...and an invitation
We are currently in the middle of Nature Journaling:
Botany
Through Art. Our class meets Monday
mornings at the Naples Botanical Garden
for 3 hours as part of an 8-week series underwritten by a grant from
Aroha Philanthropies. This foundation supports creative
expression in the arts through community
involvement in a variety of ways. Our class series is part of
their Vitality Arts program – creative expression
for adults 55 and over.
Sue Slick, one of our talented
participants, created the video below of our last class as we sketched and painted on
the Performance Lawn. She took video
clips and photos, put them together and made something wonderful to share.
Our class wasn’t publicized because
of the full waiting list, so you won’t find us on the Garden’s calendar. What you will find there is the art show
we’ll be having at the end of February!
You are invited to join our nature journalers and visit with them as you
view their final art project and enjoy a tour through their nature journals.
10 am-12 pm ~ Saturday, February 29, 2020(Included with regular Garden admission)Kapnick Hall Terrace, Naples Botanical Garden4820 Bayshore Drive, Naples, FL 34112
We range from beginners to practicing
artists, with varied backgrounds that shape our connections to nature and
art. What you will see is the unique
story each artist tells through the skills they’ve learned. None of us need to have the skills of professional
artists – our nature journals reflect a very personal journey and our learning
process.
This is the important take-away:
this connection to place, our creative insights, even the missteps. These are all part of the process. We hope we inspire others to make their own
personal connections to the beauty of nature found throughout the gardens
inside. There is a new adventure open to
us all, no matter our age or limitations.
This is it. Nature. A page, a pen, a brush. And you.
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| Last session: preparing materials for plein air sketching. |
Last session: capturing a landscape! | Overlooking the lake in the Florida Garden. |
