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The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI) held their annual conference at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC this year. We are an amazingly diverse group that includes illustrators from the Smithsonian, NASA, the Field Museum, zoo illustrators, text-book illustrators, paleontology artists, animators, graphic artists, digital artists, medical illustrators, botanical artists, silk painters, sculptors, and many more. It is so inspiring to meet artists from all over the world who have common interests in science, nature and art!
The first half of the conference included plenary speakers who are leaders in their fields. This year we had Robert Johnson, and Ron Miller who led us into their respective realms of nature and space art; Nancy Lowe with the AS IF Center and John Pickering, Paula Ehrlich and Todd Witcher discussing various aspects of biodiversity. Our own members also gave presentations and demonstrations of what they’ve been doing and learning over the past year or so.
The campus was beautiful and I took some time to wander around, take photos and sketch a bit. Enjoy!
Overlooking the farm sketch
© 2017 Karen A Johnson
Karen's Nature Art 
Lovely sketch, Karen!
Thanks, Peter!
Excellent Photos, and interesting watercolour piece.
Thanks, Shawn! I tried to incorporate several parts of the week in one sketch. My conference sketches are part journal, part memory joggers.
Wonderful presentation. I love your art and greatly enjoy your posts. The flower garden was a jewel of Warren Wilson!
Thanks! Yes, they had beautiful gardens all over campus. It was difficult to stay inside all day!
Karen, photo artist43 is OC, not sure if that shows up on your end.
No, it didn’t show. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for dropping by!
I just joined GNSI because your sketches and photos are so inspiring, Karen. I’m already planning my career in my next life!
Welcome to the group, Carol! There are so many inspiring artists in this group, I’m sure you’ll love it!
What a beautiful location, Karen! I loved all your photos and the sketch too!
Love the blue flower with the backside of the bee; most unusual photo, funny! OC
Thanks, OC! He was a cute little bee!
Very beautiful pictures and watercolor. So nice, you can be there!
Thanks, Inese! Yes, it was very nice to be there and I hope some day to go again…