSBA, please contact Vicky MacWilliam,Treasurer
Tele.: 719.495.2986
E-mail: hgvmacwm@worldnet.att.net
8285 Freeman Drive • Black Forest, CO 80908
Your $75.00 membership includes regular individual membership in the
RMSBA* and American Society of Botanical Artists* and entitles you to
receive both the ASBA and RMSBA newsletters, as well as participate
in all open exhibits and functions. Membership is for the calendar year.
Memberships received after the first of December in any year will be
applied to the following calendar year. On September 27, 2007 the ASBA
Board of Directors voted for an increase in dues for 2008. This increase
is only for the ASBA portion of your RMSBA fees and everything else will
stay the same.

*ASBA, with its chapter RMSBA, is a registered not-for-profit organization.

Newsletter Submission Deadlines Newsletter Published
January 12th Winter
April 12th Spring
July 12th Summer
October 12th Fall
Questions or contributions, please contact:
Katie Nichols, Editor
E-mail: katienichols@comcast.net
RMSBA member Mary Barnes Tel.: 303.513.5453
7636 Gray Way • Arvada, CO 80003
• Artwork is donated to RMSBA for exclusive use in this newsletter.
Any other use is strictly prohibited without written authorization of the
artist.
• The membership list is printed in whole in the Spring Edition of the
newsletter.
• Reproduction of this newsletter is prohibited without written
permission from RMSBA.
• We welcome your articles, calendar events and images. Please
submit all text as an electronic file in .DOC (Word), .XML (Excel), or
the body of an e-mail. Please submit images in digital format; .JPG,
.TIF, .PDF and at least 300 dpi (resolution; dots per inch) in color.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES Entries Due August 20, 2008

4th Annual Fall Show and Sale

Show Dates: September 5-14, 2008 Location: Echter’s Garden Center, Arvada, CO
Hours: M-Sat: 9-6, Sunday 10-5 www.echters.com
Join us for our fourth year at Echter’s Garden Center for our annual Fall Show and Sale. Echter’s has been a fun location for this
event. Enjoy exhibiting and selling your artwork in this greenhouse setting. Echter’s was just named “Garden Center Retailer of the
Year by the Garden Centers of America! Only one garden center a year gets this national honor. As many of you know, Echter’s has a
great clientele who has been very supportive of our event in the past. This is both an exhibit and a sale. Originals, prints, cards, calen-
dars, etc., are welcome as long as they have a botanical theme. The exhibit will be open 10 full days.
Note: A special RMSBA Rare exhibit meeting will be held the last day of the exhibit at Echter’s. See Meeting details.

Eligibility: RMSBA members with 2008 dues paid.

Eligible Submissions: Original artwork, prints, cards, calendars, etc. with a botanical theme. Work may be framed or unframed. Adhesive hangers
will be available to hang wrapped prints if desired. Prints should be clearly labeled as such to destinguish them from originals.

Labeling: All work that is for sale must be clearly labeled with the following:
Artist Name
Inventory number: Keep it simple.
Medium: Watercolor, colored pencil, etc., or “print”
Price: Sale price (before sales tax) or NFS (not for sale)

Exhibit Information: The work can hang on hinged free-standing wooden lattice panels, be placed in print bins or displayed on tables. If you have
a print bin bring it! It you wish to display on tables (smaller artwork), please bring easels.
Echter’s covers the artwork every night to guard against any damage. The show is set up in an area with a shaded overhead. Each artist assumes li-
ability for any loss and damage to their artwork.

Delivery and Setup: Setup day will be Thurday September 4, 1-4 p.m. When you arrive you’ll check in your artwork (see link to inventory sheet),
select a panel and hang your own artwork. You may bring your own display materials, such as print bins, card holders, etc.
Please arrange for a friend to deliver and install your artwork if you can not. We will not have people available to hang your artwork
Bring the completed inventory sheet with you to the setup.
Bad News: We have to install on a weekday. Good News: The first Friday we’re open is an exceptionally good sales day!

Take-Down: Monday, September 15, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Artists will take down their artwork and do an inventory check-out.

Staffing and Sales: RMSBA members work the exhibit and handle all sales. In the past we’ve had enough members entering, so that each exhibiting
member only had to work a half day. You can sign up for a work time in advance by emailing me. I will be looking for 2 members to work the
first Saturday because of heavy sales volume!
RMSBA will handle sales and sales tax reporting and reimburse members once a final accounting is made.

