BAGSC has had a busy year. We kicked the year off with our annual Botanical Day of Art. This summer we returned to in-person events with...

Are you ready for a fun and unique BAGSC in-person event? Members will have the rare opportunity to experience a special workshop and...

Are you interested in devloping your botanical art skills ? BAGSC member Alyse Ochniak will be teaching an online Botanical Illustration...

This year was the 25th Anniversary of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California. We had several events that celebrated the...

Catherine Watters will be teaching two workshops next year: one in Clos Mirabel, France and the other in Transylvania. Clos Mirabel,...

Our very own Melanie Campbell-Carter was the subject of an insightful (and delightful) interview published by Shoutout Arizona on October...

The Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California (BAGSC) Celebrates its 25th Anniversary.

I am fairly new to BAGSC, having joined in 2019. I was interested in how The Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California became the...

Do you have your paints ready? Your pencils, brushes and paper close at hand? Perhaps you've been wanting to work on a silverpoint piece,...

Recently I visited the “Gifts from Japan” exhibition at the Portland Japanese Garden, in Portland, Oregon. This was the first time for me...

Beautiful wildflowers covering the hills with splashes of color make many of us want to find just the right wildflower to depict in a...

The opening reception of 20 paintings by BAGSC artists, entitled "Artists' Favorites: An Exhibition at Mt. San Antonio Gardens" was held...

On Thursday, June 2, 2022 BAGSC members and their guests are invited to the opening reception of "Artists' Favorites: An Exhibition at...

This is the year of the iris, at least in the eyes of the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California. To celebrate its 25th...

Joseph Gallivan, host of Art Focus on KBOO interviewed Sarah-Kate Nomura, Assistant Director of Exhibitions at the Portland Japanese...

by Beth Stone Washington Park is a wonderful public oasis in Portland Oregon. Its 400+ acres include 2300 species of trees and 12 miles...

Registration for Transient Beauties: Iris in Watercolor, a BAGSC one-day, online Zoom workshop with Carol Woodin is now open to both...

Iris are blooming, unfolding graceful petals to catch the light of the spring morning. Iris is the Greek word for rainbow. In Greek...

Tempus fugit! How time flies since my last This and That! It seems like last week since I wrote my previous column. I am extremely...

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden is re-starting their "Botanical Art & Illustration" classes led by Cristina...