Category: Member Artwork

Hidden Oaks Exhibit Registration Ends this Friday

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Scratch That, copyright Lindsay Sandbothe

Only a few days left for members to register for the Nature Artists’ Guild’s exhibit at Hidden Oaks Nature Center!

It’s time for Guild artists to take a few minutes away from relaxing in our long-awaited sunshine to look through their artwork, find their favorites, and register for the summer’s special exhibit, Into the Wild.

Into the Wild is a special exhibit by Nature Artists’ Guild members being held at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center of the Forest Preserve District of Will County from July 5 through August 30, 2025. The newly renovated facility has a dedicated area for displaying artwork, away from the busy main floor attractions.

Hidden Oaks has confirmed that the “wild” in “Into the Wild” definitely includes the flora and fauna found in the yards, gardens, and planters of our members. Artwork should follow the general guidelines for Guild exhibits, as well as the specific guidelines outlined in the prospectus. Guild artists can register online here or by mail, as outlined in previously emailed instructions.

Nature Artists’ Guild Request for Art and Articles

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Quarterly cover art (left to right) by Karen Romani, Ann Lamoureux, Jean Black, and Mary Ann Jimenez.

The Nature Artists’ Quarterly is a publication consisting of artwork, articles, and announcements by and for members of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum.

Guild members are invited to submit their artwork and articles for the 2025 summer edition of the Quarterly by May 1 for possible inclusion (an email address and details for contributions were recently emailed to all members).

Nature Artists’ Guild members can look forward to receiving their copy of the summer Quarterly by mail in the beginning of June.

Congratulations to the Nature Artists’ Guild for a Wonderful 2025 Spring Exhibit!

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Blackburnian Warbler, copyright Vicki Liszewski, Featured Artist of the Nature Artists’ Guild’s 2025 Spring Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum. Click on image for a sample of exhibit artwork.

The Nature Artists’ Guild would like to congratulate and thank all those involved in the success of the 2025 Spring Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum!

Visitors to The Morton Arboretum were able to enjoy more than 200 lovely works of art created by 65 members of the Nature Artists’ Guild last weekend, thanks to Exhibit Co-Chairs Alice Wych and Lisa Kanellos, Featured Artist Vicki Liszewski, and all the artists, volunteers, demonstrators, and Arboretum staff who put their time, effort, and talents into making the exhibit a success.

  • Woods Garden and Peter’s Pond, copyright Ann Lamoureux
  • Stretching to Bloom, copyright Celia Rodee
  • Nature’s Symphony, copyright Shannon Yeh
  • Desert Place, copyright Todd Serrano
  • Butterflies, copyright Linda Hilderbrant
  • Poppies and Olive Trees, copyright Ann Lamoureux
  • After Rain, copyright Lia Liu
  • Poppy Pods, copyright Terrie McComb
  • Hidden Prize, copyright Bernadette Hanacek
  • Zinnia, copyright Mark Scherer
  • Butterflies, Linda Hilderbrant
  • Canada Goose, copyright Nancy Staszak
  • Winter Sunset, copyright Joanne May
  • Paphiopedium Matchmaker Orchid, copyright Celia Rodee
  • Wisteria, Multi-Color, copyright Joanne May
  • Summer Shadows, copyright Maryann Wattelle
  • Foggy Mountains, copyright Lia Liu
  • Pretty in pink, copyright Lisa Kanellos
  • Great Horned Owl, copyright Nancy Staszak
  • Golden Peaks of Banff, copyright Shannon Yeh
  • Garden Wild, copyright Julie Rivera
  • Winter Tree, Fermilab, copyright Todd Serrano
  • Piping Plovers, copyright Vicki Liszewski
  • Resting Deer, copyright Jill Adzia
  • Apple Blossoms, copyright Vicki Liszewski
  • Blackburnian Warbler, copyright Vicki Liszewski
  • Poppy, copyright Mark Scherer
  • Bluebird, copyright Jill Adzia
  • Zinnia, copyright Mark Scherer
  • Crabapple 1, copyright Sandra Wilcoxon
  • Creek, copyright Patricia Joyce
  • Juncos, copyright Patricia Joyce
  • Striated Parrot Tulip, copyright Kathi Kuchler
  • Center Attraction, copyright Kathi Kuchler
  • Crabapple 2, copyright Sandra Wilcoxon
  • Gift from the Rose Garden, copyright Jean Black
  • Natures Bounty, copyright Deb Giampoli
  • Garden of Cosmos Delights, copyright Julie Rivera
  • Water lilies, copyright Lisa Kanellos

Click here to view the images in larger format.

(Exhibit artists who haven’t already done so can send up to two images of their exhibited work to Denise Fisk this week to have them added to the online display.)

