Alpine Glacial Melt, mixed fiber, copyright Patty Koenigsaecker will be included in this summer’s Nature Artists’ Guild’s exhibit at the gallery of the Aurora Public Art Commission.
The Nature Artists’ Guild is excited to announce a special exhibit this summer at the gallery of the Aurora Public Art Commission in Aurora, IL.
Members of the Nature Artists’ Guild can learn more about participating in the exhibit here. This one is easy – there is no fee, and artists can choose pieces that have already been included in a former Guild exhibit (framing, titling, pricing, and labeling are already done!) or new pieces that will just need to go through a simple email approval process.
Rachel Davis natural dyed fabrics and sketchbook details. Click on image for more of Rachel’s work.
The Nature Artists’ Guildis proud to sponsor a program featuring multi-talented artist Rachel Davis this Thursday, March 7, 2024 at the Thornhill Education Center of The Morton Arboretum.
Rachel Davis will finish teaching her class, Natural Dyes on Silk at The Morton Arboretum just one day before the Nature Artists’ Guild welcomes her back to the Arboretum to share some of her knowledge, inspirations, and tools and techniques with the Guild and visitors at Thornhill from 7 until 9 pm.
This program will be open to the public, completely free of charge. There is no requirement to be a member of the Arboretum or the Guild to attend, and there will be no fee for entering the Arboretum or for parking. Visitors can let the gate attendant at The Morton Arboretum know they are there for the program to be admitted and directed to Thornhill.
Dyed and printed silk scarf, Rachel Davis
More for Nature Artists’ Guild members –
Posters and postcards for the 2024 Spring Nature Art Exhibit will be available at the March 7 program for members and visitors to take and share with their friends and local businesses or groups.
Any Guild member who has not already registered can drop off their completed prospectus and fee (cash or check) for the 2024 Spring Art Exhibit in person at the March 7 program. The final day to register (postmarked by, online, or in person) is March 8, 2024.
Members who would like to contribute items for the fund-raising raffle baskets can drop them off at the March 7 program. (A list of suggestions was recently emailed to members.)
Poster artwork, Gray Crowned Crane, by Lindsay Sandbothe, design by Jane Kellenberger
Members of the Nature Artists’ Guild will exhibit more than 200 works of nature art on April 5, 6, and 7, 2024 at the Cudahy Room at The Morton Arboretum.
The exhibit will be open to Arboretum visitors on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 am until 4 pm. In addition, friends, family, and all those who appreciate nature art are invited to a reception on Friday evening between 4:30 and 7 to enjoy light refreshments, art demonstrations, and opportunities to meet many of the artists.
Artists who join or renew membership in the Nature Artists’ Guild before March 8, 2024 will be eligible to receive a prospectus for the opportunity to exhibit. Basic guidelines for exhibiting can be found here.The final day for all members to register for the exhibit (online or postmarked by) is March 8. Registrations and fees (cash or check) will also be accepted in person at the Guild-sponsored March 7 program at the Thornhill Education Center.
Hail to the Kingbird, copyright Lindsay Sandbothe. Lindsay will be the Nature Artists’ Guild’s Featured Artist of the 2024 Spring Art Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum.
As spring begins to peek around the corner, the Nature Artists’ Guild looks forward to all the wonders that it brings.
For the Nature Artists’ Guild, spring brings not only the return of all the wonderful flora and fauna of the season, but also an exhibit at The Morton Arboretum, paint-outs, and a presentation by a talented artist.
A spring tradition for the Nature Artists’ Guild is the annual paint-out at the Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum at Benedictine College in Lisle, IL. The Guild will have exclusive access for sketching, painting, and photographing some of the bird, mammal, insect, and reptile specimens in the museum’s collection on the morning of March 7, 2023. While members are welcome to drop by any time that morning, registering in advance will ensure that they receive any emails with details and updates about the paint-out.
The March 7, 2024 program sponsored by the Nature Artists’ Guild at The Morton Arboretum will feature Rachel Davis, a talented artist who will share techniques and inspirations for her fabulous and fun work in “painting, prints, and textiles.” The presentation, from 7 until 9 pmat the Thornhill Education Center of the Arboretum will be open to all, free of charge. (Copies of the Spring Nature Art Exhibit’s postcards and posters will also be available that evening for members to take and share with friends and local businesses.)
