Hello Art Patrons,
If you missed seeing the Alcatraz Florilegium in Marin last Fall, your next chance is June 3 – 31 when it will be on exhibit at the Orinda Library Art Gallery. I’ll be at the Artists’ Reception on June 3, from 3 – 5:30 PM where either my Black Walnut or Nasturtium will be exhibited along with 76 other pieces from the Florilegium. A short talk about Alcatraz Island and the Florilegium’s history will begin at 3 PM. Most venues are not large enough to include all 127 paintings in the collection, so we have published a brilliant catalogue of the entire Alcatraz Florilegium, which you may view and/or buy for $30 plus shipping by sending an email to www.orders@ncalsba.org Or you can pick one up from me, as I have several in my studio. My second Alcatraz painting will show in October on The Rock, in the Band Room where Al Capone strummed banjo with his prison band, The Rock Islanders. Love that!
THE ALCATRAZ FLORILEGIUM: ARTWORK FROM THE GARDENS OF ALCATRAZ, JUNE 3 – 31, 2017
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION—JUNE 3, 2017, 3 – 5:30 PM
ORINDA LIBRARY
26 ORINDA WAY, ORINDA CA, 94563
MON-TH,10 AM – 8 PM; FRI-SAT 10 AM – 6 PM; SUN 1 -5 PM
(925) 254-2184 www.lamorindaarts.org
#CaliforniaSuperBloom
We’ve been captivated by images and sights of our CA wildflowers this bountiful spring. After record rainfall, hundreds of wildflower species are blooming and interest in native plants is growing. I took part in an enlightening Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour this month, www.Bringingbackthenatives.net. Forty-six homeowners shared their native gardens with 1,500 Bay Area residents and visitors during this free annual tour. Visitors were intrigued by the idea of garden art as habitat for pollinators. Evidently it’s Bug Hotel high-season because many have recently sold—NO VACANCY. Check my website image gallery to see if your favorite is still available. However, a sushi chef just gave me some beautifully lacquered bento boxes . . . perfect for Bug Hotels.
Regarding my botanical painting progress: Have you seen my new Dichondra creeping up a sandstone wall, or the family of Moonshells on the beach, or the (evidently illegal) Opium Poppy seedpods floating on vellum? These new works are now posted on my website gallery www.BonniesBotanicalArt.com. I know you haven’t seen my lumpy little Kaffir lime because I keep going back to work on it. Perhaps I’ll post it here unfinished, still attached to its Arches Watercolor block before it’s set free and digitized by my Fine Art Printer. See anything to correct? Last chance.
Up next: Quaking Aspen, Populous tremuloides. Full size watercolor sheet. Big art. Do you know of a lovely stand of Aspen where I can paint?
Yours,
Bonnie Bonner
a.k.a. Joanne Palamountain
www.BonniesBotanicalArt.com
www.BonnieBonner.blogspot.com