Reception: Saturday afternoon, September 6, 1-3 p.m.

Fees: Entry fee is $30.00. Make your check payable to RMSBA and mail with your registration form to Carol Till, 3665 Estes Street, Wheat Ridge,
CO 80033.
Registration Deadline: August 20, 2008.
Contact: Carol Till, 303-423-2687, e-mail at caroltill@mindspring.com
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Registration Form
Registration Form and Fees due by August 20, 2008
(Mail with a check to Carol Till, 3665 Estes Street, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Please accept my registration to the “RMSBA Fourth Annual Show and Sale” By my signature below I indicate that I agree to the
terms listed in this Call for Entries.
Signature:_ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date:______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Print Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________ Phone:_______________email:_ __________________________________

I would like _________exhibit postcards.

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 EXHIBITS
OF INTEREST
R.M.S.B.A.
1709 West 113th Ave., Westminster, CO 80234
www.botanicalartists.org

Cover Art: Dorothy DePaulo

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists

4th Annual Show & Sale

September 5 - 14, 2008
Reception- Saturday, September 6, 1 - 3 p.m.

Original Botanical Paintings

Art Prints and Cards

Echter’s Greenhouse & Garden Center

5150 Garrison St., Arvada, CO 80002
303-424-7979, www.echters.com
Hours: Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

*Cash & Checks Only. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards.

Cash and Carry.

Botanical Realism
Science Informs Art

August 27 - November 9, 2008

Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists

4th Rocky Mountain Society of

Botanical Artists Show & Sale
September 5 - 14, 2008
Echter’s Garden Center

“Dendrobium” Courtesy of Libby Kyer

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 INVENTORY
SHEET
RMSBA Fourth Fall Sale
September 5-14, 2008
Echter’s Garden Center
Artist: ____________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________
Phone:____________________________________________________________________________

Inventory No. Description Price Sold Inventory

In
(date) Out

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 UPDATED INFO CALL FOR
ENTRIES

Submissions continued
There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit. Entry fee is $40 for the first entry and $10 for each additional entry. Send a check
for your entry fee payable to RMSBA with the completed entry form, liability form and CD with images to Carol Till, 3665 Estes St., Wheat
Ridge, CO 80033

Submission Deadline: October 31, 2008

Availability: A
 ll artwork must be for sale. Artwork must be available for exhibit for the duration of the touring schedule and may not be
released to the buyer until the end of scheduled exhibits. A commission schedule will be provided to artists upon acceptance.

Further Information:
In order to exhibit the greatest diversity of rare plants, and to avoid duplication, RMSBA is keeping a list of plants artists have
committed to portray. There is no guarantee that any specific artist or plant portrait will be chosen for the exhibition. Please
contact Carol Till for a current list and notify her of your plant choice. Because of the somewhat scarce and protected status of
these plants, we are working with DBG, botanists and others to assemble resources to assist artists in researching, locating
and studying their plant. Please respect the copyright holders of photographs and other resources you may use and get their
permission.

Contact: Call Carol with any questions. Carol Till, 303-423-2687, e-mail at caroltill@mindspring.com

Rare Plants already selected by artists for the Rare Exhibit.

Check the Master List of plants at the website below. Check it against this list to determine what is still available.
Contact Carol Till to register your choice.
http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/rareplants/masterlist.html

