After the excellent ASBA conference in Denver I flew to California to teach at the Santa Barbara Zoo. On the way I spent a fun evening with thousands of pumpkins at Descanso Gardens. A quick forage for plant material...
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Some final thoughts from the USA
ASBA 20th Anniversary Annual Conference, Denver
Wow my first AGM of the ASBA. Four beautifully choreographed days at the Westin Hotel in the company of approx. 200 talented botanical artists. Yesterday, registration and welcome goody bag followed by an exhibition of small works with drinks and dessert. Today Portfolio sharing in the morning, an excellent opportunity to see some superb work and chat to the artists. ...
Chihuly at Denver Botanic Gardens
Lucky me, I was able to take a quick tour of the stunning and very popular exhibition of Chihuly glass at the gardens today during my lunch break. Fabulous!!...
Nearly there
Amazing French aubergines, now going mouldy in the fridge back in the UK but picture nearly finished. Tricky getting depth and form into the pinky mauves without dulling the colour but hopefully winning! Some of the Irojiten Tom Bow colours I have used....