Recent Exhibitions and Botanical Art Communities

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I've been travelling, painting, and attending six exhibitions and one artist talk lately:

Current-

Flora of National Parks

(Display only)

When- Now until Oct.02

Where- U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C

Everything's Coming Up Roses

(Display and sales)

When- Now until TBD 2017

Where- Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, California

Past:

Celebrating 100 Year of National Park Service Artist Talk, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA

Botanical Wonders, E.P Foster Library, Ventura, CA, and Oak Park Library, Oak Park, CA

Filoli 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, CA

Looking for Flora at Roger's Gardens, Corona del Mar, CA

I met wonderful fellow artists, enthusiastic visitors, and fantastic exhibition coordinators and volunteers at all these shows, botanical art is a very welcoming community, members are always to share the knowledge with others. You'd be surprised that how fast you'd feel like home once you join the community.

For those who are interested in joining, check out this main site:

ASBA American Society of Botanical Artists

www.asba-art.org

You can find regional chapters to join, or just join the main site. You don't have to be an artist to join, as long as you enjoy botanical art!

Here are a few photos of my recent exhibitions:

Flora of National Parks

Filoli 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition

E.P. Foster Library Exhibition

Oak Park Library Exhibition

Roger's Gardens "Looking for Flora" exhibition

Artist Talk at Channel Islands National Park

Happy Painting!

Ellie

Recent Exhibitions and Botanical Art Communities

I've been travelling, painting, and attending six exhibitions and one artist talk lately:

Current-

Flora of National Parks

(Display only)

When- Now until Oct.02

Where- U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C

Everything's Coming Up Roses

(Display and sales)

When- Now until TBD 2017

Where- Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, California

Past:

Celebrating 100 Year of National Park Service Artist Talk, Channel Islands National Park, Ventura, CA

Botanical Wonders, E.P Foster Library, Ventura, CA, and Oak Park Library, Oak Park, CA

Filoli 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition, Woodside, CA

Looking for Flora at Roger's Gardens, Corona del Mar, CA

I met wonderful fellow artists, enthusiastic visitors, and fantastic exhibition coordinators and volunteers at all these shows, botanical art is a very welcoming community, members are always to share the knowledge with others. You'd be surprised that how fast you'd feel like home once you join the community.

For those who are interested in joining, check out this main site:

ASBA American Society of Botanical Artists

www.asba-art.org

You can find regional chapters to join, or just join the main site. You don't have to be an artist to join, as long as you enjoy botanical art!

Here are a few photos of my recent exhibitions:

Flora of National Parks

Filoli 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition

E.P. Foster Library Exhibition

Oak Park Library Exhibition

Roger's Gardens "Looking for Flora" exhibition

Artist Talk at Channel Islands National Park

Happy Painting!

Ellie

I Am to Present Two Botanical Art Talks and Display Art in Ventura County

BAGSC News:

BAGSC member Ellie Tu will have two displays of her botanical art, and will present two talks this coming weekend:

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 1 pm
Ojai Library, Ojai, California

Ellie will present a talk entitled “Channel Islands National Park Guide Book Illustrations and a Glance at Traditional Botanical Art.” This talk will include a brief history of traditional botanical art and explain the equipment and materials used for painting and drawing.

Ellie will also speak on the process of creating the Channel Islands National Park guide book illustrations and give a drawing demonstration. She will bring some plant samples for guests to experience from a botanical illustrator’s point of view.

Ellie Tu illustrated the Channel Islands National Park guide books.

Ellie Tu illustrated the Channel Islands National Park guide books.

Ellie’s artwork will be on display in the library until the end of June, 2016.

This event is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact the library at (805) 646-1639. The E.P Foster Library is located at: 111 East Ojai Avenue, Ojai, California 93023.

Pen and ink illustrations of California native plants by Ellie Tu,© 2016, all rights reserved.

Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2 pm
Oak Park Library, Oak Park, California

On Sunday, March 20, Ellie will present a talk entitled “Botanical Wonders: An introduction to Traditional Botanical Art.” Ellie will give a brief history of botanical art, show the step-by-step process of botanical painting, and give a watercolor demonstration. Those who attend get to create (and take home) their own botanical art! Ellie’s artwork will be on display in the library until April 3, 2016.

This event is free and open to the public. The address for the Oak Park Library is:897 North Kanan Road, Oak Park, CA 91377.

Additionally, Ellie will be giving a talk at Channel Islands National Park auditorium on April 9th. Stay tuned — details will be posted to our BAGSC News blog.

Watercolor: Toyon Blossom

Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), or Christmas Berry, has almost done blooming by now. Currently the green berries on the trees are slowly turning into red. By the time of Christmas and New Year, these trees decked will red berries and green leaves will be the most delightful holiday eye-candy. Toyon is also called California Holly. This California native perennial shrub grow abundantly in Los Angeles area, therefore we have an area called Hollywood!

A few close-ups:

The process of a beautiful leaf. The imperfection makes it the perfect natural beauty.

About this artwork:

Watercolor

Original size: 12" x 15"

Paper: Fabriano Hot Press 140 Lb

May The Bb Power Be With You,
Ellie 

Channel Islands National Park Guidebooks Illustrations- California Native Plants With Pen and Ink

If you have a chance to visit Channel Islands National Park, don't forget to pick up a copy of new guidebooks at the Native Plant Garden in front of the visitor center. I did the original pen and ink illustrations for these two informative and beautifully designed guidebooks 'Guide to Island Plant Adaptation' and 'Guide to Island Chumash Plant Usage'. This is a very rewarding experience knowing that my illustrations play a part to help the public better understand these unique islands!

Here are a few pages of the books:

May The Bb Power Be With You,

Ellie