The Nature Artists’ Guild’s annual Spring Nature Art Exhibit has marked the beginning of the season at The Morton Arboretum for more than 30 years. This year’s exhibit will include approximately 200 works of art by more than 50 members of the Guild, including Featured Artist Lindsay Sandbothe, from April 5 through April 7, 2024. Members of the Guild were emailed a link to the prospectus and online registration form on February 5. Much more to come soon!
Towards Arctic Shores, lithograph, copyright Lars Jonsson, Sweden. Photo courtesy of Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum.
Note – While the Nature Artists’ Guild was unfortunately unable to organize a field trip to the Plum Creek Nature Center to experience the internationally renowned Birds in Art exhibit, we encourage our members to consider visiting (about an hour’s drive from The Morton Arboretum) before February 25, 2024.
The special exhibit by members of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum is now open at the Downers Grove Public Library.
Nature Artists’ Guild members have filled the walls of the library’s exhibit area with works celebrating nature in a variety of media, sizes, styles, and subjects. Large multi-media collages share the space with intricate botanical pieces and bold landscapes painted en plein air.
Many of the more than thirty works have been previously exhibited at The Morton Arboretum and some will be making their Guild exhibit debut at the library.
Deer Morning, copyright Marybeth Devine. Click on the image above for a quick look at 2023 or scroll through this website for all the posts and images.
The Nature Artists’ Guild bids farewell to 2023 with fond memories of programs, paint-outs, parties, exhibits, and the friendship and support of fellow artists.
The Guild would like to welcome first-time and returning members to new opportunities to explore and share the appreciation of nature through art in 2024!
Nature Artists’ Guild members registered for the 2024 Downers Grove Public Library exhibit can drop off their artwork tomorrow, December 16, between 10 and 11:30 am (specifics are in the prospectus emailed on November 18).
Guild members participating in the 2023 Holiday Card Exchange should send their handmade cards by tomorrow, December 16.
Members should renew for 2024 (or new members join) by the end of this month to ensure receiving all the benefits of membership for the new year.
Top to bottom: Detail of January 9, copyright Maggie Capettini, 2022 Holiday Card Project samples, Nature Artists’ Guild logo.
A flash of color in the subtle landscape is often a welcome sight for artists, photographers, and other wanderers of the woods and fields during the winter months. Maggie Capettini found her inspiration and depicted it with wonderful exuberance in ‘January 9’.
Two of Maggie’s winter landscapes will be exhibited along with botanical, wildlife, garden, and other scenes of nature in all seasons by fellow members of the Nature Artists’ Guild at the Downers Grove Public Librarythroughout January 2024.
The Downers Grove Public Library has a long history of supporting the visual arts, with an expansive gallery area and numerous works by local and internationally-renowned artists in their permanent collection. Each January, the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum adds to the library visitors’ artistic experience with its own special exhibit.
Guild members were emailed the prospectus and all the details on December 8. Registrations (online or by mail) must be submitted by December 11, 2023 to participate.
The Nature Artists’ Guild has a busy December ahead, with a party, handmade cards, and the beginning of an exhibit.Here is a quick look –
Guild members are invited to attend the annual Holiday Party at the Thornhill Education Center of The Morton Arboretum on the evening of December 7, 2023. Members were recently emailed an invitation with all the details. (Reminder – tickets for the raffle will be available by cash or check only.) Volunteers are already hard at work making preparations for a lovely and enjoyable event!
December 7, 2023 will also be the last day for Nature Artists’ Guild members to register to participate in the fun and creative annual tradition of exchanging a handmade holiday card with a fellow artist. Details were emailed earlier this week, and members can complete this form to sign up. For those participants who would like to use them, blank white cards will be available, free of charge, at the Holiday Party. Here is a sample of the cards created for last year’s exchange.
The Nature Artists’ Guild is currently accepting new and renewing memberships for 2024. To be sure to receive all the benefits of membership for the entire year, artists can join or renew by December 31, 2023.
