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24th Annual Meeting & Conference - 2018

St. Louis, Missouri

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ASBA’s 24th Annual Meeting and Conference takes us to St. Louis, Missouri: a city of history, art, architecture, and home to the Missouri Botanical Garden - one of the world’s top botanical gardens. Founded in 1859, it is the nation's oldest continuously-operating botanical garden and a National Historic Landmark. It offers 79 acres of horticultural displays, including a 14-acre Japanese garden; the Climatron®, the first geodesic dome to be used as a conservatory which houses 1,400 tropical species; the Linnaean House’s camellia, citrus and desert collections; the Temperate House of Mediterranean plants, English Woodland Garden; the Center for Home Gardening; and a variety of internationally-themed and specimen gardens. More than 51,000 plants in the Missouri Botanical Garden’s live collection await you. 


Come early or stay late! 


Take A Pre- and Post-Conference Workshop or tour in and around St. Louis
Two renowned botanical watercolor artists will offer exciting two-day pre-conference workshop opportunities: Margaret Best will teach watercolor basics for beginners as well as for more experienced artists who want to refresh their skills. Martin Allen will teach experienced artists to achieve more accurate color, followed by techniques required to make images look more realistic. Stay for the chance to spend three days with master artist Lizzie Sanders, coming from Scotland to share her celebrated watercolor technique in a post-conference class. 
 
A city tour of St. Louis planned for Wednesday will include landmarks that make "The Gateway City" a popular tourism destination. Some are well-known, like the 625-foot-high Gateway Arch, Anheuser Busch Brewery, and Clydesdales. Lesser known gems include the world’s largest glass mosaic installation in the Cathedral Basilica, Tiffany glass installations in Union Station’s Grand Hall, and the Art Deco Jewel Box Conservatory in Forest Park. If unwinding on your own in a natural setting appeals to you, Missouri’s natural beauty, with the Ozark National Scenic Riverways National Park, Shaw Nature Reserve, and many unique state parks within a few hours’ drive of the city beckon you to explore. And it will be the midst of Octoberfest, so the area’s many established vineyards and wineries, some dating back to the region’s early French and German settlers, will eagerly welcome you for a tasting.
 

Small Works Exhibition


All ASBA Members who register for the conference are eligible to participate in the Confluence small works exhibition. Submissions are due by August 6.  
 
Click on the Gateway Arch below to view a slide show of St. Louis highlights:

 Gateway Arch

Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
1335 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63131
Telephone:  314.993.1100
 
Located next to Plaza Frontenac (famous for its dining, shopping, and entertainment options) The Hilton St. Louis Frontenac provides complimentary airport transportation and free parking. Room rates are $139 per night plus applicable taxes. This rate applies to stays from October 7 through 16, 2018.
For reservations call 1.800.325.7800 and refer to the group, “American Society of Botanical Artists.”
If you have problems or questions about your hotel reservation, contact Rose Ann Gruchala, Conference Services Manager, Hilton St. Louis Frontenac at 314.824.6045 or email her at RoseAnn.Gruchala@Hilton.com.
 
Wish to share expenses? Betsy Rogers-Knox (brogersknox@gmail.com) has agreed to be roommate coordinator for the conference again this year. Having a roommate is a great way to share expenses and fun, especially if this is your first conference. If you have already reserved a room and would like to share with another member, please let Betsy know.
 
Please advise the hotel directly (and at least two weeks before the conference) of any special dietary requirements or allergies you may have. It may not be possible to accommodate last-minute requests. 


The Hilton St. Louis Frontenac is a nine-mile drive from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. A complimentary Courtesy Bus between Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and the hotel is available from 7am to 11pm. A taxi ride from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is about $30 (one way).

The hotel offers complimentary parking if you choose to drive to St. Louis.

Tuesday, Oct 9, 9am-4pm
Wednesday, Oct 10, 9am-4pm
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Color Intensity and Reality with Martin Allen
Color Intensity and Reality with Martin Allen
Learn how to achieve accurate colors on your watercolor paintings (to match the plant material, rather than looking pale and washed out), followed by the theory/techniques required to make images look realistic and not painted. Advanced class.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$300.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Anatole


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Painting Petals - Fundamental Watercolor Techniques with Margaret Best
Painting Petals - Fundamental Watercolor Techniques with Margaret Best
Wet-on-wet, dry brush, hard and soft edges, damp lifting, dry lifting, glazes. What do these terms mean? How and when are these techniques best applied? Through painting individual petals and a selected flower structure, this two-day class is designed for newcomers to botanical art or those seeking to refresh their basic skills.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$300.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Dauphine

Tuesday, Oct 9, 6pm-8pm
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Reception at OA Gallery
Reception at OA Gallery
OA Gallery is proud to present “The Best of OA,” an opening night reception for ASBA members attending the Annual Conference in St. Louis. OA Gallery is the premier St. Louis gallery showcasing exceptional, contemporary representational artwork by over 30 regionally, nationally and internationally recognized and award winning artists. Come for drinks & hors d’oeuvres plus a few special surprises. Transportation is on your own (OA Gallery is about four miles from the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac).

SESSION CAPACITY: 100
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$0.00
OA Gallery

Wednesday, Oct 10, 8:30am-4:30pm
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Discover the Gems of St. Louis
Discover the Gems of St. Louis
A luxury motorcoach and your professional Discover St. Louis guide will meet your group at your hotel. Depart on a tour exploring the gems of St. Louis City. Begin with a drive by Washington University and the ornate gates of Francis Field. Continue with a driving tour of Forest Park, home to the 1904 World’s Fair. Today Forest Park is home to many of St. Louis’ finest attractions including the Missouri History Museum, the St. Louis Zoo, the St. Louis Art Museum, The Muny outdoor theater and the beautiful Jewel Box. You will visit the Jewel Box, a display greenhouse located in Forest Park. Here, permanent floral displays are supplemented with seasonal flowers from the city’s greenhouses and a volunteer gardening group.

We continue on to the Cathedral Basilica, whose interior is adorned with 83,000 square feet of mosaic tile (Cathedral is based on availability around masses, funerals and special ceremonies). We’ll also stop at Union Station to see the Grand Hall and we will also do a photo stop at the Gateway Arch.

Visit Anheuser Busch InBev and enjoy a Stables Only tour where you will see a world-famous Clydesdale horse and receive a complimentary brewery sample. And be sure to visit the wonderful gift shop. Lunch will be on your own in the Soulard neighborhood. This historic neighborhood boasts the oldest Farmer’s Market west of the Mississippi River and many local restaurants and shops. We round out our day with a visit to Bellefontaine Cemetery, where we will enjoy a guided tour and visit through this historic cemetery. We will also include a special visit to the arboretum.

