Category: Exhibitions

A Message From Our Exhibit Co-Chairpersons

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The Co-Chairpersons of the 2013  Holiday Exhibit of the Nature Artists’ Guild of the Morton Arboretum would like to share a few words with all of our members –

What A Show!

 A great big THANK YOU to all of the members who participated in the Holiday Exhibit. Thank you, also, to all of the Artists who attended the exhibit to show your support.  We had over 1000 visitors. Our featured artist, Sharon Malec, had phenomenal work and generated much interest in fiber arts.  Congratulations to all!

Susan Bartlett

Barb Denny

Susan and Barb and their team did a wonderful job planning and coordinating the exhibit and also deserve a huge thank you and congratulations from all of the members of the Nature Artists’ Guild.

The 2013 Holiday Exhibit of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum

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Nature Artists' Guild Holiday Exhibit (640x443)

The artists of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum invite you to attend their 2013 Holiday Exhibit, taking place at the Thornhill Education Center on November 9 and 10, 2013, from 11 am until 4 pm.

Approximately fifty artists will be presenting over one hundred pieces of original nature art for your enjoyment.  There is no charge for the exhibit, but normal gate fees for The Morton Arboretum will apply on Saturday and Sunday.

Our New Featured Artist, Sharon Malec

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Our wonderful new header shows a detail from a work of fiber art by our Featured Artist of the 2013 Holiday Exhibit of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum, Sharon Malec.  Please click on the “Our Current Featured Artist” tab at the top of this page to read about Sharon and view more examples of her beautiful artwork.

"The Hollow Tree", © Sharon Malec
“The Hollow Tree”, © Sharon Malec

Check back soon for more about the upcoming exhibit, which will take place from November 8 until November 10, 2013.

An Opportunity for Local Nature Artists

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Friends of Danada will be accepting entries for the 2013 Danada Nature Art Show, at Danada House in Wheaton, Illinois, on Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October 8, 2013 between 3 and 8 pm.  Entry forms may be picked up at the same time the artwork is delivered to Danada House.  The exhibit is open to all nature artists, with “all works featuring some aspect of our natural environment with no indication of human influence” in the categories of “Animals”, “Plants”, or “Scenery”.

The exhibit will be open to the public on Friday through Sunday, October 11, 12 and 13, 2013, during the annual Danada Fall Festival.   There will be an artists’ reception on Friday, October 11, 2013, and prizes will be awarded.   Please contact Friends of Danada at info@danadahouse.com for all the details. 

Lynne Railsback Solo Exhibition Through August 20, 2013

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Lynne Railsback is being featured in a solo exhibition of her botanical art from July 16 through August 20, 2013, at the Gallery of Nature of the Wasco Nursery and Garden Center,  41 W 781 Route. 64, St. Charles IL.  An Artists’ Reception will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2013 from 4 until 6 pm.

Lynne is a long-time and well-respected member of the Nature Artists’ Guild, not to mention an international award winning botanical artist, and this is a great opportunity to see a local exhibition of her stunning work.  Please click here to visit Lynne’s website.  You’ll be even more inspired to see her work in person!  

For directions to the Wasco Nursery, click here.  The gallery is open from 9 am until 5 pm on weekdays and Saturdays, and from 10 am until 5 pm on Sundays.

Big Foot Wild Things, © Lynne Railsback.
Pure Corn Grid, © Lynne Railsback
Great Solomon’s Seal, © Lynne Railsback

Remember to Make the Most of Your Nature Artists’ Guild Membership

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We are so excited to welcome  many new members to the Nature Artists’ Guild this year!  We just wanted to check in with all our members, the brand new ones, as well as those that have been around a while, to make sure everyone is making the most of their membership.

Remember, your membership entitles you to –

  • Attend formal meetings (the next one will be in August, and will feature three of your talented fellow members sharing some of their favorite techniques in various media)
  • Attend paint-outs at some great places (there is one coming up in July at Laverne Bohlin’s wonderful garden, and more are being added all the time)
  • Participate in Nature Artists’ Guild exhibitions (either at The Morton Arboretum, where up to a thousand visitors will view your artwork in one weekend, or at various outside venues)
  • Attend workshops (to help create items for fundraising and to learn new skills from fellow artists)
  • Contribute artwork or articles to our quarterly publication, The Nature Artists’ Quarterly
  • Contribute artwork to the annual Nature Artists’ Guild desk calendar

There are also many opportunities for just having fun with your fellow artists, whether by attending a “field trip” to somewhere interesting,  helping to create our annual Scarecrow for The Morton Arboretum,  volunteering on one of the committees or attending the Holiday Party!

Please check the Important Dates tab above to see our current schedule of events.

Workshop and Framing Demonstration this Saturday, March 23, 2013

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This year’s workshop for the Artisan Shop at the Spring Exhibit of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum will be very special.  Not only will we be creating items for our fundraising table at the upcoming exhibit, (please bring acrylics, brushes and a water container, as well as sketches or reference materials in your choice of subjects from nature), we will also have the chance to learn about framing from professional framer (and member), Evelyn Grala! Picture Framing

From 9:30 until noon, we can work on our handmade items for the exhibit, and then from 1 pm until 3 pm, Evelyn will show fellow Nature Artists’ Guild members – how to choose frames that will enhance your artwork, how to creatively re-use frames, how to choose standard frame sizes for ease and economy, the do’s and don’ts in preparing for an exhibit, and finally, a framing demonstration for the “do-it-yourself” artists!

If you can’t stay for the whole workshop, please stop in any time between 9:30 am and 3 pm, work as little or as much as you like, or even take an item home to work on. The workshop takes place on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in Classroom C at Thornhill.

Update – Please enjoy these photos, thanks to Carol Carls, of the Spring Workshop participants hard at work!

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Our Featured Artist, Linn Eldred

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You have our featured artist for the April 2013 Spring Exhibit of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum, Linn Eldred to thank for our beautiful new spring header, which features a detail of her painting Tulip Time.  You can see the entire painting, as well as read about Linn and see more of her artwork, by clicking on the Current Featured Artist tab above.  Congratulations, Linn!  We look forward to seeing your artwork at the upcoming exhibit, and appreciate the hint of spring you’ve brought to us through your paintings!

Iris ©Linn Eldred
Iris ©Linn Eldred