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Rock y M ount ai n Society of Botanical Artists summer • 2009 ces Quarterly Newsletter F irst Chapter oF the asBa Pres de ’s nes Again, the eather seems to drive my thoughts. It seems e have been spoiled by the rains and relatively cool days … not many over 90 by the middle o July! And the rain has kept the need to ater pretty minimal hile letting the plants ourish … I hope you are able to take advantage o the lovely summer to get some illustrations completed or this next year . We ill have opportunities to sho and sell art throughout the coming year. Te annual American Society o Botanical Artists meeting ill be in Phoenix this year, another opportunity or a estern venue beore the meeting heads to Pittsburgh and Ne England or the next to years. Te meeting has expanded to three days ith some terric opportunities to take classes rom stars o contemporary botanical art and illustration. I ould encourage you to peruse the inormation in the June ASBA nesletter and consider attending this last estern meeting or a e years. Te meetings are un and the inspiration is huge! Te middle o the year is none to soon to begin thinking about volunteering or RMSBA in 2010. We have committees that ould benet rom your involvement and you ill benet rom orking ith other RMSB A artists. Tis is entirely a volunteer organization and becomes better hen more members can be part o the action. Give it some thought and talk ith people you meet at the next to meetings. Speaking o those meetings, I hope you have them in your calendars … 13 September at Susan DiMarchi’s home north o Boulder and 6 December at Susan Rubin’s ne home in east-central Denver. More inormation is provided in the nesletter, but these ill be great opportunities to socialize ith other members, eat some excellent ood, check out someone else’s studio space, and, oh yeah, learn some ne things about botanical art. Please, join in! In the meantime, I hope you nd time or your art. Botanically yours, erry Ruiter President 2 Upcoming Meetings “Our all 2009 meeting will be held on September 13 at Susan DiMarchi’s lovely home studio …” 2 About RMSBA First Chapter o the ASBA 3 RMSBA’s Meetings Fall and Winter Meetings 3 Exercises or the Artist. Every hal-hour take a break 4 Call For Entries Echter’s Fith Annual Sho 5 For Your Inormation (F.Y.I.) 6/7 Exhibits Report & Schedule “Steamboat Art Museum curator Shirley Sherwood has lots o events planned or the RARE exhibit. She planned a member’s reception on May 22 ” 8 Common Botanical Illustrator My inspiration is plants! I cannot get enough o them. So varied. So challenging. I just ant to paint them all. 9 Call For Entries Koelbel Library Sho 11 For Your Inormation (F.Y.I.) continued Above illustrations courtesy of: Heidi Snyder, Marjorie Leggitt, Susan Rubin, Libby Kyer and Jane Kinsdale

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