Cost includes professional guide service, luxury motorcoach, entrance fee a Jewel Box, donation to Cathedral Basilica, Stables Only tour at AB InBev, gratuities for guide and driver, and all reservations and arrangements.

SESSION CAPACITY: 52
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$60.00
Guests
$60.00

Wednesday, Oct 10, 5:30pm-7:30pm
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Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
Welcome to St. Louis! Meet up with old friends and make new ones at the Welcome Reception. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, including a St. Louis favorite – toasted ravioli. Cash bar.
SESSION CAPACITY: 250
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$25.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Clayton Ballroom

Thursday, Oct 11, 7am-8:30am
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Thursday Breakfast Buffet - Fitness
Thursday Breakfast Buffet - Fitness
Includes: Freshly brewed and decaffeinated coffee and hot teas, Selection of fresh chilled juices, Sliced seasonal fruit and berries, Oatmeal, brown sugar and raisins, Assorted yogurts (includes low fat, Greek), Freshly baked bran muffins, Sliced breakfast breads, Butter and preserves, Granola, nuts, and raisins, Almond milk, 2% milk, and skim milk
SESSION CAPACITY: 350
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$33.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Clayton Ballroom

Thursday, Oct 11, 8:30am-9:30am
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LECTURE: The Pollination of Flowers with Anne Bebbington
LECTURE: The Pollination of Flowers with Anne Bebbington
A fully illustrated talk exploring how the amazing variety of form, color, and scent in flowers is linked to the ways they achieve successful pollination. This talk will also give a useful background to Anne’s Saturday class “Looking Inside a Flower“.

SESSION CAPACITY: 60
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2, 4, 6

Thursday, Oct 11, 8:30am-10:30am
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Portfolio Sharing
Portfolio Sharing
Everyone, at every level, is invited to share what they’ve been working on throughout the year. It’s a fun, no-pressure, no-sales event where you can see the works of other botanical artists and get feedback on your work. No registration necessary to look at work; register only if you will be showing your work. Please note: There will be no sales at the Portfolio Sharing. Artists may sell work by reserving a table at the Art Bazaar (and agreeing to donate 30% of sales to the ASBA).

SESSION CAPACITY: 38
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Ambassador 1, 3, 5

Thursday, Oct 11, 9am-4:30pm
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View the Transylvania Florilegium
View the Transylvania Florilegium
The process of recording the flora of Transylvania, famous for the richness and diversity of its plant life, took six years with leading botanical artists visiting four times a year. More than 120 botanical illustrations have been completed and the collection is produced in this limited edition, signed by HRH The Prince of Wales. Addison publishing will be bringing a copy of the Transylvania Florilegium to our conference for a rare opportunity to view this beautiful collection.
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Atrium

Thursday, Oct 11, 9:45am-10:45am
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LECTURE: Putting Botanical Art to Work: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic with Eileen Malone-Brown and Bonnie Driggers
LECTURE: Putting Botanical Art to Work: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic with Eileen Malone-Brown and Bonnie Driggers
This three-part presentation describes BAEE’s step-by-step creation and publication of their book American Botanical Paintings: Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic, the use of book sale proceeds to award grants to nonprofit organizations supporting native plants, and lessons-learned. They hope their experience will encourage similar projects by other groups.

SESSION CAPACITY: 60
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2, 4, 6

Thursday, Oct 11, 11am-1pm
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General Membership Meeting and Luncheon
General Membership Meeting and Luncheon
The General Membership Meeting and Luncheon is an opportunity to catch up on ASBA activities. Choose from the following meal options:

Vegetarian Pasta Primavera with Marinara Sauce, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Peppers, Mushrooms, and Asparagus (ASBA members $0, Guests $38)

Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Lemon Caper Reduction (ASBA members $0, Guests $46)

Chicken Wellington with Missouri Mushroom Bordelaise. (ASBA members $0, Guests $49)

Includes: House salad - spring mix with sliced granny smith apples, candied walnuts, gorgonzola, raspberry vinaigrette, Chef's selection starch vegetable, Warm rolls and butter, Chocolate flourless cake, Freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and iced tea.

SESSION CAPACITY: 350
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$49.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Clayton Ballroom

Thursday, Oct 11, 1pm-4pm
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Open Studio
Open Studio
Drop in throughout the day to watch free demonstrations by noted botanical artists, paint on your own, meet new friends, or just hang out.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 5

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Edges with Martin Allen
Edges with Martin Allen
How you finish the edges of your painting makes a big difference. Learn how to shine at sharp, soft, fuzzy, and blurred. Tips, techniques, and practical exercises. Advanced class.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$75.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Anatole

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Painting Apples with Rose Pellicano
Painting Apples with Rose Pellicano
One of the most interesting botanical subjects is this member of the Rose family, the Apple. This workshop will focus on exploring the various techniques in rendering the individual characteristics of apples such as shine, texture, and dimension. Beginners welcome.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$75.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Dauphine

Thursday, Oct 11, 1:30pm-4:30pm
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Techniques Showcase on Stage
Techniques Showcase on Stage
Three artists demonstrate and discuss on stage with close-ups of their techniques projected onto a large screen. 1:30 – Rhonda Nass (Colored Pencil) 2:30 – Helen Allen (Watercolor) 3:30 – Lara Call Gastinger (Maintaining a Sketchbook)

SESSION CAPACITY: 200
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$10.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2, 4, 6

Thursday, Oct 11, 5:30pm-8pm
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Out of the Woods Reception
Out of the Woods Reception
At 5:00, buses will arrive to whisk us off to the Foundry Art Centre. You will be able to attend the reception for Out of the Woods and companion exhibitions, see the Worldwide Exhibition slide show, watch demonstrations by local artists, or enjoy dinner on your own at one of the charming area restaurants. First bus leaves to return to hotel at 7:00 pm. Last bus leaves to return to hotel at 8:00 pm.

