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by Melanie Campbell-Carter, posted by Deb Shaw
February 27, 2016 was a picture-perfect day for botanical art at Roger’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar! Featured prominently for the fourth Annual Day of Art at Roger’s Gardens, the BAGSC outreach table was well received by the public, with hardly a moment for breaks. Deborah Shaw, Diane Daly, and Clara Josephs presented a Nature Journaling workshop, delighting visitors with a chance to draw freesias, pansies, and other lovelies from the nursery.
Additional BAGSC members came as well, and there were a lot of visitors who had seen BAGSC at the Bowers Museum demonstrations and joined us at Rogers.
Theresa Marino, the Fine Art Gallery director, was thrilled with the art provided by our BAGSC artists. She can’t wait for the upcoming BAGSC exhibit, “Looking for Flora,” slated for May 21-June 5, 2016. (BAGSC members should have received the Roger’s Gardens “Call for Entries” for “Looking for Flora” in your email. If you haven’t received it, please contact Deb Shaw. Submission deadline is April 23, 2016.)
The framed art gallery on the shaded outdoor furniture pavilion was thronged with visitors most of the day, enjoying over 50 submissions in all media. Member Terri Munroe sold her lovely painting, and members Deborah Shaw and Melanie Campbell-Carter took home “Award of Excellence” blue ribbons for their submitted artworks. Thanks to all the participating members, as well as the visiting members, who helped make this another successful BAGSC outreach event.
Participating BAGSC artists included: Melanie Campbell-Carter, Clara Josephs, Suzanne Kuuskmae, Patricia Mark, Arillyn Moran-Lawrence, Terri Munroe, Diane Nelson Daly, Mitsuko Schultz, Deborah Shaw, and Ellie Yun-Hui Tu.
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Theresa Marino, Gallery Director, Roger’s Gardens, hanging blue ribbons after the judging. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
Deborah Shaw demonstrated on her painting of Opuntia with cochineal. Many of the visitors who had seen BAGSC at the Bowers Museum demonstrations commented, “Oh, you haven’t made much progress, have you?” Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
The exhibition panels showcased botanical art and plein aire paintings. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
Melanie Campbell-Carter and Deborah Shaw with their blue ribbons. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
Suzanne Kuuskmae talking with visitors to the BAGSC info table about botanical art. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
Suzanne Kuuskmae’s palette and painting at her demonstration table. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
Ellie Tu and Suzanne Kuuskmae demonstrating. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
Arillyn Moran-Lawrence demonstrated graphite. Photo: Linda Carpenter, © 2016, all rights reserved.
by Cynthia Jackson and Clara Josephs, posted by Deb Shaw
Olga Eysymontt’s demonstration of carbon dust, graphite dust and pencil techniques. Photo by Cynthia Jackson, © 2016, all rights reserved.
In each of Olga’s classes, we show our progress on what we had started the class before. Recently, that meant we shared our composition of the seedpods, cotton plant, bottlebrush branch, pussy willow, or whatever each of us had chosen. After the critique we continued to finish the drawing we had started.
One session ago we had a demonstration of carbon dust technique by Olga. She had done a pepper using graphite dust, carbon dust, and a combination of both, including the pencils that she had listed on the list of supplies we got for the class. She uses old makeup brushes for some of the application of the dust. The shorter handles are easier to work with when applying the carbon dust or graphic dust. Olga suggested we start with an outline of a simple object—nothing complicated. It turns out this technique is a very fast way, comparatively, to do a drawing. One classmate had drawing almost completed before the end of the class, beautifully done. And it’s fun!
We were asked to try to continue practicing with the carbon dust and other work we had started. We are learning a lot!
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