Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 4/26/26 Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 4/26/26

Writing a (Botanical) Artist’s Statement

A roadmap for artists who might feel intimidated by the writing process

Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 12/27/25 Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 12/27/25

Two Very Different Papers for Colored Pencil

Testing out two papers for colored pencil that have distinctive styles - smooth vs velvety -

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Old Tools, New Eyes

Irena Gintilas is taking “a little stroll — from the old ways of learning and seeing, to the curious new tools that might just change how we draw.”

Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 10/5/25 Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 10/5/25

Carol Jean Rogalski’s Silverpoint Workshop

Reed-Turner member, Carol Jean Rogalski, designed and led a workshop on the art of silverpoint in lieu of our September meeting on September 27, 2025.

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Fugitive in Your Paintbox

Permanence in paint includes chemical stability, as well, as lightfastness under normal exhibition conditions.

What causes some colors to be unstable or fugitive.

Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 8/19/25 Reed-Turner Botanical Artists 8/19/25

Neutral Grays and Blacks in Your Paintbox

In February 2024, RTBA member Kumie Kim did a demonstration of Neutrals and Grays. Recently, while flipping through my sketchbook, the handout from demonstration fell out of the pages. An hour was spent recreating her formulas of making neutral colors.