Adiantum capillas-veneris, Southern Maidenhair Fern Mimulus eastwoodiae

Aquilegia micrantha
Aquilegia saximontana, Rocky Mtn. columbine
Asclepias uncialis, Dwarf Milkweed
Astragalus humillimus, Mancos milk-vetch
Astragalus osterhoutii, Osterhout milk-vetch
Botrychium campestre, echo, pallidum, linaire
Cypripedium calceolus L. ssp. parviflorumm,Yellow lady’s-slipper
Draba grayana, Gray’s Peak Whitlow Grass
Epipactis gigantea, Giant Helleborine orchid
Eriogonum brandegei, Brandegee wild buckwheat
Eriogonum pelinophilum, Clay-loving wild-buckwheat
Eustoma grandiflorum, Showy Prairie Gentian
Eutrema penlandii, Penland alpine fen mustard
Frasera coloradensis, Colorado Green Gentian
Gaura neomexicana var. coloradensis, Colo. Butterfly plant
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi, Rabbit-Ears gilia
Ipomopsis globularis, Globe gilia
Ipomopsis polyantha, Skyrocket, Pagosa
Lesquerella congesta, Dudley Bluffs bladderpod
Lilium philadelphicum L., Wood Lily
Lygodesmia dolorensensis, Dolores River skeleton plant
Nuttallia chrysantha, Golden blazing star
Machaeranthera coloradoensis-Colorado tansy aster
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Oenothera harringtonii, Arkansas Valley evening primrose
Oönopsis puebloensis, Pueblo goldenweed
Oxybaphus rotundifolius Standley Round-leaf four-o’clock
Papaver klutenensis, Alpine Poppy
Pediocactus knowltonii, Knowlton cactus
Pellaea astropurpurea, Purple cliff-brake
Penstemon debilis, Beardtongue, Parachute
Penstemon harringtonii, Harrington beardtongue
Penstemon penlandii, Penland beardtongue
Penstemon scariosus albifluvis, Beardtongue, White River
Phacelia formosula, North Park phacelia
Phacelia submutica, Phacelia, DeBeque
Physaria alpina, Avery Peak Twinpod
Physaria bellii, Mulligan Bell’s twinpod
Physaria obcordata, Dudley Bluffs twinpod
Pyrola picta, Picture leaf wintergreen
Ranunculus gelidus, Tundra buttercup
Sclerocactus glaucus, Uinta Basin hookless cactus
Sclerocactus mesae-verdae, Mesa Verde cactus
Spiranthes diluvialis, Ute ladies’-tresses
Sullivantia hapemanii, Hanging garden sullivantia
Thalictrum heliophilum
Viola pedatifida
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ENTRIES

Imperiled Plants of Colorado

Traveling 2009-2010
The RMSBA is enlisting our members to produce original artworks of rare plants of Colorado for a special traveling exhibition. This juried
exhibition will include forty or more original artworks including all thirteen federally listed endangered and threatened species in the state.
This is an opportunity to further our stated mission to, “educate the public on plant diversity, regional plant ecology, and the rationale for
preservation of plant species through botanical art that is relevant to the region”. We plan to exhibit it in several locations around the state.
***PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORK ON YOUR PLATE.***

Eligibility: RMSBA members in good standing (dues paid for 2008).

Subject: 1) Plants listed on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife List of Endangered and Threatened Plants web site for the State of Colorado. Web
site: http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/StateListing.do?state=CO&status=listed
2) Plants listed in the Colorado Master Plant List from The Colorado Rare Plant Field Guide, produced through the efforts of the
Colorado Rare Plant Technical Committee, updated 3/1/99. Master List web site with photos:
http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu/rareplants/masterlist.html
3) List from Colorado Rare Plant Initiative targeted for priority conservation, April 2008. Contact Carol Till for the list.

Media: Two-dimensional original artwork in color. Colored pencil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic and mixed media allowed. All artwork must
have a white background. No colored papers or backgrounds allowed. Any natural elements or environment included in the
painting should be site specific to your plant subject.

Sizes and Format:

Image size: The artwork can be any be any size up to a maximum WIDTH of 12 inches and maximum HEIGHT of 16 inches, and
any format (vertical, horizontal or square.) Paper size: The artist needs to add one inch or more margin all around the image size.

Presentation:
To create a professional exhibit, framing will be standardized, frames will be VERTICAL format, gallery style, 16” wide x 20” high.
RMSBA will provide conservation framing to members at the cost of $100 per frame which will include maple frame, UV Resistant
Plexiglas, custom matting with 8-ply archival rag mat, acid-free backing, all incidental framing materials and labor. Artists will
submit the artwork upon acceptance to the exhibit with the framing fee made payable to RMSBA.

Scale: The provision to “show the plant actual size somewhere on the plate”has been removed. All enlarged views must be clearly
labeled with a bar scale.

Labeling: All work must be accurately labeled on the front of the plate with the scientific name using RMSBA labeling standards developed
for this exhibit. RMSBA will have a workshop in September to provide this information. Do not label your artwork until those
details are provided. Details will be e-mailed to members and posted on our Web-site soon!

Jurors: Susan T. Fisher, Director, Art Institute at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Carolyn Crawford, Botanical Artist, James Von Loh,
MS, Consulting Botanist.
Submissions:
All works must be submitted for jury selection. The work will be judged according to the usual ASBA criteria – artistic sensitivity,
technical skill and botanical accuracy.
Entries must be submitted digitally at 300 dpi color, jpg format, 8” high on a CDs labeled with artist’s name and title(s) of
artwork(s). Individual files on disk must be labeled with artwork title, size, and medium. CDs will not be returned to the artist. The
entry form will be posted on the RMSBA web site. A liability form must be completed by all artists applying to this exhibit. The
form is posted on our Web site.

