Upcoming Art Workshops, Shows, & Lectures
Hawaii Orchid Painting
workshop in February 2010 was wonderful: deadline
for application submission and deposit for October 2011 Workshop is 15 Aug 2011. Contact Linda at vorobik@gmail.com
ASAP. This workshop is limited to 8 participants.
I have had several inquiries about a Seattle/Pacific Northwest weekend workshop but need a venue; please contact me if you are interested in participating or have a venue. Thank you!
See the attached PDF for a list of references
and supplies used in Linda's Botanical Art Workshops, or a three
page list of references with comments.
Click here for venues where Vorobik
Workshops have been held and here
for descriptions of Vorobik Workshops.
Lectures, workshops, and shows are listed below chronologically.
Most workshops require early registration and fill on a first-come,
first-serve basis. email Linda at vorobik@gmail.com
for additional information.
2011 Workshops, Talks, Field Trips, and Shows
(will be updated with new events)
Ongoing show of Linda's work at Chimera
Gallery, Lopez Island, Washington.
Selected Summer Saturdays of the Lopez
Island Farmers Market, mid-May through mid-September. Meet
the artist at one of the west's best farmers markets. 10 am to 2 pm,
Lopez Village, Lopez Island, WA. Linda will be there July 30, Aug 6, 20, 27, and Sept 10.
Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend (September 3rd & 4th): join Linda Vorobik, Tina
Finneran (artfully elegant jewelry), and Gerry
Newcomb (bold and beautiful molded glass) at Gerry Newcomb's studio
for the Lopez
Island Studio Tour. Get to Lopez, find a Studio Tour map
at one of the many stores in the village, and have a grand time visiting
around the island.
Saturday October 8th through Friday, November 11th: Chimera
Gallery show of work by Linda Vorobik, Tina
Finneran (artfully elegant jewelry), and Gerry
Newcomb (bold and beautiful molded glass). Reception: Saturday October 8th, 5-7 pm.
October 23rd-29th, Sunday-Saturday, 2011: Painting
Orchids on the Big Island of Hawaii, Captain Cook, Hawaii.
A week of botanical watercolor instruction at a vacation home filled
with lovely orchids. The workshop is located within a five minute walk
from Kealakekua Bay, a marine wildlife sanctuary with magnificent coral,
dolphins to swim with, and incredible reef fish. Formal instruction
occurs daily and includes numerous art demonstrations and individual
instruction as needed. Field trips include local trips to the Ethnobotanical
Garden and Place of Refuge National Park; one day trip is spent visiting
Volcano National Park and a wholesale orchid growing farm. Opportunities
to swim or snorkel (optional) are available daily. Meals include two
nights out, one breakfast out, two lunches out and the remaining meals
at home, with delicious tropical fruits, Kona coffee, and fresh fish
and vegetables. The class size is limited to approximately 8. Request
more information and application from vorobik@gmail.com or download PDF
Application. Deadline 15 Aug 2011.
February 8th-12th, 2012. Meet Linda and see her art at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Washington State Convention Center, downtown Seattle.
March 16th-18th. Meet Linda and see her art at the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show. Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA.
Spring and Summer 2012 workshops to be announced. Contact education representative at University of Washington Botanical Gardens, UW, Seattle; Siskiyou Field Institute, Selma Oregon; or Jepson Workshops, UC, Berkeley for more information or to request Vorobik botanical or botanical illustration workshops.
Write to Linda at
vorobik@gmail.com if you would like to be on her email mailing list,
or if you would
like to schedule a show or workshop in your area. Thank you!.
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