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Nature Artists’ Guild Spring 2020 Exhibit of Natural History Art at The Morton Arboretum April 4 and 5, 2020

February 4, 2020March 14, 2020by DeniseLeave a Comment

The Spring 2020 Exhibit of Natural History Art will showcase more than 150 pieces of artwork by members of the Nature Artists’ Guild.

The exhibit will be held at the Cudahy Room adjacent to the Sterling Morton Library in the Administration & Research Center of The Morton Arboretum on Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5, 2020 between 10 am and 4 pm. The exhibit will be open to all visitors to The Morton Arboretum for no additional fee. A reception for friends of the artists and members of the Arboretum will be held at the same location on the evening of Friday, April 3, 2020.

For questions about group accommodations, please use the contact form on the About page of this website. There will be much more to come about this exhibit in coming weeks, including the official exhibit poster featuring the artwork of Jill Adzia. Check back soon!

Update – the Spring exhibit has been postponed until a date to be determined.

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2020 Nature Artists’ Guild Spring Prospectus Has Been Sent!

January 28, 2020March 14, 2020by DeniseLeave a Comment

The link to the prospectus for the 2020 Spring Exhibit of Natural History Art was e-mailed to all current Nature Artists’ Guild members on January 24, 2020. Since the e-mail service used by the Nature Artists’ Guild has changed recently, some members’ e-mails could automatically be going to a different folder in their inbox. Members who haven’t received the prospectus should check their “social”, “promotions”, and “spam” folders for the message.

There is still time to join the Nature Artists’ Guild for 2020 and receive a copy of the Spring prospectus. Prospective members can join online or by mail. More information is available on the Membership page of this website. New members who join during January or February will be e-mailed a link to the prospectus. All completed prospectuses must be returned by March 2, 2020.

*Pileated Woodpecker*, copyright Jill Adzia, Featured Artist of the *Spring 2020 Exhibit of Natural History Art*.

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Pollinators in Action: Flowering Journeys Call for Art

January 28, 2020by DeniseLeave a Comment

“You might not stop to admire a beetle on the sidewalk, but a stunning painting of a beetle might catch your eye,” says heritage interpreter Kendra Strubhart, curator of the upcoming Pollinators in Action: Flowering Journeys exhibit at the historic Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, IL. “Animals are not the only means of pollination,” Strubhart adds. “If someone is inspired by how the wind carries pollen, we want to see what a work of art by that person looks like.”

The exhibit is sponsored by the DuPage Monarch Project and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and will be part of the district’s “effort to highlight pollinators through programs, hikes, lectures and performances” this spring and early summer. Exhibit applications will be accepted online beginning on February 1, 2020. Please click here for the application and more information.

Hexagons and Honeybees 2, acrylic and polymer, © 2017 Karen A Johnson

Hexagons and Honeybees 2 by Nature Artists’ Guild member Karen Johnson is a great example of the type of work the exhibit will feature. Nature Artists’ Guild members are a natural fit for this exhibit opportunity!

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Nature Artists of the Round Table on Saturday, January 18, 2020

January 7, 2020January 23, 2020by DeniseLeave a Comment

The Nature Artists’ Guild has planned a fun event to start the new year! It involves nature (flora, but no fauna) and it involves art (acrylic painting), but one of the best features of this event is that members don’t have to bring sketches, find photographs, search for subject matter, haul out their supplies, or clear off a spot in their studio or on their kitchen table.

Members of the Nature Artists Guild only need to do three things to participate –

Notify Linn Eldred that they plan to attend
Show up at the Thornhill Education Center of The Morton Arboretum on Saturday, January 18, 2010 before 1 pm
Find a chair and pick up a brush

This “round table” event will revolve (yes, pun intended) around a still life set up in the middle of each table. Each artist will be given a canvas, some paint, and a brush and will begin to paint from their spot at the table. After 15 minutes, each person will pass their painting to their neighbor at the table, who will add their own touch for 15 minutes. This continues until each painting goes all around the table and returns to (and goes home with) the artist who began it.

Nature Artists’ Guild members admiring some of the completed paintings of a previous “round table” event.

For new and returning members alike, this event is sure to be an enjoyable, stress-free way to get to know fellow nature artists, possibly learn and practice some new skills in acrylic, and go home with a unique painting. Space is limited to 25 artists, all supplies will be provided free-of-charge, and this event is for Nature Artists’ Guild members only. No previous experience in acrylic painting is required.

Linn Eldred’s contact information can be found in the January 5th e-mail sent to all current members. Members, please note that the e-mail provider for the Guild has changed and your e-mail may have incorrectly gone to your “social”, “promotions” or even “spam” folder. Finding that e-mail and changing its folder to “primary” should direct future e-mails to the correct folder.

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Nature Artists’ Guild Exhibit in Downers Grove, January 2020

December 11, 2019by DeniseLeave a Comment

*Spring Rapids on the Farm*, copyright Ann Lamoureux.

For renewing Nature Artists’ Guild members, the upcoming 2020 Downers Grove Public Library exhibit will be the quickest and easiest of the year to participate in. As all of the artwork has to have been included in a previous exhibit at The Morton Arboretum within the last five years, the difficult part is already done. The artwork is ready! There will be no need for last minute touches, no trips to the framer, no titles to compose, and no referee process to go through.

