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The Botanical Artists Association of Southern Africa (BAASA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting public awareness of botanical art in southern Africa. BAASA is open to all botanical artists, whether scientific illustrators or realistic flower painters, as well as collectors and those interested in furthering the tradition of botanical art.
Sunday 25 November 2012
Friday 23 November 2012
Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale 2013 Forms Now Available
The following forms are now available for
the Kirstenbosch Botanical Art Biennale 2013:
- Biennale General information sheet 2013.pdf
- Biennale Registration form 2013.pdf (due date 27 June 2013)
- Biennale Submission form 2013.pdf (due date 19 August 2013)
In order to download or print these forms
please click on the links above or alternatively copy and paste the following addresses (one at a time) into
your browser:
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bwt_8KQth4K8TFJab0JNdVN1b3c
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bwt_8KQth4K8dmtpYVhkM0VSc1U
- https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bwt_8KQth4K8eWNweE9kRlFfVUk
Thursday 22 November 2012
A Successful Painting Weekend for BAASA Gauteng at Buffelskloof Nature Reserve
Thursday 8 November 2012
Drawing to See: Sarah Simblet Workshop Requirements................
If you have been lucky enough to acquire a place on one of the Sarah Simblet Drawing Workshops in 2013 (all workshops are now fully subscribed), the following is the list of materials required. If you don't have the necessary this will give you time to start acquiring your stash.
Materials needed:
- A plentiful supply of LARGE sheets of paper (ordinary quality drawing cartridge in mixed sizes, ideally A3, A2 and A1 or equivalent)
- Several rolls of inexpensive paper (e.g. brown parcel paper, wallpaper liner or similar) for creating large surfaces for experimental drawing
- A notebook and pen
- Pencils, erasers, pencil sharpener
- Masking tape and cellotape
- Scissors
- A long stick, e.g. 1.5m (one and a half metre) garden cane
- A box of Willow Charcoal and one stick of compressed charcoal
- Three marker pens, in colours of grey tones of your choice, designer grade, for example Copic markers.
- A bottle of Chinese Ink (if not available, use any kind, e.g. Indian or Calligraphy)
- Two small basins (e.g. kitchen bowls to hold water and ink while working large scale)
- A dip pen with a drawing nib
- A LARGE soft brush (artists paint brush, or house decorating brushes or a large make-up brush could be used)
Wednesday 7 November 2012
KZN BAASA: COLLAGE WORKSHOP - NOVEMBER 2012
COLLAGE WORKSHOP WITH JEAN POWELL
DAY & DATE: SATURDAY 17 th NOVEMBER 2012
TIME: 09h00 - 12h00
VENUE: DISCOVERY ROOM, DURBAN BOTANIC GARDENS
LIST OF MATERIALS:
- fine liners - different thicknesses
- crayons
- pastels
- white or coloured paper with painted abstract daubs & streaks
- coloured paper A3 (for cutting)
- thinner paper (for tearing)
- plant, leaves or flowers
- drawing board
- scissors
- ruler
- glue stick (eg Pritt)
Bookings: Please contact Lynne Griffin on 083 630 5351
Members: R40
Visitors: R60
"CREATIVITY TAKES COURAGE" Henri Matisse
Sunday 4 November 2012
BIENNALE OF BOTANICAL FINE ART 2013
BIENNALE OF BOTANICAL FINE ART 2013
The seventh Kirstenbosch Biennale of botanical fine art will open on Thursday 29th August 2013 and run until Sunday 15th September 2013. The focus is medicinal and traditional use plants of southern Africa including plants used for food, shelter, decoration, adornment, health, devotional rituals and the rites of passage.
Botanical artists are encouraged to submit their work for consideration and efforts are underway to secure participation by international artists as well.
Applications along with scans of artwork for the Biennale need to be submitted by 27 June 2013 to Cathy Abbott, Visitor's Centre, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Artists are encouraged to consult the SANBI website www.sanbi.org and the BAASA website http://botanicalartistsassociationsa.blogspot.com for all information with regard to the Biennale.
Assistance with regard to the provision of live plant material for artists is forthcoming from the different national botanical gardens, and artists are encouraged to contact the gardens closest to their homes for any help, including the identification of plant material.
CATHY ABBOTT
Events Office
South African National Biodiversity Institute (Kirstenbosch)
Tel: +27 (0)21 799 8412
Fax: +27 (0)21 761 5626
Email: c.abbott@sanbi.org.za
Website: www.sanbi.org.za
NICKI WESTCOTT
Tel: +27 (0)21 686 6731
Cell: +27 (0)72 118 7625
Email: nickiwestcott@mweb.co.za
CATHY ABBOTT
Events Office
South African National Biodiversity Institute (Kirstenbosch)
Tel: +27 (0)21 799 8412
Fax: +27 (0)21 761 5626
Email: c.abbott@sanbi.org.za
Website: www.sanbi.org.za
NICKI WESTCOTT
Tel: +27 (0)21 686 6731
Cell: +27 (0)72 118 7625
Email: nickiwestcott@mweb.co.za
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