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 COMPUTER
HELPFUL HINTS
Do you have questions, frustrations, or a learning curve
with computers? If so, please contact Katie Nichols and I
will post the questions/answers here, so that everyone may
improve their computer skills. I am always available to have
a phone chat or e-mail to help you out.
SECURE WIRELESS INTERNET FRIENDLY
REMINDER
For those of you who have ventured to using or maybe those
that are thinking of using wireless Internet connection,
please take the extra steps to make your access “secure”. This
will make sure that no one else can jump onto your wireless
and/or hack into your sensitive material. Follow your
wireless modem setup manual and if you have problems,
contact your computer support as each system is a little bit
different.
ADOBE
Here is the link to Adobe Reader. This is the application
you will need to open and read the RMSBA newsletter.
Word, Excel & PowerPoint files
Did you know that Apple’s iWork suite can open most types
of Word, Excel and PowerPoint files? It can also save to
these formats, which can then be sent to, and safely read by,
Windows PCs. And it only costs $99, as opposed to $649
for Microsoft Office. You can even download a free 30 trial
of iWork from Apple’s web site.
Restart
It might seem obvious, but often a restart is just what your
Mac needs when it hits a bump in the road. I recommend
restarting your Mac at least once a week for optimal
performance, more if needed.
Repair disk permissions
A good, regular maintenance routine to perform is to
repair your Mac’s disk permissions. You can do this in the
Disk Utility program, which is located in Applications/
Utilities. I recommend doing this once every month or
two. Also do this before you update your computer and
then do it after you have restarted your computer from
doing updates.
OK!, I totally admit that I am biased with being a
Machead and knowing helpful hints for Macs. I’ve been
searching for Windows helpful hints, but to no avail, I
couldn’t find hints that didn’t sound extremely nerdy! (I’ll
give anyyou complete permission to harass me on my bias).
I asked my husband for some Windows helpful hints and
his suggestion was to go to a Mac or Linux operating
system (sorry, I had to rub that in!).
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Forgot your Windows XP Home password?
If you want to log on to a computer but have forgotten your
password, there is no cause for alarm. The following options
are available to help you access the system:
• Verify that you have typed the letters of your password in
the correct case; case sensitivity.
• Access a password hint on the Welcome screen.
• Use a password reset disk.
• Log on as administrator to assign a new password to your
account.
Use password hints
A memory aid can help remind you of your password. If you
have entered a password hint in your user account, you can
access the hint on the Welcome screen. To display the hint,
click the question mark (?) that is next to your user account.
Type your password box/Password Hint displayed
How to set a password hint as a precaution
1. Log on to your computer.
2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click User Accounts. (User Accounts icon)
4. Click your user account, and then click Change my
password. User Accounts/Tasks window List of account
options/Change password selected
5. Enter your current password, enter a new password, and
then enter the new password again to confirm it.
6. Enter the password hint, and then click Change
Password. Change your password window
7. The change will take effect the next time that you log on.
Note: If you want to keep your existing password, you must
enter it as the current password, enter it again as the new
password, and then enter it one more time to confirm the
password.
Reset your password
If you cannot determine your password by using these
methods, you must reset the password. You can do this if you
have previously created a password reset disk as described in
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 894901.
If you do not have a password reset disk, you must log on by
using the administrator account. You can use the administrator
account to delete the forgotten password and then to create
a new password as described in Microsoft Knowledge Base
article 894902.
More info/link to this helpful hint at: www.Microsoft.com
 Rare Plants Artist Commitment List, July 12, 2008
Here is the list of artists who have contacted me with their plant choice.
If there is anything incorrect on this list, or you are not listed and should be, please contact Carol Till. The botanists
at CNHP are reviewing this plant list for accuracy in plant names. There have been some changes to common names
on this list. You will be furnished that information with the labeling criteria, soon.

