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SPRING 2011
R o c k y M o u n ta in
Society of Botanical Artists
President’s Notes
Hello Everyone!
Here is what we
want to do on “Lily of the Valley”
our next time Courtsey of Annie Reiser
together. May
29 at Koelbel Library from 1
th
The Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists founded in I am happy to say that I finally managed to sit down
1997 is the first chapter of the American Society of Botanical and draw! Of course it helped that the drawing was a
Artists and is open to all persons interested in botanical commission and I had a deadline. The illustration was of
illustration. Texas Blue Bonnets and I did it with colored pencil.
ASBA Journal and RMSBA Newsletter $90.00 membership The Mayflowers are budding here and that is a for sure
includes regular individual membership in the RMSBA and sign of Spring. The other night I participated in the
American Society of Botancial Artists and entitles you to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens “Input” meeting. The
receive both the ASBA Journal and the RMSBA newsletter, Gardens have been open for five years and they are going
as well as participate in all open exhibits and functions. through a re-discovering phase to see what visitors and/
Membership is for one calendar year. Memberships received or members like, dislike and would like to see happen. I
after the first of November in any year will be applied to the of course inquired whether the Gardens were considering
following calendar year. any Botanical Illustration courses since they are building
an education building. My question was noted with
Questions or contributions, please contact enthusiasm, so we shall see what the Gardens procures
Katie Nichols, Editor and I’ll keep you posted.
E-mail: plantmanagerstudio@me.com
Tel.: 207.798.2677 Have a wonderful Spring!
325 Five Islands Road • Georgetown, ME 04548
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TAGAWA 2011 ART SHOW
Hello Artists,
Thank you for your gorgeous art and for participating in the
processes that keep this show happening. We are scheduled
for a Fourth Annual Show in mid April, 2012.
Mary Jo Ramsdale
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Calendar Events
2011
May 29 RMSBA’s Spring Meeting at Koelbel • The Rocky Mountain Garden
Library, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. A show open to all RMSBA members
At the Center for the Arts in Evergreen
May 26- Coming in September through October 2011
FIVE : Sensory Garden,
June 19
• ASBA and RMSBA links to workshops/classes
Opening Reception
Friday, May 27, 2011 6-9 pm www.amsocbotartists.org
www.botanicalartists.org
First Friday
June 3, 2011
6-9 pm General Links to Events and
Workshops/Classes at the Denver Botanic Gardens:
Last Look: coffee with the artist
Sunday, June 19, 2011 • DBG
1-4 pm
www.botanicgardens.org
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RMSBA December 2010 Executive Board Meeting
RMSBA Executive Board Meeting Minutes, held March 27 Victorian era of communication). Could group flowers per
2011 meaning and create card packages. Timeframe: 2012.
Location: Brios, Cherry Creek Another theme suggestion: Western Pioneer Flowers
Documented by: Jan Boyd Haring, Secretary used in everyday life. Venue: Pioneer Museum in
Golden. Could include plants brought with them from
Eight members were in attendance: home: cuttings of fruit trees, peonies, daisies, iris.
Susi Olson -President
Libby Kyer -Exhibit Coordinator Dorothy updated on the Rare 2.0 exhibit. Selection
Dorothy DePaulo - VP from 120 plants on the endangered list within
Sharon Garrett - Membership the Rocky Mountain area. First meeting April 2,
Julie Terry - Events 2011. Goal is the ASBA Conference in 2014.
Vicky MacWilliam - Treasurer
Heidi Snyder - Refreshments Possible future venue for shows: Museum
Jan Boyd Haring - Secretary of Nature and Science, Denver.
Discussion on the no charge shows, Tagawas and
Treasurer’s report from Vicky: Echters. Will try this method this year and see how it
Bank account: 5145.66. goes. Would only need $50. for food and $100 for cards.
Credit Card Fees: We still have our First America Motion passed: if people can’t sit at the venue for a
card/$23. per month fee without additional sales. minimum of two hours, they must pay $20. Heidi says the
Susi is going to investigate “Go Payment on inventory sheets weren’t used at Echters, and it should
Smart Phone” with lower rate. May need to open be mandatory. It’s difficult to make sales without them.
a coverage account with the bank. Discussion
of receiving membership dues via Paypal. RMSBA will have two sales shows and
Membership is down to 59, which is normal for the season. two exhibit shows per year.
Newsletter: Are members reading the newsletter? Katie Future RMSBA Meeting Event ideas
is going to continue her post until the end of the year.
Motion passed to add the newsletter to the blog. Dorothy Susi: Graham Paints – honey based watercolor workshop
mentioned Carol might be interested in updating the Critiques – continuing in other parts of the
newsletter items. metro area – next one at Julie’s house. Try
different days of the week or evenings.
RMSBA Blog: Libby has created a blog:
rmsbartists@blogspot.com. Julie: Alyson B. Stanfield and her book “I’d Rather Be in
Function: for specific entry forms, membership forms, and the Studio”, business of art topic. No fee meeting but
other org-wide notifications. Decision made to have the Alyson would like to sell her books and cds. Or, a fee to
membership application in print and mail format instead attend the meeting and you get a book to take home.
of fill-in pdf. Vicky had corrections to make to the form.
Contact info for each officer will not be displayed. An all day instructional event with Libby/Caran D’ache
Open to all: followers are ok, can also subscribe. and Dorothy/Mylar and a snack break in the middle.
