Arboretum Offers Watercolor Spring Workshop & More for Artists!

Chanhassen, Minn. (March 16, 2010) - Enjoy spring at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and let Bloomington artist Sandy Muzzy introduce you to the pleasures of watercolor journaling in a series of Saturday morning art workshops.

The Watercolor Journaling Spring Workshop will be offered the following four Saturdays: April 24, May 1, 8 & 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Instructor Muzzy will demonstrate easy-to-manage techniques in watercolor, ink, colored pencil, marker, mono-printing and collage, and help you develop your own style. Muzzy will also discuss bookbinding options. The fee for the series is $90 members and $105 for non-members.  The classes will be limited to 16 students at the beginner or intermediate level and will meet in the Snyder Building. Participants will spend much of the time hiking the Arboretum grounds, observing, and recording in their journals.

Sandy Muzzy is an award-winning watercolorist and popular teacher whose work has explored both musical themes and, more recently, the natural world. Her exhibit, The Long Zoom with Jeanne Long, was featured in the Arboretum's Reedy Gallery in 2009.  A native of South African, Muzzy now lives in Bloomington where she teaches watercolor to about 20 private students.  She is past president of the Minnesota Watercolor Society.  To register for the Watercolor Spring Journaling Workshop, visit www.arboretum.umn.edu or call 952-443-1422.

Other Arboretum Art Workshops & Events

An Evening with Patrick Dougherty. On Thursday, May 13, from 6:30-8 p.m., the public is invited to meet Patrick Dougherty, the creative force behind the Arboretum's "Big Build" outdoor environmental sculpture project.  He will present a virtual tour of his magnificent "stick" artworks around the world.  Appetizers, beer & wine available for purchase prior to the event. Fee: $10 member/$20 non-member, Oswald Visitor Center. Call 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu.

Plein-Air Flower Workshop - Peonies!  Saturday, May 22, 9 a.m.-noon. First session in a series of four watercolor painting classes designed to help you capture the beauty of specific flowers at their peak throughout the summer. Instructor is Chaska artist-teacher Georgia Kandiko, one of the exhibitors in this summer's Powerhouse Plants at the Arboretum. Advanced beginner or intermediate level.  $35 member/$45 non-member. Meet in the Snyder Building lobby. Call 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/artsdesigncrafts.aspx to register for one class-or more!

Plein-Air Flower Workshop - Iris!  Thursday, June 17, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Second in a series of watercolor painting classes. Irises will be at their peak (we hope!), summer days will be at their longest, and this summer's exhibit, Powerhouse Plants, will be in full swing. Enjoy a lovely summer evening outdoors with Chaska artist-teacher Georgia Kandiko, who is also an exhibitor in Powerhouse Plants. Advanced beginner or intermediate level.  $45 member/$55 non-member. Includes gourmet sandwich supper. Meet in the Snyder Building lobby. Call 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/artsdesigncrafts.aspx to register for one or more classes.

Plein-Air Flower Workshop - Purple Coneflowers! Saturday, July 24, 9 a.m.-noon. Third in the series of watercolor painting classes with Chaska artist-teacher Georgia Kandiko. Purple coneflowers should be at their peak for this mid-summer plein-air class. Georgia is also an exhibitor in this summer's Powerhouse Plants at the Arboretum. Advanced beginner or intermediate level. $35 member/$45 non-member. Meet in the Snyder Building lobby. Call 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/artsdesigncrafts.aspx to register for one or more class sessions.

Plein-Air Flower Workshop - Hostas!  Saturday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m.-noon. Fourth and final class in this summer's series of outdoor watercolor classes designed to capture the beauty of specific flowers at their peak. This late-summer morning will take you to the Arboretum's hosta glade with Georgia Kandiko, Chaska artist-teacher and exhibitor in the Arboretum's Powerhouse Plants this summer. Advanced beginner or intermediate level. $35 member/$45 non-member. Meet in the Snyder Building lobby. Call 952-443-1422 or visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/artsdesigncrafts.aspx to register for this class-or more!

Photography Symposium 2010: Capturing the Essence of Place. Saturday, June 12, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Regardless of your skill level or type of camera equipment, the beginning of a great photograph is the moment when you decide what it is you are going to shoot. When your goal is to capture the essence of a natural landscape, this decision becomes all important. Expert photographers Doug Beasley, Phillip Schwarz, and Joel Truckenbrod will share their techniques for capturing the essence of a natural landscape through lecture-style photo-presentations and a Q&A panel discussion. Come early, stay for the day, and explore the 1000+ acres of the Arboretum through your camera lens! $30 member/$40 non-member. Gourmet box lunch included. All ability levels are welcome at this lecture-style presentation, Oswald Visitor Center. Visit www.arboretum.umn.edu/photographyclasses.aspx or call 952-443-1422.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, the largest public garden in the Upper Midwest and a premier northern arboretum, is part of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Minnesota  and developed as a community and national resource for horticultural and environmental information, research, and public education. It is located 9 miles west of I-494 on Highway 5 in Chanhassen.  The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer and educator.  The Arboretum is disability accessible and  smoke free. Arboretum admission is $9 adults; free for ages 15 and younger and free for members.                             -END-