SESSION CAPACITY: 300
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$25.00
Foundry Art Centre

Friday, Oct 12, 7am-8:30am
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Friday Breakfast Buffet - All-American
Friday Breakfast Buffet - All-American
Includes: Freshly brewed and decaffeinated coffee and hot teas, Selection of fresh chilled juices, Sliced seasonal fruit and berries, Freshly baked danish, muffins, and bagels, Selection of dry cereals with 2%, whole, and skim milk, Butter, cream cheese, and fruit preserves, Scrambled eggs with fresh chives, Applewood smoked bacon and sausage links, Seasoned breakfast potatoes, Assorted individual fruit yogurts

SESSION CAPACITY: 350
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$40.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Clayton Ballroom

Friday, Oct 12, 8:30am-8:30am
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Morning Bus to Missouri Botanical Garden
Morning Bus to Missouri Botanical Garden
Spend a full day or a half day on your own exploring the Missouri Botanical Garden. Buses will head to the garden in the morning and again in the afternoon (buses will be returning to the hotel at noon and 4:15pm). Fee includes bus and ticket to the garden.

SESSION CAPACITY: 100
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

Friday, Oct 12, 9am-12pm
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Sparkling Colored Pencil on PastelBord with Libby Kyer
Sparkling Colored Pencil on PastelBord with Libby Kyer
Explore the joy of classical “alla prima” methods, leading to an intuitive approach to colored pencil painting, providing lively and quick results. Working on PastelBord, with wet underpainting establishing tonality, we’ll layer up with further wet/dry techniques, creating light on form, local color, texture, and fine detail.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$75.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Anatole

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Maintaining a Field Sketchbook with Lara Call Gastinger
Maintaining a Field Sketchbook with Lara Call Gastinger
Have you ever started a field sketchbook but ended up with incomplete pages and inconsistent entries? This class with botanist Lara Call Gastinger will teach basic plant identification, how to observe and document plants, and how to successfully maintain a sketchbook (fee includes bus and ticket to the garden).

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$100.00
Missouri Botanical Garden

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Hands-Off Demonstration Class: A Few Game Changers that Can Improve Your Paintings Instantly with Heeyoung Kim
Hands-Off Demonstration Class: A Few Game Changers that Can Improve Your Paintings Instantly with Heeyoung Kim
When you feel that “your painting looks flat, edges are not clean, your dry-brush strokes are not fine enough, your composition is not so pleasing, etc.,“- let’s find some solutions. In this class, Heeyoung will discuss these common issues through presentation and demonstration. This is a demonstration-only class. You will not be painting.

SESSION CAPACITY: 20
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$60.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, LeCafe

Friday, Oct 12, 9am-4pm
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Painting Acorns on Vellum with Helen Allen
Painting Acorns on Vellum with Helen Allen
Acorns, although small, are symbolic of strength, power, and perseverance. Nuts in cups; shiny, sometimes stripy, shiny, matte and cups covered in overlapping scales or bristles. Exploiting the luminosity of vellum, we will explore the relationship between detail, pattern, and form. Class fee includes vellum.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$175.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 6

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Drybrush Skills for Botanical Artists with Jean Emmons
Drybrush Skills for Botanical Artists with Jean Emmons
Are you new to botanical art or not entirely confident in your drybrush watercolor skills? Beginning or veteran botanical painters, we’ll refine your abilities while aiming for increased precision and hand comfort. After completing some work sheets we will paint a flower.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Dauphine

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Painting Autumn Flowers with Vincent Jeannerot
Painting Autumn Flowers with Vincent Jeannerot
Autumn offers amazing colors and textures to observe and to use in creating beautiful botanical watercolor paintings. Join us in learning how to draw and paint basic petals and leaves.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Ambassador 3

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Milkweed Pods in Watercolor with Betsy Rogers-Knox
Milkweed Pods in Watercolor with Betsy Rogers-Knox
Capture the fine detail and interesting shapes of milkweed pods. They offer a variety of challenges in painting lumps, bumps, and craggy texture. Explore techniques for portraying their fluffy seeds and luminescent inner surface. Demos and a step-by-step approach will round out this exploration of one of nature’s most important symbiotic plants.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

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Matching Mushroom Colors: Mixing Browns and Everything Else with Margaret Saylor
Matching Mushroom Colors: Mixing Browns and Everything Else with Margaret Saylor
Mushrooms are brown, right? Or maybe not. Spend a fun day learning a bit about mushrooms, experimenting with unique color mixes to concoct the perfect brown color, and paint mushrooms to your heart’s content. A relaxing, informative class involving a little mycology, a pinch of color theory, a whole lot of painting, and, of course, fun.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

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Drawing the Connectors: Attachments, Joints, Junctions, and the Knobby Bits with Deborah Shaw
Drawing the Connectors: Attachments, Joints, Junctions, and the Knobby Bits with Deborah Shaw
Rendering the connections between leaf and twig, fruit and stem, branch and trunk can make or break a botanical artwork. This one-day workshop will explore all kinds of plant connectors, including a little botany and explanation about our subjects. Participants will create lots of reference drawings, and take home additional resource materials. A fun, fast-paced workshop for all levels, beginning to advanced, requiring only graphite and paper.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac


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Watercolor on Paper with Fiona Strickland and Robert McNeill
Watercolor on Paper with Fiona Strickland and Robert McNeill
Through collective and individual teaching, this unique class, team-taught by master artists Fiona and Robert, will focus on the detailed analysis of a variety of wet and dry applications. All levels welcome.

SESSION CAPACITY: 30
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

Friday, Oct 12, 9am-9pm
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Open Studio
Open Studio
Drop in throughout the day to watch free demonstrations by noted botanical artists, paint on your own, meet new friends, or just hang out.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 5

Friday, Oct 12, 12pm-1pm
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Friday Buffet Lunch - Soulard Market Delicatessen
Friday Buffet Lunch - Soulard Market Delicatessen
Includes freshly brewed and decaffeinated coffee and iced tea, soup, Field greens with vine-ripened tomatoes and bleu cheese crumbles, house-made red potato salad, Kettle chips, Sliced smoked turkey, honey-cured ham, roasted top round, and hard salami, Lettuce, sliced tomatoes, red onion, and kosher dill pickles, Mayonnaise and honey mustard, Sliced cheeses, Selection of gourmet breads, rolls, and croissants, Chef's selection dessert

SESSION CAPACITY: 350
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$45.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Clayton Ballroom

Friday, Oct 12, 1pm-1pm
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Afternoon Bus to Missouri Botanical Garden
Afternoon Bus to Missouri Botanical Garden
Spend the afternoon on your own exploring the Missouri Botanical Garden. (Bus will return to the hotel at 4:15 pm). Fee includes bus ride and ticket to the garden.

