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It’s Camellia Time for BAGSC at Descanso Gardens!
by Beth Stone, posted by Deb Shaw Camellia japonica ‘Guilio Nuccio’ with Camellia japonica ‘Horkan’ and Camellia wabisuke ‘Sukiya’,...

Deborah Shaw
Dec 29, 20143 min read


Location Announcement for Eileen Sorg’s “Colored Pencil Stew” Workshops
by Deb Shaw We’re pleased to confirm the locations for Eileen Sorg’s BAGSC-sponsored workshop, “COLORED PENCIL STEW.” “A Bug In Your...

Deborah Shaw
Dec 6, 20141 min read


Update on BAGSC Workshop with Eileen Sorg
by Deb Shaw It seems like it should be far away, but next year will be here before we know it! As announced in the “Save the Date”...

Deborah Shaw
Dec 2, 20141 min read


Call for Entries for BAGSC “Camellias” Exhibition
by Janice Sharp and Deb Shaw Camellia japonica, taken by fir0002, flagstaffotos.com.au, from Wikimedia Commons. Licensing/copyright: This...

Deborah Shaw
Nov 9, 20141 min read


“Last Look” Walkthrough for the 17th Annual International ASBA Exhibition at The Hort
by ASBA, posted by Deb Shaw Susan Sapanara, Hydrangea quercifolia, Crimson Collar, watercolor on paper, © 2014, all rights reserved. The...

Deborah Shaw
Nov 9, 20142 min read


Save the Date: Eileen Sorg Colored Pencil Workshop, March 2015
by Deb Shaw “A Bug In Your Ear,” mixed media by Eileen Sorg, © 2014, all rights reserved. Save the dates for the week of March 9, 2015,...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 30, 20141 min read


Call for Entries for the BAGSC/Chapman University Leatherby Library Legume Exhibition
By Diane Daly and Deb Shaw The plans for the BAGSC/Chapman University Leatherby Library Legume Exhibition are coming together! Once...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 30, 20142 min read


More from the ASBA Conference: Grant Presentations
by Deb Shaw The presentations from ASBA Grant Recipients is always one of my favorite sessions at the ASBA conference. It’s inspiring to...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 20, 20142 min read


Reminder: Deadline for Submission to the CNPS is November 1, 2014
by Deb Shaw Dichelostemma volubile and Madia elegans. Watercolor © Joan Keesey, all rights reserved. A quick reminder to my original blog...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 20, 20141 min read


Lisa Pompelli to Teach Carnivorous Plants Botanical Art Classes
by Deb Shaw BAGSC member Lisa Pompelli will be teaching a botanical art class about carnivorous plants at The Huntington during the month...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 20, 20141 min read


More from the ASBA Conference: Laurence Pierson
by Beth Stone, posted by Deb Shaw Laurence Pierson demonstrating her beautiful egg tempera technique. The camera/light in the foreground...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 19, 20141 min read


Getting Back from the ASBA Conference
by Deb Shaw Some of our BAGSC members are lucky to stay for the post-conference workshops, but many of the rest of us have gotten home....

Deborah Shaw
Oct 19, 20142 min read


ASBA Conference: Tania Marien, Lesley Randall and George Olsen win ASBA Awards
by Deb Shaw Tania Marien’s James White Award The ASBA announced their annual awards last night at the closing banquet. Tania Marien was...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 19, 20141 min read


Live from the ASBA Conference: Opening Small Works Reception
Posted by Deb Shaw BAGSC members at the conference are: Beth Stone, Cristina Baltayian, Deborah Friedman, Deborah Shaw, Gayle Uyehara,...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 15, 20141 min read


Save the Date for “Weird, Wild & Wonderful” Coming to California
by Deb Shaw The American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), The Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California (BAGSC) and The...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 15, 20142 min read


Where Have All the Kolinsky Sable Brushes Gone?
by Deb Shaw with A LOT of contributing authors. Please see the contributors’ list at the end of this article. I’ll begin with two...

Deborah Shaw
Oct 4, 201413 min read


Botanical Art Brings Seniors of Different Cultures Together
by Diane Daly, posted by Deb Shaw Treasurers’ student working on a beautiful watercolor of a sunflower. Photo courtesy of Bowers...

Deborah Shaw
Sep 29, 20143 min read


Estelle De Ridder Exhibition of “The Flora of the Madrona Marsh”
by Deb Shaw Astragalus trichopodus with Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis, Common names: Locoweed with Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly....

Deborah Shaw
Sep 29, 20141 min read


17th International ASBA Botanical Art Exhibition Opens at the NY Hort
by Deb Shaw Joan Keesey, Heteromeles arbutifolia, California Holly, Watercolor on Paper. © 2013, all rights reserved. The 17th Annual...

Deborah Shaw
Sep 20, 20142 min read


Artists’ Favorites Art Exhibition at the San Diego Botanic Garden
by Lesley Randall, posted by Deb Shaw Watercolor by Clara Josephs, © 2014, all rights reserved. The San Diego Botanic Garden and the...

Deborah Shaw
Sep 18, 20141 min read
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