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"Nothing…could ever answer my enthusiastic desires to present
nature, except to copy her in her
own way, alive and moving."
John James Audubon
Dear Friends:
Knowledge of the name John James Audubon is not restricted to artists of the natural world. Audubon is famous for illustrating the birds of North America, but perhaps even more famous because his work has led to the conservation of birds throughout the world. Killing thousands of birds himself in order to capture his subject perfectly, he saw how species would decline and eventually become extinct. In fact, most of the birds he captured in his art are now extinct. An avid writer, he spoke out against the practice of bird hunting, feathers for fashion, and casual sport exposing that they were indeed the enemy of bird species.
The story of John James Audubon is indeed a dramatic one filled with startling happenstances and passion. He trekked through more of the North American continent than virtually anyone of his time. A self-taught artist and a self-made man his name has become synonymous with the America of wilderness and wild things. He was a man who sacrificed a normal family life to pursue his dream of capturing on paper the Birds of America - a ten year endeavor which culminated in a seven-volume set of 650 hand-colored prints published in 1840. (Audubon pinned his prey to a grid in positions that showed them in flight and in action. His grid system is not much different than the Perplexi® used by many of my students today.)
Born in Haiti in 1785, raised in France between the ages of 6 and 18, he moved near to Philadelphia where he met the love of his life, Lucy. They were married and had four children two of whom survived childhood. Lucy and John were a love story that spanned their entire marriage and survived the rigors and disappointments that made up this extraordinary tale. Audubon died in 1851 at his country estate in New York at the age of 65.
The South Florida Museum is currently exhibiting the most wonderful display of Audubon bird paintings complete with quotes from Audubon writings and texts that discuss both process and method. I had the good fortune to attend the opening night of this exhibit and see a film that was created to give a broad and wonderful picture of this interesting man, artist, and conservationist.
EAST GALLERY
John J. Audubon: BIRDS OF FLORIDA
January 26, 2008 - April 27, 2008
The film, "John James Audubon - Drawn From Nature" will be shown on WEDU, February 20, 2008, 9:00pm. To check the PBS broadcasting of this film in your area, go to http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/
To learn more about John James Audubon visit these two sites for a brief biography
PBS.ORG
American Masters
If you miss any of the TV broadcasts, you can purchase your own DVD which is said to be on the shelves by February 15, 2008. See it listed below
I hope you are involved in creating, writing, living your own love story. A very Happy Valentine's Day to you all. OM
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Drawn from Nature
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- Emily Dickinson
Within your heart, keep one still, secret spot where dreams may grow.
From "The Garden of the West"
- Louise Driscoll, Poet
To Lose Myself In Love
Let me so lose myself in love
that only what is true in me
survives. Instead of reaching
out to grab the truth and hide
it like a hard-won prize, I pray
to watch it land upon my open
hand - a butterfly in sunlight.
Danna Faulds, Poet
Sept. 27, 2004
The fragrance always stays in the hand
that gives the rose.
- Hadia Bejar
I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing Light of your own Being.
- Hafiz
Come out of the circle of time, and into the circle of love.
- Rumi
Purify your nature by living a good life. Manifest truth,
purity, love, selflessness and righteousness in your
life and activity. Give up all hatred, eradicate egoism and anger. Eschew violence, pledge yourself to love, sincerity, humility, forgiveness and non-violence. Abandon war. Abandon lust for Power. Fill thy heart with compassion, mercy and universal love. Let the Law of Love prevail amongst you, which should be radiated to all nations and races. Let true religions of heart be ruling factor of your lives.
Love God, Love all, serve all and have respect
for all as God is immanent in every form.
Kirpal Singh
Happy Birthday Kirpal Singh
More Soul Biz
Soaring on the wind current effortlessly, gracefully and joyfully - the Frigate does what it’s perfectly designed for and doesn’t do what it was not designed for. Such a simple concept and natural way of being.