SESSION CAPACITY: 100
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$25.00
Guests
$25.00

Friday, Oct 12, 1pm-4pm
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Fall Leaves and Fruit in Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil with Wendy Hollender
Fall Leaves and Fruit in Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil with Wendy Hollender
Layers of colored pencil in a neutral color describe form, structure, and light source. Followed by watercolor pencil washes and saturated layers of colored pencil, this technique creates a vibrant, scientifically accurate and realistic subject in a quick and immediate technique.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$75.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, LeCafe

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Juror Training with Carol Woodin
Juror Training with Carol Woodin
A review of the topics needed to serve as a juror for ASBA exhibitions, including policies and procedures, and criteria used in scoring artworks. Participants learn to look at botanical art with a critical eye, when they divide up into teams and jury a small exhibition.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, LeCafe

Friday, Oct 12, 1:30pm-4pm
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Peter H. Raven Library and Herbarium Tour - Missouri Botanical Garden
Peter H. Raven Library and Herbarium Tour - Missouri Botanical Garden
The Peter H. Raven Library’s Rare Book Collection contains over 6,500 volumes dating back as far as the 15th century. The Missouri Botanical Garden’s Herbarium is one of the world’s outstanding research resources for specimens and information on bryophytes and vascular plants. This is a rare chance to see both. Fee includes bus ride and tour (Library and Herbarium are outside the garden grounds; admission to the garden not included with this tour. Gift shop, cafe and visitor center are accessible without garden admission.).

SESSION CAPACITY: 30
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$25.00
Missouri Botanical Garden

Friday, Oct 12, 5pm-6pm
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Beyond the Studio - Make a Difference with Sharon Field and Kandy Phillips
Beyond the Studio - Make a Difference with Sharon Field and Kandy Phillips
Join 2017 ASBA Artist Grant winners Sharon Field and Kandy Phillips for an up-close look at how your fellow artists are leveraging botanical art to make a difference. Be inspired by their stories and their amazing art. Light snacks will be provided for end-of-day energy.

SESSION CAPACITY: 200
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Clayton Ballroom

Friday, Oct 12, 6pm-7pm
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Beyond Accuracy: Creating Art Panel Discussion with Susan Fisher, Shevaun Doherty, Patricia Jonas, and John Pastoriza-Pinol
Beyond Accuracy: Creating Art Panel Discussion with Susan Fisher, Shevaun Doherty, Patricia Jonas, and John Pastoriza-Pinol
Botanical artists straddle two worlds – one of accuracy in portraying plants and the other of creating art. How can we combine these two without sacrificing one for the other? This illustrated discussion considers the concept of moving beyond mere accurate images into art. Work by many artists will be shown and there will be time for audience questions.

SESSION CAPACITY: 200
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Clayton Ballroom

Saturday, Oct 13, 7am-8:30am
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Saturday Breakfast Buffet - Southern Start
Saturday Breakfast Buffet - Southern Start
Includes: Freshly brewed and decaffeinated coffee and hot teas, Selection of fresh chilled juices, Sliced seasonal fruit and berries, Freshly baked danish, muffins, and bagels, Selection of dry cereals with 2%, whole, and skim milk, Butter, cream cheese, and fruit preserves, Scrambled eggs with aged cheddar cheese, Applewood smoked bacon, sausage links, Freshly baked biscuits and country gravy, Roasted breakfast potatoes, Southern grits with cheese

SESSION CAPACITY: 350
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$45.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Clayton Ballroom

Saturday, Oct 13, 8:30am-10am
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LECTURE: Yes, There's an App for That: Apps for Smartphones and Tablets That Can Further Your Botanical Art (and Enjoyment) with Deborah Shaw
LECTURE: Yes, There's an App for That: Apps for Smartphones and Tablets That Can Further Your Botanical Art (and Enjoyment) with Deborah Shaw
Your smartphone or tablet can be a vital assistant to your botanical art. Join us to explore all kinds of useful, helpful, and delightful apps, both free and paid. We’ll explore apps which (obviously) can help in identification and reference, as well as others that can lend new eyes to looking at your art. We’ll also cover apps for productivity, FUN, and apps you didn’t know you couldn’t live without.

SESSION CAPACITY: 50
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2

Saturday, Oct 13, 9am-12pm
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Dueling Gourds with Jean Emmons and Lizzie Sanders
Dueling Gourds with Jean Emmons and Lizzie Sanders
Join Lizzie Sanders and Jean Emmons as they demonstrate their individual watercolor techniques. Observe how two artists, painting the same subject with the same materials, both working in fine drybrush can have such different approaches, methods, and results. (You can come and go, or stay the whole time.)

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, 2nd Floor Mezzanine

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Hands-Off Demonstration Class: Watercolor Techniques on Vellum with Shevaun Doherty
Hands-Off Demonstration Class: Watercolor Techniques on Vellum with Shevaun Doherty
“Everything you wanted to know about painting on vellum but were afraid to ask.” Join Shevaun Doherty for a friendly session demonstrating the techniques needed for painting in watercolor on vellum. This is a demonstration-only class. You will not be painting.

SESSION CAPACITY: 20
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$60.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, LeCafe

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Introduction to Drawing with a Lead Holder with Martha Kemp
Introduction to Drawing with a Lead Holder with Martha Kemp
A wood pencil is a familiar drawing tool, but prepare to be amazed at the control and exceptional detail that can be achieved when drawing with a lead holder and using its accompanying tools. Beginners are welcome! (class fee includes most materials)

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$80.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Montmarte

Saturday, Oct 13, 9am-4pm
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Looking Inside a Flower with Anne Bebbington
Looking Inside a Flower with Anne Bebbington
A practical class learning and practicing the skills needed to observe and record the structure of flowers and how to use this information to produce a piece of artwork that is not only informative but also beautiful in its own right.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$155.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Dauphine

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Shiny Leaves on Vellum with Akiko Enokido
Shiny Leaves on Vellum with Akiko Enokido
The class will learn how to paint shiny, glossy leaves on vellum, an ideal material to show complex texture. Various techniques and tips can be learned from a piece of leaf. Participants will be given variety of leaves to paint using these techniques. You do not need experience painting on vellum to take this class. (Class fee includes vellum)

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$175.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 4

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Composition: Yes! with Susan T. Fisher
Composition: Yes! with Susan T. Fisher
Raise your enthusiasm and improve your work. Get a different approach to creating artistic, compelling compositions. Practice three tools that produce exciting results for any size and type of art. The lasting advantage to this workshop is the confidence-boost guaranteed to bring excitement to the planning staged of your artistry. You want this class under your botanical belt.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Anatole

