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Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists - a chapter of ASBA founded in 1997 and dedicated to promoting public awareness of contemporary botanical art and supporting artists. ASBA-art.org/RMSBA
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RMSBA @rmsbartists.bsky.social · Oct 3
OPEN CALL FOR ART! "Full Spectrum" — A joyful celebration of colors. Submit botanical artworks accentuating a singular hue.

Learn more and sign up at: asba-art.org/content.aspx...
The call closes November 2, 2026, but you must claim your color spot soon!
#callforart #juriedshow #botanicalart
FULL SPECTRUM call for art closes November 2, 2026 (yes, a year away—botanical art is slow art!) YELLOW: A close-up sunflower by member Dorothy DePaulo. VIOLET: A single thistle blossom by member Mary Crabtree. RED: A pairing featuring bright Indian Paintbrush by Jan Boyd Haring.
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Oct 11: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches + tips. Invite a friend!

Oct 11, 1-2:30pm
Woodland Mosaic
2:30pm - Meet at Hive Bistro
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching
October 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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July 12: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches + tips. Invite a friend!

July 12, 9:30-11am
Monet Pond
11am - Meet at Hive Bistro
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching
July 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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June 14: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches + tips. Invite a friend!

June 14, 9:30-11am
Lainie's Cutting Garden
11am - Meet at Hive Bistro
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching
June 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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May 17: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches + tips. Invite a friend!

May 17, 9:30-11am
Iris and Day Lily Garden
11am - Meet at Hive Bistro
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching
May 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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The ASBA Spring Symposium registration is open! Check it out and sign up here: asba-art.org/content.aspx...
2026 - Spring Symposium - American Society of Botanical Artists
Back for 2026!
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March 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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March 8: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches. Invite a friend!

March 8, 1-2:30pm
Japanese Garden
2:30pm - Meet at Hive Bistro
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching
March 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Feb 8: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches. Invite a friend!

Feb 8, 1-2:30pm
Marnie's Pavilion
2:30pm - Meet near entrance
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching
January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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Jan 11: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches. Invite a friend!

January 11, 1-2:30pm
Orangerie / Carnivorous Plants
2:30pm - Meet near entrance
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching A group of artists compare notes after drawing together in the Orangerie at Denver Botanic Gardens An artist matches colors using a travel watercolor palette in a sketchbook.
January 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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LAST DAY FOR COLOR CHOICES! Claim a color in "Full Spectrum" — A joyful celebration of COLORS. There are only 3 spots left (2 Red and 1 Blue)!!

You have most of 2026 to finish your piece.

Check it out at: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA8...
#botanicalillustration #sciart #botanicalart
FULL SPECTRUM call for art closes November 2, 2026 (yes, a year away—botanical art is slow art!) YELLOW: A close-up sunflower by member Dorothy DePaulo. VIOLET: A single thistle blossom by member Mary Crabtree. RED: A pairing featuring bright Indian Paintbrush by Jan Boyd Haring.
January 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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SPOTS ARE FILLING UP! Claim a color in "Full Spectrum" — A joyful celebration of COLORS. Color choices must be in by Jan 1—the call is over 80% full but a few spots remain!

Check it out at: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA8...
#callforart #juriedshow #botanicalart
FULL SPECTRUM call for art closes November 2, 2026 (yes, a year away—botanical art is slow art!) YELLOW: A close-up sunflower by member Dorothy DePaulo. VIOLET: A single thistle blossom by member Mary Crabtree. RED: A pairing featuring bright Indian Paintbrush by Jan Boyd Haring.
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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OPEN CALL FOR ART! Claim a color in "Full Spectrum" — A joyful celebration of COLORS. Color choices must be in by Jan 1, and some colors are almost full!

You have most of 2026 to finish your piece.