You too were flawlessly designed for soaring on the wings of your joy in the wind currents of a loving, vibrant Universe. You are all “odd birds” in the most delightful sense; a one-of-a-kind creation superbly fashioned for the adventures you wished to explore in this lifetime. You know when you are doing what you were designed for - you feel good - you feel peaceful or delighted, exuberant or like you’ve come home. It often feels like it is the most natural thing in the world - and it is!
Cathy Drew,
Soul Essence Art (SEA)
SoulEssenceArt@aol.com
941-993-0929
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Studio 20 with O.M.Braida
Private Classes
To Register, contact olivia@omartdesigns.com
Or Call 941-953-9999
Time:
All Private Studio Classes
are from 9:30am to 2:30pm
Location:
2068 Sunnyside Lane, Sarasota, FL, 34239.
Just off 41 in the Southgate area two blocks north of Webber and the Mall.
Dates:
February 7,14, 21, 28
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3, 10, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Pick and choose your dates so we can set up your personal schedule.
Tuition:
4 classes/20 hours: $450
Individual class: $125
Refreshments provided, but you may want to bring your own lunch.
Academy of Botanical Art @
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
To Register, visit www.selby.org
Or Call Marilynn Shelley 941-366-5731 x 239
2008 Schedule
Botanical Drawing & Watercolor – Noon to 5pm
Feb.18, 19, 20 w/ Olivia Braida
Mar. 24, 25, 26 w/ Olivia Braida
Apr. 21 to 25 w/ Olivia Braida
May 19, 20, 21 w/ Olivia Braida
July 21, 22, 23 w/ TBA
Aug. 18, 19, 20 w/ TBA
Sept. 22, 23, 24 w/ TBA
Oct. 20, 21,22 w/ Olivia Braida
Nov. 10, 11, 12 w/ Olivia Braida
Dec. 8, 9, 10 w/ Olivia Braida
Botanical Art & Illustration
Certificate Program Classes
Ringling College of Art and Design
Spring 2008 Term
To Register, visit www.ringling.edu
Or call, 941-955-8866
Beautiful Botanical Watercolor
BRUSH-UP Class
Re-Learn the Basics with Olivia Braida
Feb 5,12, 19, 26, Mar 4 – 6:30-9:30pm
Botanical Watercolor III
w/ Olivia Braida
Feb 5,12, 19, 26, Mar 4 – 6:30-9:30pm
Pen & Ink w/ Olivia Braida
Feb 7,14, 21, 28, Mar 6, 13, 20, 27,
And Apr 3, 10 – 6:30-9:30pm
Exhibits Galleries
Unity Church of Sarasota
Unity Gallery
presents
Academy of Botanical Art In Exhibition
"The Spirit of Nature"
by O.M. Braida
Howard Cowdrick, Susan Hubbard, Leslie Ramsey, Susan Coffey, Victoria Kibildis, and Leslie Nicks
February 1-February 28, 2008
Gallery Hours
Monday to Friday
10 to 2pm
3023 Proctor Road,
Sarasota, FL
941-955-3301
Exhibits Museums
South Florida Museum
201 10th Street West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
(941) 746-4131
http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/
John and Mable Ringling Museum
5401 Bay Shore Road,
Sarasota Florida 34243
(941) 359-5700
http://www.ringling.org/
Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Drive NE, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 896-2667
http://www.fine-arts.org/
Salvador Dali Museum
1000 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4901
(727) 823-3767
http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
(412) 268-2434
http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3970
(202) 783-5000
1-800-222-7270
http://www.nmwa.org/
Smithsonian Institute
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C. 20560
(202) 633-1000
http://www.si.edu/
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028
(212) 535-7710
http://www.metmuseum.org/
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, New York
(212) 769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, New York
(212) 769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/
Modern Museum of Art
11 West 53 Street,
New York, NY 10019-5497
(212) 708-9400
http://www.moma.org/
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 733-HIGH
Receptionist: 404-733-4400
http://www.high.org/
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404
(312) 443-3600
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-869-0376
http://www.brucemuseum.org/
Harvard University Museum of Natural History
Home of the famous Glass Flower Sculptures
by Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)
and his son Rudolf (1857-1939)
22 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2365
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/
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