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Colored Pencil on Mylar: Playing with Transparency with Kathie Miranda
Colored Pencil on Mylar: Playing with Transparency with Kathie Miranda
Mylar is a versatile choice for colored pencil. Working on both sides of the film creates a special brilliance and rich color. Learn how to adapt your usual working methods to achieve stunning effects. Topics include grisaille; color saturation; depth of space; back-painting with acrylics; and atmospheric fade. (Class fee includes some materials)

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$155.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Anatole

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So You Think You Can Draw? with John Pastoriza-Piñol
So You Think You Can Draw? with John Pastoriza-Piñol
SYTYCD “So You Think You Can Draw” is an advanced drawing workshop in which participants are presented with challenging techniques to help with drawing.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$155.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 1

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Watercolor on Paper with Fiona Strickland and Robert McNeill
Watercolor on Paper with Fiona Strickland and Robert McNeill
Through collective and individual teaching, this unique class, team-taught by master artists Fiona and Robert, will focus on the detailed analysis of a variety of wet and dry applications. All levels welcome.

SESSION CAPACITY: 30
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$150.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 1

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Little Fall Fruits on Vellum with Carol Woodin
Little Fall Fruits on Vellum with Carol Woodin
This short immersion into painting in watercolor on vellum will alleviate anxiety and increase confidence in working with this beautiful but quirky material. Using a small autumn fruit, artists will build layers, increasing color intensity and form, while learning to take advantage of vellum’s best qualities. (Class fee includes vellum)

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$185.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Pommard

Saturday, Oct 13, 9am-5pm
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Open Studio
Open Studio
Drop in throughout the day to watch free demonstrations by noted botanical artists, paint on your own, meet new friends, or just hang out.

SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: No
ASBA Members
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 5

Saturday, Oct 13, 10:30am-12pm
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LECTURE: Pandora Sellars with Margaret Best
LECTURE: Pandora Sellars with Margaret Best
Pandora Sellars has often been described as one of the most talented artists of the contemporary botanical art era. Her Laela tenebrosa painting launched the Shirley Sherwood collection. Her work and her teaching inspired artists all over the world. Join Margaret Best who painted in England with Pandora over a six-year period to see slides of her work-some of them not published to gain some insight into her life-her inspirations, and lessons to be learned from her unique style.

SESSION CAPACITY: 50
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2

Saturday, Oct 13, 12pm-1pm
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Saturday Buffet Lunch - Soulard Market Delicatessen
Saturday Buffet Lunch - Soulard Market Delicatessen
Includes freshly brewed and decaffeinated coffee and iced tea, soup, Field greens with vine-ripened tomatoes and bleu cheese crumbles, house-made red potato salad, Kettle chips, Sliced smoked turkey, honey-cured ham, roasted top round, and hard salami, Lettuce, sliced tomatoes, red onion, and kosher dill pickles, Mayonnaise and honey mustard, Sliced cheeses, Selection of gourmet breads, rolls, and croissants, Chef's selection dessert

SESSION CAPACITY: 350
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
Guests
$45.00
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, Clayton Ballroom

Saturday, Oct 13, 1pm-2:15pm

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LECTURE: Signed, Sealed, Delivered ... Bee Yours! with Shevaun Doherty
LECTURE: Signed, Sealed, Delivered ... Bee Yours! with Shevaun Doherty
When asked to paint Irish postage stamps featuring native bees, I was “buzzing” with excitement! Bees are fascinating and complex creatures, but where do you begin with a commission like this? Join me as I take you on my Bee-Stamp journey of delightful discovery and design.

SESSION CAPACITY: 50
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2

Saturday, Oct 13, 1pm-4pm
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Black and White Stipple Technique with Robin Jess
Black and White Stipple Technique with Robin Jess
Using Microns, Copic Multiliner pens, Rapidograph pens or crowquill pen and ink, participants will learn to stipple - a system of fine dots that produces smooth tones. Learn how to combine stipple with line and crosshatching to create textures in pen and ink.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$75.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Montmarte


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Hands-Off Demonstration Class: Bringing it all Together on Paper and Vellum with Karen Kluglein
Hands-Off Demonstration Class: Bringing it all Together on Paper and Vellum with Karen Kluglein
Composition, color, contrast, volume, drybrush, detail; it all has to work together to create a successful botanical painting. Through presentation and demonstration on both paper and vellum Karen Kluglein shares her work and technique with you. This is a demonstration-only class. You will not be painting.

SESSION CAPACITY: 20
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$60.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, LeCafe

Saturday, Oct 13, 2:30pm-4pm
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LECTURE: Exploring Botanical Art as a Personal Process with Mary Dillon
LECTURE: Exploring Botanical Art as a Personal Process with Mary Dillon
What is it that compels us to make botanical art? The process requires patience and forbearance, personal skills that are challenging in our fast-paced world. A tranquil space is essential. This lecture/group workshop will explore the process in light of our personal experience.

SESSION CAPACITY: 50
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
$0.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Ambassador 2

Saturday, Oct 13, 5pm-7pm
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Art Bazaar and Artist Sales
Art Bazaar and Artist Sales
The Art Bazaar on Saturday evening before the banquet gives you the options to donate, sell your items, and snatch up new treasures. All are opportunities for you to benefit while supporting ASBA’s mission. You can request a table for yourself or your group to sell items during the Art Bazaar and donate 30% of your sale proceeds to ASBA.

SESSION CAPACITY: 14
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Frontenac and Pre-Function

Saturday, Oct 13, 7:30pm-9:30pm
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ASBA Annual Awards Banquet
ASBA Annual Awards Banquet
Enjoy a relaxing dinner with friends new and old as we honor members’ achievements at the grand finale of ASBA’s conference activities. Choose from the following meal options:

Vegetable Wellington (Vegan) with Saffron Rice and Grilled Vegetables (ASBA members $0, Guests $57)

Seared Chicken Breast Piccata with Capers and Lemon Cream Sauce (ASBA members $0, Guests $60)

Roasted Pork Tenderloin au Poivre Sauce and Green Peppercorns (ASBA members $0, Guests $60)

Includes: Mixed greens and baby spinach with raspberries, black pepper goat cheese, dried cherries, roasted pistachios, and honey lime vinaigrette, Roasted fingerling potatoes, Grilled vegetable fan: maple roasted baby carrots and roasted brussels sprouts with pancetta and onion, Assorted rolls and butter, Apple crisp cheese cake, Freshly brewed coffee, decaffeinated coffee, hot tea, iced tea.

