Jacobs Gallery Update

GNSI Oregon Group:

Recently, I sent out a “Call for Art” for a possible exhibit at the Jacobs Gallery in Eugene, Oregon.  Due to the possibility of over-extending ourselves, we have decided to withdraw the application to the Jacobs Gallery for the 2013-14 exhibition season.

GNSI Pacific Northwest Chapter has secured dates for an exhibition for its members at the Seattle Convention Center for January to March 2014.

Since we had invited the Washington GNSI members to participate along with our group we felt we would not be able to get enough work together from everyone to fill the large space that the Jacobs Gallery has to offer.   Several GNSI Oregon Group members are also members of the GNSI Pacific NW Chapter, making this even more challenging.

However, after much discussion, we have come up with an exciting alternative for future exhibitions for the GNSI Oregon Group.  Please stay tuned!  More information and opportunities will be forthcoming.

I sincerely want to thank those of you who sent images of your wonderful work for the submission. 

Regards,

Rebecca Brown-Thompson

Through the Eyes of Birds

The weekend workshop/gathering at Tryon Creek State Natural Area last month was a great success! Fabulous workshops, birding, and weather.  Photos from the workshop below.  Summary to follow soon.

Workshop this Weekend: 9/22 & 9/23

GNSI - Oregon Group
Fall Portland Weekend Workshops

REMINDER
Saturday Sept. 22 and Sunday Sept. 23, 2012

Tryon Creek State Natural Area

11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, Oregon
9-5pm Meet at the Nature Center

Meet at 9 am both days

IMPORTANT: Bring a bag lunch for both days

Questions? Contact Kris Kirkeby

Interpreting the Landscape – Through the Eyes of Birds

September 22 and 23, 2012

Tryon Creek State Natural Area

11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, Oregon

• Please note we will need a RSVP for this weekend’s attendance since there is limited space in the Nature Center classroom. Please reply to Kris Kirkeby by Sept. 10.
• For more information on this weekend’s activities contact her at k2kirk@comcast.net

Day 1 - Saturday Barbara Gleason will do a mini-workshop that will involve examining museum mounted bird specimen and learning how knowledge of plumage and feather tracts help us to better depict birds in illustrations.
Later in the afternoon Rebecca Brown-Thompson will present a mini-workshop on Sign Interpretation Principles in preparation for day 2.

Day 2 – Sunday Rebecca will start us off with a quick discussion on field sketching, suggested tools and methods for field sketching, specifically plants but will be applicable to other subject matter.
Forming groups we’ll spend the greater portion of the day doing rough field sketches for our interpretive signage in the Tryon Creek Natural Area, focusing on the weekend’s theme and areas of interest we identified the day before. Consideration of sign placement and content will be important aspects as well.

Late afternoon we will gather again and assemble our sketches as a group and discuss our design and subject matter choices.

A special thanks goes out to David Cohen, Executive Director of Friends of Tryon Creek for co-sponsoring this event. We would like each attendee make a $5.00 donation for this organization.

Wallowa Botanical Illustration Workshop next week

There is one spot left in the Wallowa Botanical illustration workshop coming up next week due to a cancellation!  Spend two days with botanical illustrators Jeanne Debons, Barabra Gleason, and Catherine Alexander in the old-growth forests and alpine meadows of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. For more information or to register for the workshop, email Catherine at sorrelstudio@gmail.com or call 503-302-4645.

SAVE THE DATE!

Fall Retreat – Tryon Creek, Portland, Oregon

Focus:  Interpreting the Landscape - Through the Eyes of Birds

Date:  Sept 22 & 23

Where:  Tryon Creek, Portland, OR www.tryonfriends.org

Focus:  Interpreting the Landscape – Through the Eyes of Birds

Overview:  Study the unique landscape through the viewpoint of birds.  Day 1: Presentations and mini-workshops on general bird anatomy and drawing specifications (taxidermy and museum mounts of birds will be provided) and hints for working in the field. Day 2: Short intro on preparing interpretive sign approaches and then field sketching of bird habitats with an emphasis on native plants and bird needs for nesting, and food sources. Hopefully we’ll get some direct observation and sketching of birds at Tryon Creek. Dividing into groups we’ll sketch the various habitat types and work on a rough draft of interpretive signs for those areas.

More information coming soon!

For more information please contact Kris Kirkeby at k2kirk@comcast.net or call her at 541-349-2439 (Eugene, OR).

Art Festival

GNSI Oregon Group member, Alice Hill, will be selling her artwork and her husband, Dale, will be selling his bee hives at the upcoming Art Festival next to Beaverton Saturday Market on July 14 and again on August 18 from 8am - 1:30pm. Artists and performers will present their work to benefit counseling and education in Tanzania, Africa.