Did you know? If you received this post by email, you can always click on Nature Artists’ Guild at the upper right corner of the email to visit the website, where you can scroll through former posts, use the menu to view member artwork, check the Important Dates page, or use the Search bar to look up a name or keyword.
Sparrow, copyright Lisa Kanellos. Click on the image for more than 50 images from the recent exhibit at The Morton Arboretum.
A little bird told us that the 2023 Autumn Nature Art Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum, featuring over 200 works of art by more than 60 members of the Guild, was a resounding success (with a little help from the beautiful autumn weather). The Nature Artists’ Guild would like to thank the exhibit coordinators, participating artists, volunteers, demonstrators, Arboretum employees, and visitors who helped to make it so.
Please click here or on the sparrow above to view more than 50 images, along with titles and artists’ names.
Many of these works will also be included in the Guild’s Downers Grove Public Library special exhibit throughout January 2024. More details to come soon.
Click on any image for the full version. Use arrows to scroll through images.
Burnt Umber Nature Study, copyright Cheryl HolzLeopard Plant, copyright Kumie KimBlushing Beauty, copyright Cynthia S. CockrielAmerican holly (Ilex opaca), copyright Kumie KimDazzling Begonia, copyright Karen RemkusFall Bouquet, copyright Nancy WuHide and Seek #1, copyright Jeffrey ZawadaForest in Ireland, copyright Marybeth DevineGreat Blue Heron, copyright Jill AdziaFall Splendor, copyright Jeff WalterAtlantic Puffins, copyright Marybeth DevineBeach Bliss, copyright Mary RobertsFall Anemone, copyright Karen RemkusLakeside Birch, copyright Marlene VitekHide and Seek, copyright Jeffrey ZawadaFlamboyant Departure, copyright Jeff WalterSunny Disposition, copyright Yvonne BuckleyWinter at Meadow Lake, copyright Margie NavolioThe Squirrel’s Been Here!, copyright Alice WychThe Antiquated Farmer’s Pest, copyright Michelle BuziakSummer Shades, copyright Patty KoenigsaeckerStop and Smell the Roses, copyright Alice SulinkskiSparrow, copyright Lisa KanellosAfter the Show, copyright Mary Ann JimenezSneak Preview, copyright Mary Ann JimenezPeony and orange blossoms, copyright Margie NavolioOrange Sherbet Sunrise, copyright Beth BerryPondside Dancer, copyright Terrie McCombmemory thread, weaving into the future, copyright Laurie PetersHarvest Lunch, copyright Pat MroczkaForest Treasures: Fern and Fungus, copyright Cheryl HolzFalse Solomon Seal, copyright Ann LamoureuxDeer Morning, copyright Marybeth DevineCommon Whitetail Dragonfly, copyright Karen A. JohnsonChickadee on Pine Tree, copyright Jill AdziaBlue and Gold Macaw, copyright Lindsay SandbotheAmerican holly (Ilex opaca), copyright Kumie KimBegonia, copyright Linda HilderbrantSnowy Enchantment, copyright Mary RobertsRed Oak Branch, copyright Joanne McKibbenRed Saddlebags Dragonfly, copyright Karen A. JohnsonSeabird, copyright Lia LiuWinter Bouquet, copyright Lisa KanellosWinter Haven, copyright Beth BerryTurn Your Face to the Sun, copyright Celia RodeePlant Patterns #1, copyright Marlene VitekToad, copyright Arlene WidrevitzMorning Revelation, copyright Beth BerryPlant Patterns #2, copyright Marlene VitekNaturalist Treasure Trove #1, copyright Cheryl HolzPopulus Euphratica, copyright Lia LiuOak Twig, copyright Betsy EdwardsHosta, copyright Ann LamoureuxLooking Up On St. Francis Court, copyright Ann LamoureuxOak Twig with Leaves, copyright Betsy EdwardsJack-O-Lantern Mushrooms, copyright Jeffrey ZawadaSunrise, copyright Lia Liueye of reciprocity, copyright Laurie PetersBirches, copyright Joe RizzoZion II, copyright Joe RizzoPeachy Pumpkins, copyright Pat MroczkaColorful Ramirezi and Friends, copyright Joe RizzoDreamy Lillypads, copyright Pat MroczkaBlown Flower, copyright Joe Rizzo
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