Nature Artists’ Guild Exhibit Opens this Friday, April 4, at The Morton Arboretum

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Exhibit artwork by Spring 2025 Featured Artist Vicki Liszewski. Poster design by Jane Kellenberger.

The Nature Artists’ Guild’s Spring 2025 Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum opens this Friday, April 4, 2025.

The exhibit will include more than 200 works of nature art in a wide variety of media, created by 65 members of the Guild, and will be free to attend for all Arboretum visitors (regular Arboretum gate fees will apply).

The reception on Friday evening from 4:30 until 7 pm will be open to the public, completely free of charge. Admission to The Morton Arboretum will be waived for the reception, and as always, there will be no charge for parking. No registration is required, and attendees can let the Arboretum gate attendant know they are there for the reception to be directed to parking for the event.

While enjoying wonderful works of art inspired by the natural world, attendees will also have opportunities to interact with talented artists demonstrating their processes, purchase raffle tickets (cash only) for popular themed gift baskets, and speak with Featured Artist, Vicki Liszewski. (Read more about Vicki and her art in a recent article on Art Beat Buzz.)

The exhibit will be held in the Cudahy Room and reception area adjacent to the Sterling Morton Library, in the Administration Building of The Morton Arboretum, a short stroll from the Visitor Center.

Artists Creating Art, April 4 through 6, 2025, at The Morton Arboretum

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Visitors to the Nature Artists’ Guild’s Spring 2025 Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum will have the opportunity to interact with talented artists as they share thoughts about their inspirations and demonstrate their methods and materials.

The exhibit will showcase more than 200 works by 65 members of the Guild, including many by Featured Artist, Vicki Liszewski. Exhibit admission will be free of charge for all visitors to The Morton Arboretum (Arboretum admission fees will still be required, except for the Friday evening reception). No registration is required.

Detail of wool and silk fiber art, copyright Sharon Malec
Detail of African Elephant, copyright Carrie Carlson
Detail of Poppy Pods, charcoal, copyright Terrie McComb
Detail of Househunting, colored pencil, copyright Linda Hilderbrant
Detail of Scratch That, acrylic, copyright Lindsay Sandbothe
Detail of Prairie Drought, pen and ink, copyright Todd Serrano

2025 Spring Nature Art Exhibit Opening April 4 at The Morton Arboretum

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Pretty in pink, copyright Lisa Kanellos. Click on the image for a sample of exhibit artwork images.

The 2025 Spring Exhibit by members of the Nature Artists’ Guild opens at The Morton Arboretum on Friday, April 4, and continues through Sunday, April 6. This exhibit of more than 200 works of art by 65 members of the Guild will be open to Arboretum visitors between 10 and 4 each day.

A reception is planned for Friday evening from 4:30 until 7, and is open to all. Reception attendees will have free admission to the Arboretum on that evening, and there will be no charge for parking or admission to the exhibit. Registration is not required.

Please click on poster for an exhibit artwork sample preview.

Poster artwork by Featured Artist, Vicki Liszewski. Poster design by Jane Kellenberger.

Beginning 2025 with a Nature Artists’ Guild Exhibit and Much More

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Aphrodite Sweetshrub, copyright Arlene Widrevitz, will be one of many works of art celebrating nature at a special exhibit at the Downers Grove Library this January.

The year begins with a special exhibit and quickly jumps right into exciting paint-outs, programs, and other ways for members of the Nature Artists’ Guild to celebrate and share the beauty of nature throughout winter.

  • The Nature Artists’ Guild’s annual exhibit at the Downers Grove Library opens in just three days, on Tuesday, January 7 during normal library hours. Guild members’ artwork will complement the library’s permanent collection throughout library exhibit spaces for all to enjoy through February 4, 2025.
  • A paint-out at the Field Museum has been scheduled for January 18. Guild members will join members of the Artists at the field group in sketching some of the wonders of the natural world. Much more about this event will be emailed to Guild members soon.
  • On February 6, the Guild welcomes talented artist and beloved instructor Rhonda Nass for an online presentation about her experiences with scratchboard and colored pencil. Guild members will be emailed a link for attending the presentation. More details will be coming soon, including instructions for non-members to attend.
  • Also on February 6, Guild artists can leave the winter behind for a few hours at Orchids by Hausermann. This paint-out starts in the early hours, but the thousands of orchids and balmy conditions in the greenhouse of Hausermann’s make it worth setting the alarm. More details and a form to register online will be available soon.
  • It’s time to begin thinking of Spring! Members of the Nature Artists’ Guild who have news, articles, or artwork for the Spring edition of the Quarterly must submit them no later than February 1, 2025. An email with instructions for submission will be sent to all members in coming weeks.
  • The theme for the Guild’s annual 8 x 8 project, in which members create small works of art honoring The Morton Arboretum, will be announced soon for those who want to get an early start! The artwork will be exhibited alongside the Guild’s annual Autumn Exhibit at the Arboretum in November.
Click here for information about new memberships or renewals for 2025

Looking Back at 2024 with the Nature Artists’ Guild

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Click on image for a sample of images and list of posts from 2024.