Participants in this popular exhibit only need to mail their prospectus by this Friday, December 13, 2019, drop off their artwork at the library on Saturday, December 28 between 10 and 11 am, and ensure that their 2020 dues are paid by December 31, 2019.

The Downers Grove Public Library has an ongoing commitment to exhibiting artwork both in their wonderful permanent collection and in rotating exhibits featuring accomplished local artists. The Nature Artists’ Guild exhibit will be showcased throughout January 2020.

Spring Rapids on the Farm by Ann Lamoureux, featured above, is a lovely example of artwork that has been included in previous Nature Artists’ Guild exhibits.

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Nature Artists, It’s Time to Renew!

November 12, 2019by DeniseLeave a Comment

It’s been a busy and exciting year for the Nature Artists’ Guild. There have been programs, workshops, encounters, paint-outs, exhibits, the Quarterly and more. While the Nature Artists’ Guild accepts new and returning members at any time, memberships are for the calendar year, so artists who pay 2020 membership dues by the end of this year can ensure that they have the opportunity to participate in all of next year’s activities. An option for paying dues by Paypal or credit card is now available for new or returning members by clicking on the Membership tab of this website.

Small sample of Nature Artists’ Guild members’ 2019 artwork and a photo from The Morton Arboretum. Please scroll through the 2019 posts for more artwork and photos.

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A Sample of Nature Art

November 6, 2019February 14, 2020by DeniseLeave a Comment

Please click on the Member Artwork tab to see a larger sample of the artwork to be showcased in this weekend’s 2019 Holiday (Autumn) Exhibit of Natural History Art. Even this small sample shows a range of the many styles and media that the Guild’s members are known for. Flora and fauna are represented in watercolor, pastel, pen and ink, fiber, digital imaging, jewelry, and more.

Many thanks to all of the artists who shared images of their artwork!

Coneflowers, copyright Vicki Liszewski

Honeybees, copyright Karen A Johnson

North Country, copyright Bernadette Hanacek

Summer Garden, copyright Linn Eldred

Jeanne’s Garden, copyright Linda C. Fairbanks

Pine Marten, copyright Carol Cooley

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A Reminder for Nature Artists’ Guild Members

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019by DeniseLeave a Comment

It’s getting to be that time! No, not for the holidays (yet), but for Nature Artists’ Guild members to put the finishing touches on their artwork, complete their framing, and find a way to safely transport their artwork, rain, snow, or moonlight, because “referee night” is just over a week away. On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, between 6 and 8 pm, participating members of the Guild are asked to bring the artwork they have previously registered through their prospectus to the Administration Building at The Morton Arboretum.

The 2019 Holiday (Autumn) Exhibit of Natural History Art will take place at the Arboretum on the weekend of November 9 and 10, 2019, with a reception for artists, their guests, and members of The Morton Arboretum on Friday evening, November 8.

*Milkweed pod*, copyright Jane Kellenberger. **Click here to see more** by Jane, the Nature Artists’ Guild’s 2019 Autumn Featured Artist.

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Artists at Work at the 2019 Holiday (Autumn) Exhibit of Natural History Art

October 21, 2019October 29, 2019by DeniseLeave a Comment

The annual Spring and Holiday (Autumn) Nature Artists’ Guild exhibits at The Morton Arboretum always feature a wide variety of media and styles. The upcoming exhibit on the weekend of November 9 and 10, 2019 (and the reception for artists’ guests and members of the Arboretum on Friday evening, November 8) will continue in that tradition, and five Guild members will be sharing their unique ways of creating nature art with visitors. Visitors to the exhibit will be able to watch the following artists up-close and at work, talk with them, see their tools and supplies, and sometimes even try the techniques themselves!

On Friday, November 8, from 5 until 7:30 pm, Nancy Halliday will be sharing her approach to creating lovely watercolors.

*Masked Shrew*, copyright Nancy Halliday

On Saturday, November 9, from 10:30 am until 1 pm, Carol Abramofsky will show visitors the tools, steps, and uses of mold-making in nature art.

On Saturday, November 9, from 1:15 until 3:45 pm, Cheryl Rausch will be engaging visitors in the fascinating world of digital art.

*Mother’s Love*, copyright 2019 Cheryl Rausch

On Sunday, November 10, from 10:30 am until 1 pm, Victoria Elizabeth will share some of her inspirations and techniques in creating watercolors.

On Sunday, November 10, from 1:15 until 3:45 pm, Kathy Steere will show visitors her way of using different media for coloring on fabric.

Please click on this link for more details about the exhibit.

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Nature Artists’ Guild’s 2019 Holiday (Autumn) Exhibit of Natural History Art

October 8, 2019by DeniseLeave a Comment

All are invited to the Nature Artists’ Guild’s 2019 Holiday (Autumn) Exhibition of Natural History Art at The Morton Arboretum on Saturday, November 9, 2019, and Sunday, November 10, 2019. There will also be a reception for artists, their guests, and members of The Morton Arboretum on the evening of Friday, November 8, 2019. The exhibit will showcase nearly 200 wonderful pieces of nature art by Featured Artist Jane Kellenberger and approximately 50 other members of the Nature Artists’ Guild.