If you have any interest in botanical art, don't miss Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters through August 31, 2008 at the Getty Center. From the Getty website: "Enterprising and adventurous, these women raised the artistic standards of natural history illustration and helped transform the field of entomology, the study of insects. The exhibition presents books, prints, and watercolors by Merian and her contemporaries and features one of the greatest illustrated natural history books of all time, The Insects of Suriname."As an adjunct to the exhibit you can visit with botanical artists in the Central Garden as they demonstrate materials and techniques for rendering plants and flowers. Free; no reservations required. Learn more about artist-at-work demonstrations. Thursdays and Sundays, July 3–31, 2008, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Getty Center, Central Garden.
After visiting the exhibit I wandered around the garden talking to the various artists. Their work is inspiring. And each one had a different story to tell about how they came to this avocation. The Central Garden is in its full summer glory right now as you can see from the photo above.
I learned the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California is to host the 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Botanical Artists October 30, 2008 - November 1, 2008 at The Huntington Library. I plan on being there!
(Photo copyright roslyn m wilkins)
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