To add information: the contact can be Libby Could be at Koebel Library. Timeframe: Spring 2011.
with a copy to Dorothy to email the group.
Links: Standard – DBG, ASBA, GNSI Another meeting place could be Susi’s
Possible link of the week: informational clubhouse. Discussion on guests being welcome
with comment section to meetings and events if they join RMSBA.
Encourage input from readers, including
info on classes, supplies, and books. ASBA 2014 Notes
Create a gallery function for members, can Ideas for the convention are starting to take shape.
link to their website. Members would be Jan is doing the catalog, Sharon some of the activity
responsible for their own updates. ideas, Susi is handling the totebag, Three shows:
Rare 2.0, a miniature show, and an ASBA show.
Shows
Dorothy has succeeded in getting the Evergreen 03/27/11 RMSBA Executive Board Meeting adjourned
venue for a show theme “Colorado Garden”. It
would be a self juried, “first come first served” entry
process for 35 digital entries. Timeframe 9/11.
Sincerely,
Carol Till
Susan Rubin
2235 Dexter St.
Denver, CO 80207
303-698-2355
susan@susanrubinstudio.com
susanrubinstudio.com
Opening Reception
Friday, May 27, 2011
6-9 pm
First Friday
June 3, 2011
6-9 pm
ARTIST STATEMENT
In an ongoing exploration of the relationship between
people and plants, this group of drawings takes a closer
look at the five senses, sight touch, taste, sound and
smell, and the way we experience the environment.
There is no question that beautiful, delicious, fragrant
plants delight our senses, but it is not their job. Their
scents and colors and tastes are all geared toward
“Woven by Nature”, Courtsey of Lotus McElfish one thing: species survival – theirs, not ours. . It is
coincidence that the sensory output of plants affects
us at all, but they do affect us, and we count on
plants for survival and pleasure – ours not theirs.
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Call for Entries
“The Colorado Garden”
This will be an RMSBA show at the Rotary Gallery at
Center Stage in Evergreen.
Date: September- October 2011 (exact dates will be announced)
Eligibility: This show is open to all members of RMSBA who have paid dues
for 2011.
Media: Entries should be original art. (Watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen
and ink, artist prints such as etchings, oil, egg-tempra, pastel, are all
acceptable.) The artwork can be either a horizontal or vertical format.
Jury: Entries will be vetted for quality, conformity to theme, and space available.
The curator of Evergreen Center for the Arts will review all submitted work for
quality.
Frame Label: Each item must be labeled on back of frame with the artist’s name,
title, medium, contact information and price.
T0 Enter:
E-mail a jpeg. image of your work(not larger than 2 MB) to Dorothy DePaulo at
ddepaulo@gmail.com by August 15, 2011 and include:
Name____________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________
Title of work______________________________________________
Media___________________________________________________
Fees: There will be a $5.00 fee to cover the cost of labels, cards, and hanging
materials. This will be collected at time of delivery of artwork. At this point in
time, we’re waiting to hear if Evergreen charges a commission. There will be no
RMBSA commission. It is also not known at this point in time, whether or not
Evergreen requires that artwork be for sale. As soon as this information is
available, it will be passed on to the membership.
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2014 ASBA Annual Conference
American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) 2014 Annual Meeting
Denver, Colorado
Hosted by
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists (RMSBA)
The 2014 annual meeting of ASBA will be held in Denver, Colorado. Although still 3 years
away, it is time to make arrangements for the meeting to be one of the best possible.
The annual meeting is held in the autumn each year at a location proposed by a local sponsor.
After discussions between several RMSBA members, it was decided to begin with downtown
Denver as a potential meeting location because of the number of hotels with meeting facilities,
variety of restaurants, and proximity to the Denver Art Museum, Contemporary Art Museum,
downtown galleries and other points of interest to visitors. The Denver Visitors Bureau was
contacted to see what might be available for October or November 2014. The week of 8-11
October was identified as unavailable. The Visitors Bureau offered to handle contacting hotels.
As a result, a request for proposals for meeting space for 15-18 October 2014 was sent to
several downtown hotels, with proposals due by 21 January 2011.
In addition to accommodations, classes and meetings, the ASBA meetings frequently have a
concurrent show of botanical art. A proposal was submitted to the Denver Art Museum (DAM)
for such a show. While interested in botanical art, the DAM is not setting up small shows for
2014. Other potential venues have been suggested for the ASBA show.
Putting on a successful annual meeting requires considerable up-front work by the host chapter.
The following help is needed for the Denver meeting:
Conference co-chairs
Local logistics committee (ensures all activities are completed!)
Develop conference title
Registration packets and conference gift
Develop conference PowerPoint for 2013 meeting
Keep conference records
Follow-up reports
Hotel/site liaison and transportation coordinators
Show committee
Local registration committee
Education committee (identify Colorado-based courses and field trips)
Local silent auction support
Graphic design (including development of meeting logo)
Keynote speaker committee
Public relations
There is a great deal of work to be done and plenty to go around! If you are interested in joining
the initial activities, please send an e-mail to Terry Ruiter (tlruiter@msn.com) and Dorothy
DePaulo (ddepaulo@comcast.net). If you have thoughts on any of the topics listed, please pass
them along. Your involvement will be a terrific way to highlight the botanical art being done in
the Rocky Mountain region....and will be a lot of fun!
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RMSBA Postion Vacancies