“ulip” Courtsey o Maria Ramsdale CONTENTS President’ s Notes ...................1 Upcoming Meetings .............. . 2 Happy New Year.....................2 About RMSBA .... ............ ........2 F.Y.I. .......................................3 Exhibits of Interest .... ............ ..3 Tagawa C.F.E. ........................4 Wrapping Up 2008 . ............ ....5 Spring is Coming C.F .E. .........6 Exhibits Report ........... ............ 8 Computer Helpful Hints .............9 Society Calendar ..................10 Common Botanical Illustrators .............................11 RMSB A Win ter 20 09 www. botan icalart ists.o rg 1 resident ’ s Quarterly Newsletter F irst Chapter oF the asBa Ihope2009brin gsyouaeeling oexcitement andrenealthatseemstobeassociatedithane year.TisyearmarksanesteporRMSBAith the Rare exhibit.TisexhibiteaturingColorado’s rareplantsisthesociety’srstjuriedsho.Forty orksilltraveltoourvenuesaroundthestate over the next t o ye ar s to ed uca te the pub lic abouttheneedtoprotectthesetreasures…this isaonderulaytomeetthegoalsoourmissionstatement“toeducate thepubliconplantdiversity,regionalplantecology,andtherationaleor preservationoplantsspeciesthroughbotanicalartthatisrelevanttothe region”. Winteralaysseemstobedontimeorbotanicalork,butthisyear especiallyshouldhaveRMSBAmembersorkingonneart.Inaddition tosettingRare upinstateidevenues,Carolillhasbeenbusysettingup exhibitsthroughouttheyear.akethis“slo”timetoaddtoyourportolio ortheshostocome. Te ne ye ar al so bri ngs in ne ocers and ex ecuti ve committee membersorthesociety.Iouldliketothankthosehosetermsended inDecember,especiallyPattyMcAulieaspresident,ortheirorkto takeRMSB Aintoneareas, suchasthe Rare exhibit.Iyouhavebeen thinkingaboutgettingmoreinvolved,butarenotsurehatyououldlike todo,pleasegivemeacall(303.798.9452).RMSBAisavolunteer-run organizationandallmembersareelcometobringtheirthoughts, ideas andhelp.Wehaveseveralcommitteesthatcouldusemembersandeare alayslookingorneideasoractivitiesorexhibits.Joinin! Botanicallyyours, erryRuiter President Notes RARE Imperiled Plants of Colorado Rocky Mountain Society of Botanical Artists A Traveling Exhibition of Rare Plants of Colorado Oening Recetion Sunday, March 15, 2009 1 – 3 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens Te ront o the RARE postcard available to those who are participating in the exhibit