Mary Barnes...........................................Eutrema penlandii, Penland alpine fen mustard

Jan Baucum............................................Penstemon scariosus albifluvis, White River beardtongue
Karla Beatty...........................................Draba grayana, Gray’s Peak Whitlow Grass
Mary Clark.............................................Lygodesmia doloresensis, Dolores River skeleton plant
Bev Coogan............................................Thalictrum heliophilum
Bev Coogan............................................Mimulus eastwoodiae
Kathy Cranmer.......................................Pyrola picta, Picture leaf wintergreen
Cathy Cridenbaugh................................Aquilegia chrysantha
Cathy Cridenbaugh................................Aquilegia micrantha
Dorothy DePaulo...................................Physaria alpina
Saundra Dowling...................................Phacelia submutica, DeBeque phacelia
Ann Fleming..........................................Sclerocactus mesae-verdae, Mesa Verde cactus
Sharon Garrett........................................Penstemon penlandii, Penland beardtongue
Jan Boyd Haring....................................Sullivantia hapemanii, Hanging garden sullivantia
Colleen Hillmeyer..................................Botrychium campestre; echo, pallidum and lineare
Renee Jorgensen.....................................Astragalus osterhoutii, Osterhout milk-vetch
Marjorie Joy...........................................Eriogonum brandegei, Brandegee wild buckwheat
Marjorie Joy...........................................Oxybaphus rotundifolius Standley Round-leaf four-o’clock
Marjorie Joy...........................................Nuttallia chrysantha , Golden blazing star
C. Klingensmith.....................................Viola pedatifida
Martha Long...........................................Ipomopsis polyantha, Skyrocket, Pagosa
Beth Lovold...........................................Ranunculus gelidus, Tundra buttercup
Vicky MacWilliam.................................Eriogonum pelinophilum, Clay-loving wild-buckwheat
Linda Mahoney......................................Eustoma grandiflorum, Showy Prairie Gentian
Patty McAuliffe.....................................Cypripedium calceolus L. ssp. parviflorumm,Yellow lady’s-slipper

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 Rare Plants Artist Commitment List, (continued)

Jill Moring..............................................Oenothera harringtonii, Arkansas Valley evening primrose

Jill Moring..............................................Oönopsis puebloensis, Pueblo goldenweed
Heather Myers........................................Asclepias uncialis, Dwarf Milkweed
Katie Nichols.........................................Gaura neomexicana var. coloradensis, Colo. Butterfly plant
Susan Olson...........................................Sclerocactus glaucus, Uinta Basin hookless cactus
Mary Jo Ramsdale..................................Papaver klutenensis, Alpine Poppy
Mary Jo Ramsdale..................................Penstemon harringtonii, Harrington beardtongue
Ann Reiser.............................................Epipactis gigantea, Giant Helleborine orchid
Ann Reiser.............................................Lesquerella congesta , Dudley Bluffs bladderpod
Susan Rubin...........................................Aquilegia saximontana, Rocky Mtn. columbine
Susan Rubin...........................................Pediocactus knowltonii, Knowlton cactus
Terry Ruiter............................................Astragalus humillimus, Mancos milk-vetch
Terry Ruiter............................................Spiranthes diluvialis, Ute ladies’-tresses
Connie Sayas..........................................Physaria bellii, Mulligan Bell’s twinpod
Heidi Snyder..........................................Machaeranthera Coloradoensis - Colorado tansy-aster
Gai Swanson..........................................Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi, Rabbit-ear gilia
Gai Swanson..........................................Pellaea atropurpurea. Purple cliff-brake
Heidi Taylor...........................................Ipomopsis globularis Globe gilia
Carol Till................................................Phacelia formosula, North Park phacelia
Peggy Turchette.....................................Lilium philadelphicum L., Wood Lily
Patricia Whalen......................................Adiantum capillas-veneris, Southern Maidenhair Fern
Patricia Whalen......................................Frasera coloradensis, Colorado Green Gentian
Suzanne Wuerthele.................................Penstemon debilis, Beardtongue, Parachute
Suzanne Wuerthele.................................Physaria obcordata, Dudley Bluffs twinpod