Check it out at: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA8...
#callforart #juriedshow #botanicalart
FULL SPECTRUM call for art closes November 2, 2026 (yes, a year away—botanical art is slow art!) YELLOW: A close-up sunflower by member Dorothy DePaulo. VIOLET: A single thistle blossom by member Mary Crabtree. RED: A pairing featuring bright Indian Paintbrush by Jan Boyd Haring.
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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OPEN CALL FOR ART! Time is running out to claim a color in "Full Spectrum" — A joyful celebration of COLORS. Color choices must be locked in by Jan 1, tho you have til Nov 2 to create final art.
Learn more and sign up at: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FA8...
#callforart #juriedshow #botanicalart
FULL SPECTRUM call for art closes November 2, 2026 (yes, a year away—botanical art is slow art!) YELLOW: A close-up sunflower by member Dorothy DePaulo. VIOLET: A single thistle blossom by member Mary Crabtree. RED: A pairing featuring bright Indian Paintbrush by Jan Boyd Haring.
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Dec 14: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min and come together afterwards to share sketches. Invite a friend!

December 14, 1-2:30pm
Boettcher Conservatory
2:30pm - Meet near entrance
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching A group of artists compare notes after drawing together in the Orangerie at Denver Botanic Gardens An artist matches colors using a travel watercolor palette in a sketchbook.
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Nov 9: Join RMSBA members and friends for a sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min, and come together afterwards to share sketches. Invite a friend!

Nov 9, 1-2:30pm
Cactus House / Rock Alpine Garden
2:30pm - Meet near Hive Bistro
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching RMSBA member sketching from across the pond. RMSBA member sketching at the lily pond last month Flowers and leaves in the lily pond at Denver Botanic Gardens
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Join RMSBA for our quarterly meeting THIS SUNDAY, November 2, from 1-3pm at the Denver Botanic Gardens. If you can't join us in person, join online. Guest teacher Lori Ann Levy-Holm will talk about color theory. We'll also talk about RMSBA's open calls for entry (Full Spectrum and Sydney Parkinson).
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Oct 12: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min, in a different area each month, and come together afterwards to share sketches.

October 12, 1-2:30pm
Birds and Bees Walk
2:30pm - Meet near Offshoots
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching RMSBA member sketching from across the pond. RMSBA member sketching at the lily pond last month Flowers and leaves in the lily pond at Denver Botanic Gardens
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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OPEN CALL FOR ART! "Full Spectrum" — A joyful celebration of colors. Submit botanical artworks accentuating a singular hue.

Learn more and sign up at: asba-art.org/content.aspx...
The call closes November 2, 2026, but you must claim your color spot soon!
#callforart #juriedshow #botanicalart
FULL SPECTRUM call for art closes November 2, 2026 (yes, a year away—botanical art is slow art!) YELLOW: A close-up sunflower by member Dorothy DePaulo. VIOLET: A single thistle blossom by member Mary Crabtree. RED: A pairing featuring bright Indian Paintbrush by Jan Boyd Haring.
October 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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September 14: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min, in a different area each month, and come together afterwards to share sketches.

September 14, 9:30-11am
Ellipse Garden
11am - Meet near Offshoots
Event Announcement: Sunday Sketching RMSBA member sketching from across the pond. RMSBA member sketching at the lily pond last month Flowers and leaves in the lily pond at Denver Botanic Gardens
September 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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August 10: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 min, in a different area each month, and come together afterwards to share sketches.

August 10, 9:30-11am
Lily Pond (Monet Pool)
11am - Meet at Hive Bistro Patio
RMSBA member sketching from across the pond. RMSBA member sketching at the lily pond last month Flowers and leaves in the lily pond at Denver Botanic Gardens
August 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Join us THIS SUNDAY: July 27 from 1-3pm at the Freyer Newman building at the Denver Botanic Gardens—in person or online. Guest teacher Scott Dressel-Martin, the Gardens' photographer, will give us pointers about photographing our work! We'll also talk about RMSBA's next call for entry and more.
RMSBA Event announcement: General Membership Meeting.
July 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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JULY 13: Join RMSBA members and friends for a relaxed sketching outing in our beloved Botanic Gardens! We'll draw for the first 90 minutes, in a different area each month, and come together afterwards to share our sketches.

