Hello art patrons,
I have two new botanical exhibits coming up in early December that I hope you can fit into your Holiday schedules.
Botanical Art Exhibit
Dec. 6 Sunday, 4-7 PM
Woodhall, 501 Orindawoods Dr and Kite Hill Rd.
Orinda CA
This is an exhibit from the Catherine Watter’s School of Botanical Art. I will exhibit my three most recent pieces and 18 other artists will show theirs. We’ll have homemade hors d’oeuvres, wine and a Holiday Boutique of botanical prints, cards, aprons, giftwrap etc. Our ever popular tote bags are back and better than ever (we hope the shipment arrives on time-otherwise we’ll take orders). True story: These totes are so desirable that two of my friends have had theirs stolen from their grocery carts! Please come next Sunday Dec 6 and feast your eyes while sharing some Holiday cheer.
Open House at Bonnie’s
Dec 11 Friday, 10AM-noon and/or 4-6PM
Piedmont CA 94611
Stop by my home art studio in the morning, 10 am to noon, for coffee and tea or in the evening from 4-6 PM for a libation. Bring friends and spouses. I will have all of my art on display. For holiday gifts I will be selling prints, aprons, cards, sea glass and succulent wreaths. I have several new Bug Hotels as well. Come twice–my Christmas cookies are waiting to see you.
In the last two weeks of January the U.C. Berkeley Botanical Gardens will display the nearly completed Alcatraz Garden Florilegium in the historic Julia Morgan Hall. For those of you who missed the exhibit on Alcatraz Island, this will be a great chance to see the selected 65 botanical paintings from the touring exhibit. My Nasturtium painting graces the cover of the National Park Service brochure about the Alcatraz Island Gardens. I’ll let you know when I’ll be gallery sitting in my next newsletter but, nevertheless, save a date in the latter half of January to come see this extraordinary exhibit in a gorgeous Julia Morgan venue.
Check out my new website www.BonniesBotanicalArt.com and/or unsubscribe from this newsletter at will. Enjoy your holidays and hope for more snow–the gardens and skiers (me!) deserve a break.
Bonnie Bonner
a.k.a. Joanne Palamountain