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 SOCIETY
CALENDAR
2008 • Café Botanique Lectures Sept. 6 - Nov. 2
http://cb-lectures-mervi.blogspot.com/ Student Art Show: Highlights of the Botanical
August 13 Illustration Program:
Betsy Neely, Senior Conservation Planner, The Nature Students of the Gardens’ certificate program display their
Concervancy, Boulder: TBA (Colorado Rare Plant best work exploring botanical art and illustration. Many
Initiative) of the paintings will be for sale (proceeds benefit the
September 4 Botanical Art and Illustration program).
Susan Saarinen, SLA, Saarinen design and flowers Sept. 6 - Nov. 30, 2008
September 18 Observing Orchids
John McKay, Ph.D., CSU: How Local is Local? (about The Gardens’ Botanical Illustration program exhibits
local adaptation, conservation and restauration) artful renderings of tropical orchids. This exhibition will
October 2 be complemented by rare books and prints, as well as
Larry V. Benson, Ph.D., USGS: Corn and the Fall of herbarium sheets of preserved orchids. A living display of
Anasazis orchids will be on view in the Gardens’ Lobby Court.
October 16 September 14
Judith Reynolds, Durango, CO: TBA (about RMSBA Fall Meeting
Nordenskjöld and Mesa Verde) Echter’s Garden Center
November 6 1 - 4 p.m.
Alexander Viazmensky, St. Petersburg, Russia: Mushroom September 28, 11-2 pm
Magic (mushroom hunting in Russia) Brunch for members at The Wildlife Experience.
November 20 October 31, 2008
Roy Roath, Ph.D., CSU: TBA (Colorado Grasslands and RMSBA RARE, but really Well Done!, Imperiled Plants of
Range management) Colorado Exhibit Entry Deadline
General Links to Events
July 3 - August 16 DBG
RMSBA Native Plants Exhibit, Arkansas Valley http://www.botanicgardens.org/
Art Center. Reception: July 12, 5-6:30 p.m.
ASBA
July 5 - Aug. 31 http://amsocbotartists.org/
Portraits of Heirloom Plants
The Gardens’ Botanical Illustration program exhibits
careful renderings of perennial flowers and vegetables from
the class of heirloom plants. These plants, many no longer
used in modern agriculture and horticulture, are enjoying
a renewed popularity. Many gardeners grow them for their
historical interest, others to preserve the plant for future “Victoria” Courtesy of Julie Sprinkle
generations.
July 31, 2008
Botanical Realizm Exhibit Entry deadline
August 27 - November 9, 2008
Botanical Realism-Science informs Art
RMSBA exhibit at The Wildlife Experience
Sept. 5 - Sept. 14
RMSBA 4th Annual Show and Sale
Echter’s Greenhouse, Arvada, CO
September 6, 1-3 pm
RMSBA Reception at Echters

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 T-Shirt Order Form
for RMSBA RARE Plant Show
T-Shirts are being printed for the Rare Plant Show. Both styles come in three colors.
We will have plenty of T’s printed to accompany the shows, but we would like to make
preferred sizes and colors available to RMSBA members.
The silkscreen “RARE, but really Well Done” will be printed in one color.
Price of each shirt is $20.00
1. Choose your style(s)
2. Choose your sizes and colors
3. Send the form and your check to Jan Boyd Haring or Mary Jo Ramsdale:
Note: You can also submit your order form and check or cash at the 9/14/08 RMSBA meeting at Echters.

Jan Boyd Haring Mary Jo Ramsdale
P.O. Box 764 14186 E. Hampden Place
Cascade, CO 80809-0764 Aurora, CO 80014-1496
E-mail questions: kimharing087502@msn.com E-mail questions: mjrams@comcast.net

4. Order deadline: October 1, 2008

Back and front logo idea (These may be

Ladie’s Style Men’s Style
modified as show dates move closer)

