©Maryjo Koch; Lichen in watercolor and white gouache on paper 2026. The lichen specimen Maryjo Koch used for the workshop was Flavopunctelia flaventior, common name Speckled Greenshield lichen, on a branch of rare Santa Cruz cypress, Dupressus abramsiana. Flavopunctelia flaventior is a widespread species of leaf-like, floliose lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. On September 5, 2026, artist Maryjo Koch gave an online workshop on painting lichens. BAGSC members who had taken her...

Outreach to prospective members and to the community was BAGSC’s purpose when the group agreed to participate in the Los Angeles Arboretum’s 2026 Plumeria Festival.

Birds’ nests, an off-the-beaten-track subject for many botanical artists, was the theme of an online seminar by accomplished artist and teacher Maryjo Koch. www.maryjokoch.com