2024 was filled with programs and paint-outs, exhibits and demonstrations, gatherings and artwork, and friendship and fun for members of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum.

The Guild is hoping to welcome back all of its current members, as well as new ones, for even more in 2025. (Memberships are for the calendar year, so joining or renewing by January 1 ensures receiving all the benefits for the year.)

Please enjoy this small sample of images from 2024 (or scroll through the website or visit the Member Artwork pages for many more).

  • Downers Grove Library exhibit 2024
  • Diamonds of Winter detail, Dale Olsen
  • Field Museum paint-out
  • Field Museum paint-out
  • Claudia Lane presentation
  • Orchids by Hausermann paint-out
  • Great Horned Owl, copyright Lindsay Sandbothe
  • Spring Exhibit poster 2024
  • Rachel Davis presentation
  • Jurica-Suchy Museum paint-out
  • Goldfinch, copyright Lindsay Sandbothe
  • Rachel Davis presentation
  • Spring exhibit demo
  • Spring exhibit demo
  • Spring exhibit demo
  • Spring exhibit demo
  • Spring exhibit demo
  • Jewels of Spring, copyright Beth Berry
  • Wild Bergamot, copyright Lisa Kanellos
  • Spring 2024 Artists’ Card Collection
  • Daffodil Glade, copyright Yvonne Buckley
  • Lilacia Park paint-out
  • Aurora Public Art exhibit postcard
  • Lilacia Park paint-out
  • Cicada pendant detail, copyright Karen A Johnson
  • Ink demonstration, Nancy Wu
  • Glazing demonstration by Dale Olsen
  • Aurora Public Art exhibit
  • Private Garden paint-out
  • Anderson Japanese Gardens paint-out
  • Nature Journal Pages class by Sandra Wilcoxon
  • Grand Garden paint-out
  • Wine and Art Walk
  • Autumn Exhibit at The Morton Arboretum poster
  • Cantigny paint-out
  • Presentation by Don Widmer
  • Presentation by Don Widmer
  • Autumn events montage
  • Morning Light 3, copyright Dale Olsen
  • Trees exhibit
  • Trees at Sunset, copyright Marlene Vitek
  • Three Fall Maples, copyright Maggie Capettini
  • Autumn Exhibit demonstration
  • Autumn Exhibit demonstration
  • Autumn Exhibit demonstration
  • Autumn Exhibit demonstration
  • Autumn Exhibit demonstration
  • Yellowstone Tree Root detail, copyright Jeffrey Zawada
  • Card Exchange
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Suzanne Wegener
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Celia Rodee

Happy Holidays from the Nature Artists’ Guild

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2024 Holiday Card, copyright Joanne May. Please click on the image to open a gallery of 2024 Holiday Cards created by members of the Nature Artists’ Guild.

The Nature Artists’ Guild would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season!

  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Celia Rodee
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Suzanne Wegener
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Sandra Wilcoxon
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Ann Lamoureux
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Laurie Alvear
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Joanne McKibben
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Vicki Liszewski
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Margie Navolio
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Carol Jean Rogalski
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Christine Carroll
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Heidi Jachna
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Alice Wych
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Nicolette Metz
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Bernadette Hanacek
  • 2024 Holiday Card “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” copyright Yvonne Buckley
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Joanne May
  • 2024 Holiday Card, front, copyright Carol Cooley
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Jean Black
  • 2024 Holiday Card, inside, copyright Barbara Wendel
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Karen Romani
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Pat Mroczka
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Terrie McComb
  • 2024 Holiday Card, copyright Debra Giampoli

Please click here to view the gallery of handmade cards. Many thanks to Celia Rodee for once again coordinating this year’s Holiday Card Exchange, and to all the participating members for sharing their time and talents!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (clack, clack, clack)

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Holiday Card 2023, copyright Bernadette Hanacek

This festive, furry friend is ringing (clacking, actually) his bells (acorns, actually) to remind members of the Nature Artists’ Guild that it’s time to –

Mail their holiday cards! Participants in the Guild’s 2024 Holiday Card Exchange are asked to make sure to mail their handmade cards by tomorrow, December 16. Images of the cards (both sent and received – we’ll work out eliminating duplicates) for the website should be emailed by December 21 if possible.

Renew their memberships for 2025! Current members can renew online or send a check to the Guild treasurer, and new members can join online or send a check to the address listed on the membership brochure. Nature Artists’ Guild memberships are for the calendar year, so joining or renewing early ensures receiving all the benefits for the entire year.