Exhibits
2009-2010
RARE:
Imperiled
Plants of Colorado
This
juried exhibit features 40 contemporary illustrations of Colorado
rare plants. Designed to promote awareness and conservation of these
special plants, the exhibit will travel the state in 2009 and 2010.
•Denver Botanic Gardens
March 7 to May 17, 2009
• Steamboat Art Museum
Steamboat
Springs, Colorado
May 23 – September 30, 2009
• Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College,
Durango, Colorado
October
2009 – May 31, 2010
• Business of Art Center
Manitou
Springs, Colorado
July
1 – September 2010
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Rocky
Mountain Society of Botanical Artists
is
a chapter of

Officers
President: Terry Ruiter
Vice President: Susan Olson
Secretary: Jan Boyd Haring
Treasurer: Vicky MacWilliam
Membership: Sharon Garrett
Exhibits: Carol Till
Marketing:
Julie Sprinkle
Refreshments: Susan DiMarchi
Programs: Annie Reiser
Newsletter Editor: Katie Nichols
Web Coordinator: Susan
Rubin
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The
Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists was founded
in 1997 as the first regional chapter of the American Society
of Botanical Artists. The Society is open to all artists
interested in preserving and growing the tradition of botanical
art.
Following the centuries-old tradition of botanical illustration,
these artworks are realistic portrayals of plants and flowers,
created as a blend of art and science. Each piece meets
the demands of scientific accuracy, insuring that scale;
color and form are true reflections of the plant portrayed.
Modern elements of light and depth, composition created
by the artist and more three-dimensional form are added.
The renderings are exquisitely detailed, able to illustrate
far more detail than is possible with a photograph.
Work is presented in many media, including pen and ink,
watercolor, gouache, scratchboard, acrylics, and colored
pencil. Many of the artists show their work in regional
and national juried exhibits, and their work is collected
across the nation.
We are in an era of resurgence of interest in botanical
art. The artists produce images seamlessly blending old
and new, scientific facts with creative license, resulting
in works that bloom gracefully and endlessly.
Interested
in becoming a member of the RockyMountain Society
of Botanical Artists?
Click
here
to
download a registration form in interactive PDF format.
Botanical
Illustration... History
RMSBA
Mission Statement
RMSBA
Bylaws
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Physaria
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Pediocactus knowltonii
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