SESSION CAPACITY: 400
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
ASBA Members
Guests
$60.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Clayton Ballroom

Sunday, Oct 14, 9am-4pm
Monday, Oct 15, 9am-4pm
Tuesday, Oct 16, 9am-4pm
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Contemporary Composition with Lizzie Sanders
Contemporary Composition with Lizzie Sanders
Experiment with composition, bring a graphic approach to making a piece of contemporary artwork using several different elements – flowers, seeds, leaves, and more. Lizzie will demonstrate her fine, drybrush technique and give individual guidance.

SESSION CAPACITY: 15
SESSION REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Yes
SESSION SUPPLY LIST
ASBA Members
$450.00
St. Louis Frontenac Hilton, Pommard



Helen Allen


Helen Allen has been drawing, painting and studying plants for as long as she can remember. Her great joy is in sharing with others her love of all things botanical.

Martin Allen


Martin has been teaching and lecturing for over ten years, in watercolour, and mainly by discussing options for students to improve their work however they wish to do so. He is an RHS Gold Medallist, Emeritus Fellow of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society, and trustee of the Association of Botanical Artists with paintings in the collection of the Hunt Institute and the Shirley Sherwood Collection. He works in UK native plant conservation, has a degree in Environmental Horticulture, and is currently writing a book about England's Ancient Grasslands.

Anne Bebbington

Anne a botany tutor on the SBA’s Long Distance Learning Diploma is a founder member and past President of the Institute for Analytical Plant Illustration. She regularly gives talks and runs botanical workshops for Art Groups. Her book ‘Understanding the Flowering Plants’ was published in 2014.

Margaret Best

An art educator most of her life, Margaret Best has been dedicated to the practice and teaching of botanical art in graphite, coloured pencil and watercolour for the past twenty years in over ten countries. Margaret is well known for her extensive knowledge of colour and her excellent handout material for both in-person and online teaching. Most of her own artwork now reflects plant life in her home setting in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has also enjoyed painting a diverse range of plant subjects related to teaching travels to her home country South Africa also Bermuda, Italy and UK. Margaret’s work has been featured in numerous ASBA juried international exhibitions and is included in the Hunt Institute, RBG Sydney Florilegium and many private collections around the globe. To date, over 20 of her coin designs of Canadian flora have been selected by the Royal Canadian Mint. Margaret has authored numerous e-booklets on topics of technique and colour that have been well received by botanical artists in over 30 countries.

Mary Dillon

Mary Dillon is an award winning Irish botanical artist. Her work belongs in the collection of the Hunt Institute of Botanical Art and Documentation in Pittsburgh and The Dr. Shirley Sherwood Collection in The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The National Gallery of Ireland chose Mary's work as the signature image for their exhibition, 'Drawn From Nature'. Along with exhibiting and teaching botanical art in Ireland Mary also enjoys opportunities to teach in Greece, Spain, the UK and the US. Mary finds teaching botanical art the perfect opportunity to bring together her three passions of painting, plants and working with people.

Shevaun Doherty

Shevaun Doherty is an Irish botanical and natural history artist painting in watercolour on paper and vellum. She is the current President of the Society of Botanical Artists. An award-winning artist, she regularly exhibits in Ireland and internationally. In 2020 her painting of Golden-eye lichen was exhibited at the National Gallery Ireland. She designs Flora and Fauna National postage stamps for An Post, recently completing her third set. Her bumblebee painting is the cover image for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. She considers herself a visual storyteller, using her skills as botanical artist to raise awareness about endangered species and habitat loss.

Bonnie Driggers

Bonnie’s experience as an English teacher, writer, editor, and publications manager enabled her to guide development of the BAEE book. Her paintings of native plants have been in juried national and international shows. A long-time ASBA member, she now serves on the Board of Directors.

Jean Emmons

An avid gardener, Emmons has won two Gold Medals and "Best Painting of Show" from the Royal Horticultural Society, London. Also, the ASBA Founders Award for Excellence in Botanical Art. Recent awards include the Jurors' Award at the 20th Botanical Art Exhibition at Filoli and "Best in Show" at the ASBA's 21st International.  Recent books featuring her work include Plant: The Art and Science of Botany by Phaidon Press, RHS Botanical Illustration, The Gold Medal Winners by Charlotte Brooks, The Shirley Sherwood Collection, Modern Masterpieces of Botanical Art by Shirley Sherwood.

Akiko Enokido

Akiko completed the certificate course at the New York Botanical Garden in 2004. Her artworks have been shown in International Exhibition at Hunt institution, ASBA annual and Triennial exhibitions, and the London Royal Horticultural Society show in 2016, for which she was awarded a Gold Medal.

Sharon Field

After careers as a secondary school teacher, working in Australia's aid program in the Pacific and Africa, and the Australian civil service, Sharon Field began full time painting in 2008. She lives in the Australian bush, loves working in graphite and watercolor, and is interested in botanical art as it relates to environmental issues.  Sharon’s work appears in the Out of the Woods exhibition.

Susan T. Fisher

Susan T. Fisher is the former Coordinator for the Botanical Program at Denver Botanic Gardens, the former Director of the Art Institute at the Desert Museum in Tucson,AZ and a former President of the ASBA. She has been consulting and teaching botanical art related classes since 1998.

Lara Call Gastinger

Lara Call Gastinger is an artist and botanical illustrator from Charlottesville, Virginia and was the chief illustrator of the Flora of Virginia, a botanical reference. She has her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Virginia and a master's degree in plant ecology from Virginia Tech. She has been awarded two gold medals (2007, 2018) at the Royal Horticultural Society Botanical Art shows in London and her work is in the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. Her artwork appears in the latest Peterson's Field Guide to Mushrooms and ASBA's Botanical Art Techniques Handbook.

Wendy Hollender

Wendy Hollender is a botanical artist, author, and instructor and leads workshops throughout the world as well as having an online instructional program (Draw Botanical.) Due to Covid Draw Botanical has launched a series of Zoom Workshops that have been highly successful and meaningful during this challenging time. Hollender’s illustrations have been published extensively. Her work has been in numerous ASBA International Exhibitions, the Hunt Institute and the Shirley Sherwood Gallery. Wendy has four books on Botanical Drawing

Vincent Jeannerot

Vincent Jeannerot was born in Lyon in France and studied at the National School of Fine Arts of Lyon. He is member of “La Maison des Artistes”, the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA), the French Society of Botanical Illustration (SFIB), and the Society of French Watercolor (SFA). He has exhibited in Paris, London, Melbourne and Moscow and he runs international workshops in USA, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Italy, Russia, and Japan. He published several books and exhibits in his own permanent gallery in Lyon.

