Paint Out Rescheduled

The paint out at Laverne Bohlin’s gardens in Aurora has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 20th from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30. Please contact Laverne at 630-809-1839 for directions. All members welcome – whether you paint or not. Come to sketch, photograph, and/or be social!

Save the Date: 2009 Holiday Exhibition

The schedule for the 2009 Holiday Exhibition is as follows:

Wednesday, November 4: Referee Night

Friday, November 6: Artists’ Reception

Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8: Exhibition open to the public

Formal Programs June – October 2009

Formal programs start at 7:00 p.m. at the Thornhill Education Center.

June 4th
Michelle LeBlanc, founder & CEO of Naperville Cultural Center, presents creative ways to promote and market your work and prepare for exhibits.

August 6th
Demonstrations by Guild members

October 1st
Marlene Hill Donnelly, scientific illustrator at The Field Museum. Scientific illustration and enhancing giclée prints with pastels.

Paint Outs Spring-Summer 2009

May 21st: 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 pm. Maureen Roberts gardens, Hinsdale. RSVP to Suzanne Wegener for directions.

June 20th: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30. Laverne Bohlin’s gardens, Aurora. RSVP to Laverne at 630-809-1839 for directions.

July 13th: Danada House gardens, Wheaton

August 13th: Cantigny Park & Gardens, Wheaton

October 8th: Morton Arboretum

Spring 2009 Exhibition Schedule

The annual spring exhibition will be here before we know it! Here is the schedule:

Registrations due: Monday, March 7
Referee Night: Wednesday, April 15
Artists’ Reception: Friday, April 17, 5-9 pm
Exhibition Open to Public: Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, Noon to 5:00 pm
Pick Up Artwork: Sunday, April 19, 5:15 pm to 5:45 pm

Prospectus Spring 2009 Exhibition

The prospectus for the Guild’s Spring 2009 exhibition has been e-mailed to members with e-mail addresses on record. Members without an e-mail address will receive a hard copy.

Please read the entire prospectus for changes, including new size requirements and donations by participants.

Forms must be postmarked by Monday, March 7, 2009. To participate you must have paid your 2009 membership dues.

If you did not receive a prospectus, please contact Evelyn Grala so that we can correct our records.

You can also download the documents here:

Prospectus: Spring 2009 Exhibition (PDF)

Spring 2009 Registration Forms (PDF)

Prospectus and Forms: Word Document

Peggy Macnamara Featured at February Meeting

The Guild’s February 5th formal meeting will feature Peggy Macnamara, Artist-in-Residence at the Field Museum. Peggy will be discussing watercolors and techniques from her latest book, Architecture by Birds and Insects.

The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

January-March, 2009 Paint-Outs Plus 1 Paint-IN

Happy New Year to All!

Paint-Out – Jurica Museum:
Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Benedictine University, Lisle

Paint-Out – Hausermann’s Orchids
Friday, February 6, 9:30 .am. – 4:30 p.m.
Limited to the first 15 to RSVP to Suzanne Wegener

NEW! Paint-IN – Thornhill Auditorium
Thursday, March 19, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Paint the landscape from the windows of the Thornhill Auditorium or draw specimens provided from the grounds of the Arboretum – or bring your own specimen. RSVP to Suzanne Wegener.

Holiday Party – December 4th

The Guild’s annual Holiday Party is scheduled for Thursday, December 4th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Founders Room at Thornhill.

The evening will include installation of officers, pot luck refreshments and a raffle.The raffle features items donated by members; proceeds benefit the Guild.

Join the fun – and bring a guest or two!

Time to Renew Memberships

Membership dues for calendar year 2009 are now being accepted. Only members with dues received by December 31, 2008 will be included in the 2009 Yearbook.

Annual dues are $45. Please make checks payable to The Nature Artists’ Guild and mail them to:

Nature Artists’ Guild of The Morton Arboretum
c/o Suzanne Wegener
4100 Illinois Route 53
Lisle, IL 60532-1293

If any of your contact information (address, phone number, e-mail) has changed in the past year, please include that information with your check.