PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATORS
  • Home
  • Gallery
  • About
  • Join
  • EXHIBITS
    • 2025 PHS Flower Show Gallery
    • 2024 PHS Flower Show
    • Botanical in Nature
    • DCH Exhibition: The Beauty of Nature
    • 2023 FS Gallery
    • 2022 Flower Show gallery
  • Classes
  • EVENTS
  • MEMBERS
    • Zoom Recordings >
      • Defining Botanical Art
      • Rogerio Lupo
    • PSBI Info & Newsletters
    • Membership List & Renewal
    • Be a PSBI Volunteer
CURRENT & UPCOMING BOTANICAL EVENTS & NEWS

PSBI CORDIALLY INVITES YOU

June 4 - 30, 2025
​

PSBI Members' Choice Show 

Delaware County Community College
Marple Campus, Academic Building, Room 2305
​901 South Media Lane, 
Media, PA  19063
​

The DCCC Gallery is open to the public Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Closed Friday - Sunday and ​closed on  June 19



PRIOR BOTANICAL EVENTS & NEWS
PSBI members Joan Frain and Linda Gist and ASBA members Susan Minton and Carol Ashton-Hergenhan were featured in the
December 2024 issue of ASBA'S PUBLICATION,  "
The Botanical Artist" in an article titled Exploring Botanical Art​

Picture

Picture
Picture

December 2024
Painting Christmas in the Longwood Gardens Conservatory
was taught by PSBI member Diana Heitzman


October 16 - 20, 2024
PSBI members travelled to Pittsburgh, PA to attend the annual ASBA Conference

At the Hunt Institute, we honored two esteemed PSBI members, Keiko Nibu Tarver and Margaret Saylor.  Their beautiful paintings are now part of the Hunt's permanent collection.
Picture
Click here to see work of all the artists in the exhibition
Picture
Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum -- watercolor and graphite on paper by Keiko Nibu Tarver
Picture
Rabbit's Foot Fern, Davallia fejeensis -- Watercolor on vellum by Margaret Saylor
Picture
PSBI Attendees:  Roberta Schlesinger, Diana Heitzman, Alice Waters, Sharon Gross, Deborah Dion, Nancy Flanagan, Margaret Saylor, Lynne Haggerty, and Scott Rawlins (shown in photo below)
Picture
All of our instructors were top notch.
Picture
Pittsburgh, Pa
Picture
Classes, excursions and lectures were offered throughout the week.
Picture
We will never forget this impressive scroll "3000 days and counting" created by Australian, Sharon Field.
Picture
Scott Rawlins was one of the many instructors at the conference. The class offerings were diverse. There was something for everyone.

October 2024
​Linda Gist, PSBI member and instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
led a weekend workshop entitled "The Fruits and Leaves of Autumn in Watercolor."
​September 2024
Linda Kneeland, past president of PSBI, led a "Fall Sketching in the Gardens" workshop
​at The Learning Gardens in Collegeville, PA.  ​

Picture

Botanical Workshop in the Swiss Alps 

PSBI members Alice Waters and Lynne Haggerty attended a botanical illustration workshop in Switzerland led by artist Isik Guner, author of Botanical Illustration from Life.  This experience was not only a creative retreat but also an opportunity to forge new friendships while immersing ourselves in the serene beauty of the Swiss Alps.

Each day, we enjoyed uninterrupted painting sessions in a classroom that boasted stunning mountain views. The week included a guided foraging hike, a tour of a 132-year-old alpine botanical garden featuring over 3,000 plant species, and even some rejuvenating yoga sessions.

Most participants were young and new to botanical illustration, so the instruction primarily focused on foundational skills. However, as seasoned painters, Alice and I welcomed the challenges tailored to our experience levels. We took pride in serving as role models for the less experienced artists, encouraging them as they created their first botanical pieces. On the final day, Isik shared her exquisite portfolio of iris paintings and offered insights into her creative process.

Alice and I trekked up and down the mountain several times a day—averaging 8,000 steps—making our way to the Les Cerniers Restaurant located below the chalets. There, we savored outstanding cuisine and enjoyed delightful camaraderie with our new friends, all of whom were fluent in several languages, including French and English. Alice’s efforts to brush up on her French before the trip proved invaluable, as she acted as my interpreter throughout our journey.
​
The 5-day workshop took place in an eco-friendly village in the Valais region of Switzerland, nestled at an altitude of 1,200 meters, northeast of Monthey, overlooking the Rhone Valley and Lake Geneva. We extended our trip to explore Geneva and Lausanne, adding even more to an unforgettable experience!

Picture

The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators sponsored
An all-day outing led by Gretchen Halpert, Scientific Illustration Distance Program 
SKETCHING IN THE GARDENS
​at Ambler Arboretum


Picture
​

 Our PSBI Annual Meeting, hosted by Joan Frain, was held in May

Members enjoyed look back/look forward of PSBI plans and events, followed by lunch and our annual raffle.  The annual meeting is a great opportunity for members to meet and socialize.
Annual meeting photos compliments of Mary Ellen Morris

2023

Picture
 
​
gallery exhibit and workshop
'Botanical in Nature'
In connection with PSBI's gallery exhibit (listed under Exhibits tab) that was held in November 2023 at Space 1026 in Philadelphia, Antoaneta 'Toni' Denkin, one of PSBI's newest members, led a botanical art workshop that was open to the public.  Toni introduced and shared techniques, brushes and paper used for her work in botanical art. She taught students how to transfer a preliminary drawing onto the watercolor paper and begin the final painting.


 'Autumn Leaves in Color' 
In October, a weekend workshop (open to the public) was held by PSBI member Linda Gist at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

Picture

PSBI'S SPRING SHOW

In April 2023, d​uring the week of our exhibit at the Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH), (​​DCH Exhibition: The Beauty of Nature), several PSBI members attended a one-day tulip painting workshop led by guest artist Robin Jess.
Picture
Alice Waters
Picture
Sharon Gross, Virginia Fitzpatrick
Picture
Robin Jess, Tom Lessick
   CONTACT          SITE INDEX     
Picture
Picture
©2023 Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators. All rights reserved. All artwork is copyrighted by the artist. Use of artwork is prohibited without permission of the artist.