Robin Jess

Robin Jess is the former Executive Director of ASBA. She is fluent in graphite, watercolor, pen and ink, and etching and is the Coordinator of The New York Botanical Garden’s Botanical Art and Illustration Program.

Patricia Jonas

Patricia Jonas is American Society of Botanical Artists exhibitions committee chair, former board member, and recipient of the James White Service Award for Dedication to Botanical Art. She has been a juror for ASBA Annual International exhibitions and for Filoli, and was curator of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium. She was also curator of "Drawing from Life: Maud H. Purdy and 90 Years of Women Artists at Brooklyn Botanic Garden,” and author of the accompanying exhibition catalog. She has been author and editor of ASBA exhibition catalogs, and was one of the authors of the recent Plant: Exploring the Botanical World. Among her other writing credits was the weekly gardening advice for the "Cuttings" column in the New York Times.

Martha Kemp

Martha Kemp is a self-taught artist who specializes in using graphite pencil for detailed botanical drawings. She is the recipient of the ASBA Bouchier Award (1999), five Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medals and two “Best Drawing in Show” awards at the ASBA/HSNY Annual Exhibitions.

Heeyoung Kim

Known as a wildflower painter, Heeyoung Kim documents native plants of prairies and woodlands of Midwestern USA. Her works are identifiable by the precise depiction of the botanical aspects of the plant species in unique compositions. She won RHS gold medal, Best in Show of HSNY/ASBA, and Diane Bouchier Artist Award for Excellence in Botanical Art by ASBA, among others. Her works are in various collections including Transylvania Florilegium. Kim founded Heeyoung Kim Botanical Art Academy at Brushwood Center, Riverwoods, IL., and teaches the traditional art form in watercolor, crow quill pen and ink, and graphite pencil with the focus on the serious/professional development of individual student’s projects by providing in-depth instructions and feedback with continuation.

Karen Kluglein

Karen Kluglein was a freelance illustrator before concentrating on botanical art. She exhibits regularly with the ASBA and won the ASBA Diane Bouchier Artist Award for Excellence in Botanical Art in 2010. Her work is in many private collections and is licensed with Caspari Inc.

Libby Kyer

Libby creates artworks reflecting her love of realism, believing humans are hardwired to create order from chaos. Her works are in numerous art and science publications including her volume Today’s Botanical Artists, and in private, corporate and museum collections. She delights in teaching botanical art.

Eileen Malone-Brown

Eileen Malone-Brown received her Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration from the Corcoran College of Art and Design in 2010. She is the President of BAEE, and a member of ASBA and BASNCR. Her work has been shown at Monticello's Jefferson Library; the Delaware Art Museum; the Garden Museum in London, England; and in ASBA’s America’s Flora exhibition, at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.

Robert McNeill

Robert McNeill is an award-winning international botanical artist renowned for his exceptional use of light and rigorous attention to detail. He has work in the collections of Dr Shirley Sherwood and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Illustration.

Kathie Miranda

Kathie Miranda is an award-winning artist, juror and educator of botanical art. She teaches at The Art Students League in New York City and art institutions around the US. She is an active member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and the Connecticut Watercolor Society.

Rhonda Nass

My high school art teacher's declaration "You could never be an artist" catapulted me into the field of art, initially with a UW-Madison art degree producing commercial illustration, currently through botanical works (primarily) for museums, private commissions, exhibitions, publications, and for national workshop instruction.

John Pastoriza-Piñol

John is a contemporary artist based in Melbourne, Australia and very much a neo-conservative rebel as his practice departs from the precise discipline of Naturalism and continues to investigate not just pure dichotomies such as man and nature, science and art, but their complex and dynamic interrelationships.

Rose Pellicano

Rose Pellicano has participated in many ASBA International Exhibitions and the Royal Horticultural Society. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute. A member of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Florilegium Society , her work has appeared in magazines and the publications, Todays Botanical Artists and Native Plants of the Mid Atlantic.

Kandy Vermeer Phillips

Kandy Vermeer Phillips enjoys the precision of silverpoint useful for depicting illustrations of plants from herbarium sheets. She believes that silverpoint’s natural tendency to develop a patina over time provides a metaphor for a plant’s evolving environmental status. Her work is in the collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation.

Betsy Rogers-Knox

Betsy earned a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from The NYBG and is enchanted by the full lifecycle of plants and their habitats. Her work has been shown widely in the US including the 13th-21st ASBA International Exhibitions, the NYBG Triennial , Out of the Woods, and the RHS Botanical Art Exhibit in London in 2016 and 2018 where she received the Judges Special Award for the educational and ecological value of the work. Her work is held in the collection at the RHS Lindley Library in London.

Lizzie Sanders

Lizzie lives in Edinburgh, near the Royal Botanic Garden, where she tutors the Diploma Course in Botanical Illustration and from where she sources her specimens. Favorites are unusual, dramatic plants to be interpreted in a dynamic, contemporary style. She has three gold medals from the RHS and in 2004 she was honored to receive the Diane Bouchier Award for Excellence from ASBA.

Margaret Saylor

Mushrooms and fungi have become Margaret Saylor's signature subject. Featured in watercolor, graphite, and egg tempera, Margaret forages in her native Berks County, Pennsylvania, or wherever she happens to be. Observation, good drawing skills, and enthusiasm are key to any botanical painting and Margaret conveys this to her students in a fun and engaging manner. For 10 years, she has taught both in person and now online for many venues, including public gardens, art institutes, and botanical art societies. She was awarded a certificate, with distinction, in botanical art from the New York Botanical Garden. Margaret exhibits her work but gets the most satisfaction from finding the perfect subject and painting it for the love of art.

Deborah Shaw

Deborah Shaw has a degree in fine art as well as studying botany, native California flora and scientific illustration. Ms. Shaw is a member of ASBA, two ASBA chapters, and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. She teaches botanical art, and taught illustration, design and information design at UC Irvine Extension, where she was recipient of the "Distinguished Instructor" award. Deborah's work is in the permanent collection at the Hunt and in private collections. Her preferred media include graphite, watercolor, colored pencil, scratchboard, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Fiona Strickland

Fiona Strickland is recognized as a leading international multi award winning contemporary botanical artist, highly respected within the genre, Fiona studied Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art. An RHS Gold Medalist, her botanical work is held in many prestigious collections.