Rocky Mountain

Rare
but really
Society of Botanical Artists

Rare
Well Done! Plants of Colorado
Exhibit
2009

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 UPDATED INFO CALL FOR
ENTRIES
Botanical Realism: Art Informs Science Entries Due July 31
Date Change: August 27 - November 9, 2008 Location: The Wildlife Experience, 10035 South Peoria St., Parker, CO 80134
www.thewildlifeexperience.org • There is an admission fee to TWE. See their Web site for prices.
The Wildlife Experience (TWE) has invited the RMSBA to exhibit our botanical artwork at their facility to coincide with a nationally touring floral art
exhibit, “Blossom, the Art of Flowers” http://www.susankblackfoundation.org/blossom.htm. This juried exhibit received entries from 970 artists from 14
countries. Our exhibit, “Botanical Realism” provides RMSBA with an opportunity to educate the public about the genre of botanical art and illustration
and how it differs from floral art. Our theme emphasizes the combination of art and science that distinguishes botanical art and illustration. Whether you
consider your work “illustration” or “art”, bring your finest work to this exhibit to illustrate what botanical artists do best.
Eligibility: RMSBA members with 2008 dues paid.
Theme: Botanical Realism, Art informs Science
Botanical art and illustration requires close scientific observation and realistic documentation. Artists combine the demands for botanical accuracy with
artistic and technical skills to produce artwork that is both scientifically illustrative and artistically appealing.
Prizes: RMSBA will provide a Curator’s Choice Award of $100 which will be presented to the artwork chosen as best illustrating the exhibits theme. We
are honored to have The Wildlife Experience Executive Director, Richard Smartt, Ph.D. and Exhibits Manager, Connie Mohrman selecting the award
winning piece.
Eligible Submissions: Artwork produced in the past 3 years which has not be previously exhibited at this venue. Space is limited, so we are limiting
artworks to those less than 30 inches in width (framed). All artwork must be framed and securely wired for framing. No sawtooth hangers.
Media: Two-dimensional original artwork of botanical subjects. No prints or print derivatives. Any natural elements or environment included in the
painting should be site specific. No props, man-made objects or non-botanical elements allowed.
Labeling: All work that is labeled must follow standard botanical labeling format. Any picture which is labeled incorrectly or which contains misspelling
will not be allowed in the exhibit.
Photography: TWE and RMSBA will have permission to photograph the artwork for reproduction in brochures or other marketing/public relations efforts
related to the exhibition.
Gallery Information: TWE’s Habitat Hallway, is outside of the café and theater on the museum’s first floor. It is a space that has high traffic from visitors
and is available for receptions and other events. Food and beverages may be consumed in this area. Low railings have been permanently installed in this
area to enforce distance from the walls and there is security camera surveillance. Given the conditions noted above, every effort will be made to ensure the
safety of the artwork displayed in Habitat Hallway.
Sales: TWE will not put prices on gallery labels or handle any sales. TWE will have a contact list available for people who want to reach the artists.
RMSBA will not be handling any sales. RMSBA will post a price list and artist contact information on our web site during the exhibit so that artists can be
contacted by interested buyers. Any works sold must hang for the duration of the exhibit.
Reception: TWE will be hosting a invitation-only Sunday Brunch reception to celebrate our show, as well as Blossom~Art of Flowers and the Colorado
Artist Guild show. All RMSBA members will receive an invitation. The brunch will be Sunday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Curator’s Choice
Award will be presented during the brunch program.
Delivery and Pickup: Delivery to Terry Ruiter’s (6260 South Grant, Centennial CO; 303.798.9452) on Sunday, 10 August, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.. It should all
be wrapped and ready to go or you will be sent back to wrap it. Artwork must be adequately wrapped for safety in transport. Minimum requirement is a soft
covering of bubble wrap, or soft-packed in a box. Items will be repacked in the original materials by TWE. Pickup details TBD.
Fees: Members may enter one or two original pieces for $25.00. Make your check payable to RMSBA and mail with your registration form to Carol Till,
3665 Estes Street, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033.
Registration Deadline: July 31, 2008.
Contact: Carol Till, 303-423-2687, e-mail at caroltill@mindspring.com
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Registration Form
Registration Form and Fees due before July 31, 2008
(Mail with a check for $25 to Carol Till, 3665 Estes Street, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 or
e-mail form to caroltill@mindspring.com (and don’t forget to mail your check!)
Please accept my registration to the “Botanical Realism” exhibit at The Wildlife Experience. By my signature below
I indicate that I agree to the terms listed in this Call for Entries.
Signature:_ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Date:___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_ _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Artwork Entered: List your entries in order of hanging preference, if we must limit entries due to space constraints.
1) Title:Medium:_______________________Approx. Framed Size:___________________Price:$__________________________
2) Title:Medium:_______________________Approx. Framed Size:___________________Price:$__________________________
Artist contact information for the price list:_______________________________ Postcards can be picked up at artwork delivery.
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 WORKSHOPS
OF INTEREST
Contact for workshop:
Marjorie Leggitt
mcl@leggittdesign.com
http://www.science-art.com/member.asp?id=57
303.394.0566
Postcards from … Ghost Ranch (Sept 25-28, 2008) A
very talented painting colleague, Linda Lowry, and I will be
teaching a 4 day painting workshop at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu,
New Mexico. Many of you are familiar with the spectacular
landscapes made famous in Georgia O’Keefe’s paintings...
Ghost Ranch is that local!

ASBA has an immense list of workshops available online.

Click HERE to be directly taken to the Web site page.

DBG, of course has wonderful courses and workshops “Pasque Flower” Courtesy of Heidi Snyder
available for anyone interested. Click HERE to be directly
taken to the Educational Web site page.

Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski
Program Coordinator, mervihj@botanicgardens.org
Blog Spot link:
http://www.botanicalillustration.blogspot.com/

“Trunk Show” Courtesy of Julie Sprinkle

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 COMMON EXHIBITS
BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATORS REPORT
Here is an interview with Frank Merrem, he lives in This summer and fall are busy times for RMSBA events
Boulder. and exhibits!
How and why did you become interested in Botanical • Deadline July 31, 2008. “Botanic Realism, Art informs
Illustration? Science” at The Wildlife Experience August 27 - November
I’ve been a member of DBG for years and enjoyed it as a very 9. A Curators Award and cash prize will be presented at the
pleasant place for doing photography. Because of my interest in Reception Brunch on September 28. See Call for Entries
photography and art in general, I wanted to learn more about for details.
color and color mixing. So my first class was Color Mixing. • Call for Entries in this newsletter for our 4th Show and
Then — why not — pencil. Then, painting a botanical mural Sale at Echters — September 5-14, 2008. Originals, prints
(painting scientifically accurate representations of prehistoric and cards are welcome at this event. Entry deadline is
plants on a dinosaur) should be fun. Well, are you beginning to August 20.
see a pattern? • Rare Exhibit News — The exhibit will debut in
What has been the one piece that you are most happy about? March - May of 2009 at Denver Botanic Gardens.
I believe that it is a pen and ink drawing of a dried chili. Stay The exhibit will move to Steamboat Art Museum in
Steamboat Springs for a Memorial Weekend opening.
tuned for another class and another “most happy piece.”
The exhibit will hang there through September.
What are your other interests; gardening, etc.? www.steamboatartmuseum.com
Reading, good food, art, photography, music are some of the • We welcome their curator
things that I really like to do. If I did not live in a very small and artist, Shirley Stocks as
apartment I would try some gardening. a new RMSBA member!
What is the medium that you prefer to work with? • The Center for Southwest
Though I have not yet taken BI classes in watercolor or colored Studies at Fort Lewis
pencil I have fun with all of them.While in college I would break College in Durango
up my course work in physics/math/and chemistry with the will host the exhibit
occasional class in from November 2009-May 2010.
art: oils, ink, and http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/
watercolor. We are thrilled to exhibit
in such great galleries and
Do you have your will be working on activities
certificate from DBG in to enhance each exhibit.
Botanical Illustration? • Rare Entry deadline
No, not yet, another year or two.
is October 31, 2008
Do you have a challenge to accomplish? — See changes in
Finish the certificate in BI and then take more classes. requirements in attached call for entries.
Mmmmmm … maybe teach? • There are nearly 400 plants listed as “Rare” in Colorado,
so if you want to join in, there are still lots of choices.
What are the other items in your life that you would like to
share?
• Order your “Rare, but really Well Done!” tee shirts in this
issue. Thanks to MaryJo Ramsdale and Jan Boyd Haring
I’m retired from the Federal Government where
for managing this project!
I did computer software/application research.
Now I enjoy cooking and eating my “models” • A June 22 meeting was well attended by Rare exhibit
that I have just illustrated or photographed. project volunteers. Products to accompany the Rare
exhibit being developed are gicleé prints, cards and a
Who/what is your inspiration/muse? catalog. Let me know if you want to join in!
I see so many wonderful pieces of art: botanical illustrations,
Thanks to the eight or so RMSBA members who attended
paintings from all periods of time, impossible not to look at the “Drawn from Nature” reception on July 12 at Arkansas
photographs, etc. that I want to create. This/that is my muse, Valley Art Center in Buena Vista! Mary Barnes’ talk on
my inspiration. herbal/medicinal uses of plants illustrated was fascinating.
What is your favorite plant/flower? The exhibit runs until August 16.
I don’t believe I yet have one. On the other side of that
question: I try to stay away from roses. Contact me with any questions, Carol Till,
303-423-2687 • caroltill@mindspring.com

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 Artists Wanted
The Wildlife Experience would like one or two RMSBA members
to come to the museum and do some sketching and answer
questions regarding botanical art during our September 6, Family
Fun Day event. Family Fun Day is the first Saturday of every
month and includes such things as: animal trivia and bingo,
story time, art and science projects, and special entertainment or
educational presentations. Visitors of all ages come out for these
events and our traffic increases. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. If an artist or artists were available, maybe from
12-2 or something, that would be great. This would be
a nice complement to our “Botanic Realism” exhibit.
Contact Carol Till if you are interested

“Rosa mundi” Courtesy of Constance Sayas

7636 Gray Way • Arvada, CO 80003

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