The Guild’s February 5th formal meeting will feature Peggy Macnamara, Artist-in-Residence at the Field Museum. Peggy will be discussing watercolors and techniques from her latest book, Architecture by Birds and Insects.
The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Happy New Year to All!
Paint-Out – Jurica Museum:
Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Benedictine University, Lisle
Paint-Out – Hausermann’s Orchids
Friday, February 6, 9:30 .am. – 4:30 p.m.
Limited to the first 15 to RSVP to Suzanne Wegener
NEW! Paint-IN – Thornhill Auditorium
Thursday, March 19, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Paint the landscape from the windows of the Thornhill Auditorium or draw specimens provided from the grounds of the Arboretum – or bring your own specimen. RSVP to Suzanne Wegener.
The Guild’s annual Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 4th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Founders Room at Thornhill.
The evening will include installation of officers, pot luck refreshments and a raffle.The raffle features items donated by members; proceeds benefit the Guild.
Join the fun – and bring a guest or two!
Membership dues for calendar year 2009 are now being accepted. Only members with dues received by December 31, 2008 will be included in the 2009 Yearbook.
Annual dues are $45. Please make checks payable to The Nature Artists’ Guild and mail them to:
Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum
c/o Suzanne Wegener
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532-1293
If any of your contact information (address, phone number, e-mail) has changed in the past year, please include that information with your check.
Guild members have designed and produced a 2009 month-at-a-glance calendar featuring the artwork of twelve Guild members.
A limited number of calendars will be for sale at the Holiday Exhibition, November 7-9, 2009. All proceeds benefit the programs of the Guild.
The 2008 Holiday Exhibition will run Friday, November 7th through Sunday, November 9.
Friday, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Private reception for members of the Nature Artists’ Guild and The Morton Arboretum and their guests
Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 5:00 p.m. Open to the public.
Lynne Railsback is the Featured Artist.
Our artisans’ shop will feature for sale unique items made by Guild members. New this year, will be a limited number of 2009 calendars featuring the artwork of twelve Guild members.
As many of you know, our display panels have been showing a lot of wear and tear – to the point that we’ve had to place additional limits on the size/weight of artwork that is accepted for the exhibitions. Guild members and Arboretum staff worked together this past summer to research new panel systems and to develop a funding plan.
I’m thrilled to announce that The Arboretum has decided to pay 80 percent of the cost of new panels. The Guild will pay the remaining 20 percent from existing funds.
The funding recognizes the increasing use of the panels by several Arboretum departments, including the Education Department. And it is a wondeful show of support for the Guild. The panels will be ordered soon. It’s not known yet whether they will arrive in time for the Holiday exhibition.
Meet at the north gate at 10:00 a.m. We will meet for lunch at 1:00 pm at the Safari Grill.
It is a free admission day; however we will have to pay for parking.
For directions and general zoo information, visit their web site.
Mark your calendars! Three Guild artists are opening their gardens for member paint outs in September:
Saturday, September 6: Connie Devendorf
Thursday, September 18: Evelyn Grala
Friday, September 26: Laverne Bohlin
Bring you lunch and enjoy a day of sketching. Contact Ginn Barber at 708 863 7662 for information. For addresses, please consult your copy of the Guild Yearbook.
The October 2 formal meeting will feature Costa Rican artist Gerardo Valerio Trigueros demonstrating his hyper-realistic acrylic painting tecnhique. You can view Mr. Valerio’s work here.
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