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Announcing Jurors for “Zoo in Bloom” plus More Plant Images
by Lori Vreeke/Diane Daly/Deb Shaw The jurors for the BAGSC exhibition at the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, “Zoo in Bloom” have been...

Deborah Shaw
Aug 16, 20152 min read
More Plant Choices for the Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens, “Zoo in Bloom”
by Deb Shaw For those BAGSC members still wondering about which plants to paint for the upcoming “Zoo in Bloom” exhibition, a big thank...

Deborah Shaw
Aug 12, 20151 min read


BAGSC Adjunct Exhibition: People’s Choice Awards
by Janice Sharp and Bonnie Born Ash, posted by Deb Shaw People’s Choice first place award went to Estelle DeRidder’s, Fuller’s Teasel,...

Deborah Shaw
Aug 7, 20151 min read


Come Join BAGSC Members at The Huntington through Sunday, 9 August
by Deb Shaw Close on the heels of the “Weird, Wild & Wonderful” Symposium at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical...

Deborah Shaw
Aug 7, 20152 min read


Artists of the Future
by Janice Sharp, posted by Deb Shaw Exploring stencil leaf rubbings in graphite and colored pencil at The Huntington. BAGSC artists are...

Deborah Shaw
Aug 7, 20152 min read


Join BAGSC and The Huntington for the Opening of the BAGSC Adjunct Exhibition
by Deb Shaw Invitation to BAGSC adjunct exhibition. In conjunction with “Weird, Wild, and Wonderful” The New York Botanical Garden Second...

Deborah Shaw
Jul 30, 20152 min read


The LA Flower Mart with Jim Folsom
by Beth Stone It’s pre-dawn on Friday and we’ve loaded our sleepy selves into The Huntington van with Jim Folsom at the wheel. We’re off...

Deborah Shaw
Jul 25, 20151 min read


Painting Nepenthes with Mieko Ishikawa
by Melanie Campbell-Carter Nepenthes! The very epitome of Weird, Wild, and Wonderful was the subject of a three-day pre-symposium...

Deborah Shaw
Jul 25, 20152 min read


Bat Flower Intrigue
by Beth Stone There are two georgeous Bat Flower (Tacca chantrieri) paintings featured in the Weird, Wild & Wonderful exhibition...

Deborah Shaw
Jul 23, 20151 min read


The Weird, Wild & Wonderful Pre-Symposium classes are underway!
by Beth Stone The LA Times dubbed the weather WEIRD, while plant lovers call it WONDERFUL!! Symposium week is finally here! There are...

Deborah Shaw
Jul 21, 20151 min read
What “Weird, Wild & Wonderful” Plant Have You Chosen?
by Beth Stone The call for entries has been sent (see email from Deb Shaw dated 5/5/15) for BAGSC ‘s very own adjunct exhibition to...

Deborah Shaw
May 6, 20151 min read


BAGSC Botanical Camellia Art Exhibit at Descanso’s Boddy House
by Janice Sharp and Beth Stone Gilly Shaeffer demonstrating her watercolor technique. Gilly Shaeffer demonstrating her watercolor...

Deborah Shaw
May 1, 20151 min read


BAGSC Call for Entries for Our Own “Weird, Wild & Wonderful” and Plant Tour at the H
by Beth Stone and Deb Shaw Solanum lycopersicum, Heirloom Tomato, Watercolor on paper, © Asuka Hishiki BAGSC will be holding an adjunct...

Deborah Shaw
Apr 28, 20153 min read
BAGSC “Second Monday Artists” Group
by Bonnie Born Ash, posted by Deb Shaw A group of BAGSC members who live in the Los Angeles/Pasadena area gather on the second Monday of...

Deborah Shaw
Apr 27, 20151 min read


BAGSC to Participate in Roger’s Gardens 3rd Annual “Day of Art”
by Deb Shaw Promotional for Roger’s Gardens “Day of Art,” Sunday, March 1 features a painting in progress that BAGSC member Clara Josephs...

Deborah Shaw
Feb 11, 20151 min read


BAGSC Exhibition, “An Illuminating Look at Legumes” at Chapman University Leatherby Libr
by Deb Shaw Erythrina caffra, Coral Tree, original watercolor by Joan Keesey, © 2015, all rights reserved. The Botanical Artists Guild of...

Deborah Shaw
Feb 9, 20152 min read
BAGSC Meetings for 2015
by Deb Shaw It’s going to be a busy year for BAGSC! Keep your eyes on this BAGSC News Blog and your emails for calendars and updates, as...

Deborah Shaw
Feb 8, 20152 min read


BAGSC Exhibits Botanical Camellia Art at Descanso Camellia Flower Show
By Beth Stone and Janice Sharp The BAGSC information and sales table, with some of the Camellia botanical artwork. The Camellia Societies...

Deborah Shaw
Jan 20, 20152 min read


BAGSC at the California Native Plant Society
by Lesley Randall (reporting from the conference) and Deb Shaw First place winner, Joan Keesey, Salvia spathacea, watercolor. © 2014, all...

Deborah Shaw
Jan 18, 20151 min read


Updating our Legume List for the Chapman University Exhibition
by Deb Shaw and Diane Daly Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Red Bird of Paradise, or Mexican Bird of Paradise, watercolor by Diane Daly, © 2013,...

Deborah Shaw
Dec 29, 20142 min read
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