The Nature Artists’ Guild exhibit at the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles, IL is now open! On Sunday, June 9, 2019, there will be a reception at the gallery from 1 until 3 pm. Many of the exhibiting artists will be on hand to talk with visitors, answer questions, and share light refreshments. This reception is open to all art and nature lovers, free-of-charge. Please click on the above link to the Norris Arts Center for directions and additional information.
The Nature Artists’ Guild is proud to sponsor a presentation by the delightful and talented artist, author, and educator, Peggy Macnamara on the evening of Thursday, June 6, 2019 from 7 until 9 pm at the Thornhill Education Center of The Morton Arboretum.
Peggy is the Artist-in-Residence at the world-renowned Field Museum in Chicago, Il, where a large collection of her watercolors are on permanent display. She also teaches at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is the artist and author of numerous books about art and science. Please visit her website, peggymacnamara.com to learn more.
Many members of the Nature Artists’ Guild have met, learned from, and admired Peggy through classes, workshops, and previous presentations. In New Directions, Peggy will share some of her latest adventures and projects.
The Nature Artists’ Guild invites all to attend this program completely free-of-charge. There will be no fee for admission, parking, or entrance into The Morton Arboretum for the event, nor any requirement to be a member of the Nature Artists’ Guild or The Morton Arboretum. Visitors can let the gate attendant at the Arboretum know they are there for the Nature Artists’ Guild program to be admitted and directed to the Thornhill Education Center.
Due to the weather, the Cosley Zoo paint-out originally scheduled for today will be postponed until Tuesday, May 14, 2019 from 2 until 4 pm.
Interested members of the Nature Artists’ Guild should contact Linn Eldred if they would like to attend next week. All admission fees to the zoo for paint-out participants who contact Linn will be covered by the Nature Artists’ Guild.
This is limited to Nature Artists’ Guild members only. Linn’s contact information can be found in the Nature Artists’ Guild Yearbook.
Please click on the highlighted link above to read more about the paint-out.
Practice is crucial and studying is important, but possibly the best way to rapidly improve artistic skills is to work with the most accomplished artists in the field. The Visiting Artist Series: Nature Composed workshop with Wendy Brockman coming to The Morton Arboretum for three days, May 17th through May 19th, 2019, will give nature artists the opportunity to learn from one of the best.
This workshop is open to all artists, not just members of the Nature Artists’ Guild or The Morton Arboretum. Click on the above link to the registration page to read more or to enroll in the workshop. Space is limited.
Please visit Wendy’s website to read about her inspirations and accomplishments and to see more of her artwork. It is stunning.
Artist and author Joel Sheesley presented the March, 2019 program at The Morton Arboretum for members of the Nature Artists’ Guild, their guests, and visitors. Joel, his fascinating adventures, and his work interested and inspired so many that the Arboretum has invited him back to teach a workshop about painting landscapes.
Painting Landscapes, will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 9 am until 3 pm. This mostly plein air workshop is available to all artists, not just members of The Morton Arboretum or the Nature Artists’ Guild, although Arboretum members will receive a discount on the registration fee. Interested artists can read more or enroll by using this link to the workshop’s registration page, or this link to the LEARN & experience page of The Morton Arboretum.
Please click on this link to Joel’s website or on the image above to see more of Joel’s work and to read about his exciting painting experiences.
Please click on this link to the Norris Cultural Arts Center for more information.
Note – This post has been edited to replace the originally scheduled paint-out date of May 7 with the new date, May 14, 2019.
The Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula and the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach may not be out on display for the Nature Artists’ Guild’s paint-out at the Cosley Zoo in Wheaton, IL on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, from 2 until 4 pm. Nearly 60 other species, though, many native to Illinois, some domestic, and some exotic, will be available (click here for the zoo’s full species list with photos).
Space is limited, so interested Nature Artists’ Guild members should contact Linn Eldred (whose contact information can be found in their Yearbook) if they’d like to attend. Please click on one of the highlighted links to read more about the Cosley Zoo and its animals, its history, and its mission.
Some of the warmest temperatures so far this year are predicted for the Chicagoland area this weekend, and visitors will be flocking to The Morton Arboretum to enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of the season. One stop on any visitor’s tour of the Arboretum should be the Cudahy Room (located next to the historic Sterling Morton Library inside the Administration & Research Center) to view the Nature Artists’ Guild’s Spring Exhibit of Natural History Art. The exhibit is free-of-charge with admission to the Arboretum.
In addition to the approximately 150 pieces of nature art created by nearly 50 members of the Guild, there will be raffle baskets, small original works of art for sale, opportunities to talk with artists and watch them work, and, for members of the Arboretum (and guests of the artists) at tonight’s reception, delicious refreshments. Please click on any of the highlighted links for more information.
Yay! Spring is finally here, and a great way to celebrate is to visit The Morton Arboretum on the weekend of April 6th and 7th, 2019. There will be plenty to enjoy outdoors, of course, but it is also the weekend of the 2019 Spring Exhibit of Natural History Art, featuring nearly 150 works of nature art by members of the Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum. Please read more by clicking here or on the above highlighted link.
Here is just a small sample of the artwork in the exhibit. Thank you to all of the artists who contributed to this preview.
During the Nature Artists’ Guild’s Spring 2019 Exhibit of Natural History Art, visitors will have the opportunity to watch, speak with, and ask questions of talented artists working in a variety of media in addition to enjoying the nearly 150 works of art on display.
On Friday evening, April 5, 2019, during the Artists’ Reception for members of The Morton Arboretum and guests of the artists, Ku-mie Kim will be sharing watercolor techniques from 5 until 7:30 pm.
On Saturday and Sunday, the exhibit is open free-of-charge to all visitors of The Morton Arboretum.
Peggy McGahan will be creating florals using watercolor pencils on Saturday, April 6, 2019, from 10:30 am until 1 pm.
On Saturday afternoon, April 6, 2019, from 1:15 until 3:45 pm, Nancy Staszak will be sharing the tools and techniques of gelatin printing.
Susan Bartlett will be sharing the steps in her unique type of collage-making between 10:30 am and 1 pm on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
On Sunday afternoon, April 7, 2019, from 1:15 until 3:45 pm, Mary Ann Jimenez will be creating artwork with metalpoint and pastel dust.
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