Carol Woodin

Carol Woodin enjoys spending time out in the gardens, fields and forests looking at and making studies of plants for future paintings. Her paintings in watercolor on vellum have been collected and exhibited around the world. She has taught botanical watercolor for over 25 years, and is co-editor of the ‘new standard’ botanical art instruction book Botanical Art Techniques, A Comprehensive Guide, published by ASBA and Timber Press. She received a Gold Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1995, the 1998 ASBA Diane Bouchier Artist Award, the 2016 Orchid Digest Medal of Honor.

































Conference Fee: $395.00
Registration Deadline: 08/31/2018
Fee Includes
Most meals are covered by the conference fee including breakfast and lunch on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and the Saturday evening banquet. Light refreshments will be served at the Welcome Reception on Wednesday and the Out of the Woods Reception on Thursday. Many activities are free, including Portfolio Sharing, Juror Training, Open Studio, Beyond the Studio, Beyond Accuracy presentation, and many of the lectures.

How to Register: 
We are using a new online registration process this year. Here are some tips for a successful registration experience.
 

•Use the Registration Form in the pullout section of the June issue of The Botanical Artist Journal to plan your conference schedule, filling in first choices and alternate choices for workshops and events. You may also download the Registration Form HERE
 
For members with appointment times
 
•Those who used the Appointment Request site to indicate interest in Early Registration will receive an ASBA email on July 7, which will contain your randomly assigned appointment time for Early Registration along with a link and password to access the Conference Registration site. Appointment times will be scheduled in 15-minute allotments beginning July 21, and continuing through July 22 and July 23.
 
•You must register during your assigned registration appointment time. 
 
•Be ready to enter your selections using your completed Registration Form.  Have your credit card ready before registering. 
 
•If for some reason your assigned appointment time is not convenient, you are encouraged to give your Registration Form and credit card info to a friend who can register for you.
 
•To keep the process fair, randomly assigned appointment times may not be changed. Those who miss their Early Registration appointment times will be able to register during the Open Registration period.
 
For members registering during Open Registration beginning July 28
 
•Members who do not participate in Early Registration may register in the Open Registration period beginning July 28, 7:00 a.m Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) without an appointment time.  
 
•Open registration runs July 28 through August 31, 2018. Registration closes at midnight EDT on August 31, 2018, and additional registrations will not be accepted.
 

TWO WAYS TO REGISTER

1. Use the online registration process above: Register and pay with a credit card (MC/Visa). Nearly 100% of registrants used the online registration website last year. Changes have been made to improve the registration experience. Detailed instructions on the registration process will be sent to you through our Constant Contact monthly email newsletter Highlights. (Please note: if you have unsubscribed from ASBA emails, you will not receive these important emails. Contact Leanne Kershaw for assistance in re-subscribing: memberservices@asba-art.org). 
 
Please be sure that your membership is up to date (2018 dues paid) in advance of registering or you will not receive email notifications regarding conference registration. 
 
2. By mail: Clip, copy, or download the Registration Form from the June issue of The Botanical Artist Journal. Complete form and mail with your check payable to ASBA to: ASBA 24th Annual Meeting, 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458-5126.
 
You may register online or by mail. Mail-in registrations will be processed when received, not according to postmark date. Mail-ins postmarked prior to opening day of registration (July 21) will not be processed until after July 21. 
Confirmation: Sent via email to those registering online; by US Postal Service to those registering by mail only if an email address is not provided. 
 
Email is the best way to get questions answered quickly. If you have questions: regarding selection of classes, email annualmeeting@asba-art.org; regarding a change in your registration, email conf.registration@asba-art.org or contact the ASBA office at 1.866.691.9080.
 
Policy
1. Current ASBA membership is required for registration. Please be sure that your membership dues are paid well in advance of July 21, 2018, when registration opens or you will not receive email notifications about conference registration details.
 
2. The ASBA Annual Meeting and Conference is a three-day event. Partial registration is not available. 
 
3. Registration Fee:  $395
 
4. Registration Deadline: 
Registration is closed as of August 31, 2018. No registrations are accepted after that time, no exceptions. 
 
5. Refund and Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation on or before August 12, 2018 - $75 fee. All workshop fees refunded. Cancellation after August 12 through August 21, 2018- $150 fee plus 80% of workshop fees will be refunded. Cancellation after August 21 through August 31, 2018 - $200 fee plus 50% of workshop fees will be refunded. 
Cancellation Pre-and Post-Conference Workshops on or before August 12, 2018 – 50% of fee. Pre- and Post-Conference Workshop cancellation after August 12, 2018 – no refund. 
No refunds of registration fee or workshops dropped after August 31, 2018. 
 
Health emergency or death in the immediate family: Refunds will be the same as above except cancellation on or after October 1 through October 10, 2018, $200 of the basic registration fee and 50% of all other fees will be refunded to the registrant. If a guest cancels due to health emergency or death in the immediate family on or after October 1, 2018, 75% of guest meal fees and 50% of any other fees will be refunded. 
ASBA reserves the right to cancel any workshop that does not meet a minimum registration, and to substitute an instructor in the event that the scheduled instructor is unable to fulfill the teaching obligation. 
 
6. Hilton St. Louis Frontenac - See the information under Hotel Information for details. Cancellation of hotel reservations is the responsibility of the registrant. You must ask for the American Society of Botanical Artists block to receive the conference rate. The ASBA block rate is good if booked by September 16, 2018. After that, the discount rate will no longer be available. If you stay somewhere other than the hotel, ASBA is not responsible for your hotel arrangements nor for transportation to/from your hotel

The Art Bazaar on Saturday evening before the banquet gives you the options to donate, sell your items, and snatch up new treasures. All are opportunities for you to benefit while supporting ASBA’s mission. Check out the Conference website for more information. Sign up to sell your artwork at the Art Bazaar (you must agree to donate 30% of your sale proceeds to ASBA).
 
William Cowley of London will be selling vellum at the conference with a percentage being donated back to the ASBA. The more you buy, the bigger the donation!

To Donate: Download and complete the Art Bazaar Donation Form and scan and email it to ArtBazaar@asba-art.org. Or send a note and include the following information in an email: name, full mailing address, email, phone, description of donated item, value of donated item, selling price (if different from value), and whether you intend to hand deliver or ship your items. Shipped items are to be sent to Jody Williams at the following address prior to Wednesday, October 1, 2018: Studios 2 and 3, Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center, St. Charles, Missouri 63301 USA. Tel: (314)341.0225 Email: Fieldstone_jody@sbcglobal.net

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