July 13, 9:30-11am
Japanese Tea House
11am - Meet at Tea House
RMSBA event announcement: Sunday Sketching!
July 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Today we are featuring RMSBA member Sara Handy! Sara sat down to answer some questions about herself and her art practice. Swipe through to enjoy a taste of her life and work! #art #botanicalart #sciart #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #biophilia #natureart #rmsbamemberspotlight
Sara on a recent bike ride with fall aspens and blue sky in the background. Years in practice: 7. Years since graduation: 2.5. Career or title: Retired—formerly a project manager at an environmental engineering firm. Preferred art medium: I enjoy them all, but I am probably most proficient in graphite and colored pencil. I am determined to better master watercolor, however! Favorite pastime: Going on hikes and identifying/photographing wild plants, mountain biking, and container gardening. Proudest piece: My seed pods in pen and ink and watercolor. I got the inspiration for the piece on a bike ride through Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, CO and seeing the yucca seed pods in particular—they are structurally so cool! Toxic art trait: Erase a lot when I am sketching. Sara's pen and ink + watercolor drawing of 3 seed pods: Glycerrhiza lepidota (American licorice), Yucca glauca, and Asclepias speciosa (milkweed). A milkweed seed has escaped the pod and floats off to the right.
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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If you haven't been up to CU Boulder's Museum of Natural History to see our TREES exhibit yet, you're missing out! The exhibit will be up through at least the end of June, so there's still time. #sciart #artshow #botanicalart www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/tre...
Poster for TREES: A visual narrative of our enduring relationships with trees through the seasons. Trees are enigmatic organisms that can provoke powerful feelings within us. Maybe you feel joyful seeing the new buds and blooms of trees each spring. Perhaps you appreciate the shade trees provide in summer. Maybe you are captivated by thechanging color of leaves in fall, or you find calm in seeing snow-covered branches in winter. Do you have a favorite tree you walk by each day or lookout your window at each morning? Whatever your relationship with them, we can all celebrate the glory of trees through the eyes of the botanical artists featured in this exhibition. The intent of the 2025 RMSBA exhibit is to expand the artist's and viewers' appreciation and knowledge of trees, and we are pleased to share it with you. The RMSBA (Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists) logo and a winter portrait of a crabapple in carbon dust by Brittany Hass are included on the poster. Candid image of people enjoying the TREES exhibit at CU Boulder's Museum of Natural History (left to right) Artists Shiere Melin and Barbra Sobhani talk with Barb's daughter Ashlyn in front of several original works showing various trees Group picture of artists attending the opening of the TREES exhibit in CU Boulder's Natural History Museum
June 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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It was a beautiful day to sketch in the Gardens this past Sunday! Hope you can join us for the next one, July 13. Suggestions for which area would be the most exciting to draw in for the next few Second Sundays are welcome! We are on a summer schedule of 9:30 am, to try and beat the heat. #sciart
Members photographing and sketching from benches near peony garden. RMSBA members sharing drawings and ideas at the end of Second Sunday Sketching at Denver Botanic Gardens. Beautiful late spring specimens of all sorts at Denver Botanic Gardens.
June 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Today we are featuring RMSBA member Heidi Snyder! Heidi sat down to answer some questions about herself and her art practice. Swipe through to enjoy a taste of her life and work! #art #botanicalart #sciart #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #biophilia #natureart #rmsbamemberspotlight
Years in Practice: I really took up botanical illustration after my graduation from law school in 2003. Career or title: I taught high school history and German. Preferred art medium: My preferred medium is colored pencil on drafting film because of the artistic potential of drafting film and the precision and versatility of colored pencil. Heidi's favorite piece, a mesmerizing drawing on multiple layers of drafting film, showing reflected light and fish below the surface. Favorite Pastime: My favorite pastime is "prowling" through shrubbery to get a good shot of that turtle, bird, flower or mushroom. I used to spend hours "off the beaten path" or sitting under a tree, learning a lot about my specimen. That's why it was a big blow when I had my first 2 strokes which left me permanently disoriented... I had to rethink the very foundations of how I procure materials and gain my knowledge, especially since I was "too lost" to drive. Luckily I had a lot of material to work with (cont'd). Having met people...who had to relearn to walk, talk or write, I am more determined than ever to find a way to connect with them and help any way I can. In the meantime I am truly grateful for my good luck and the opportunity to reaffirm what is important in life. Best tip for aspiring botanical artists: I try to be the best I can be (now there is a learning curve!), do good, and draw, draw, draw. Life is precious, don't take it for granted.
May 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM