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Dear Friends:
February, a month set aside for Love. Seems so strange to think of �love� as something you call upon once a year. Something so vital to our essence seems rather important to call upon with every breath.
So in celebration of Love, and the birth anniversary of Kirpal Singh, I thought I�d take this time to embrace all of you with the words about love written by Kirpal Singh. At the same time, I�d like to express my deep appreciation for your continued interest in my work and your sweet friendships.
�GOD is love and love is God
And the way back to God
is also through love� KS
Our soul is of the same essence as that of God, so love is innate in us� Always remember this divine principle:
Love Begets Love
The highest expression in creation--the human being--is next to God. It is considered to be such great good fortune to attain the human birth that even the gods and goddesses are anxiously seeking it.
The human body is a precious asset. It is the highest rung in God's creation. The highest object of this earth life in human form is to realize our own selves and then realize God. It is such a noble task, which can only be accomplished in the human body.
Soul is a conscious entity, a drop of the Ocean of All Consciousness, and in its miniature capacity carries all the divine attributes of Godhood. Since it is environed by mind and matter, it has lost its heritage and forgotten its origin, the True Home of the Father.
We, who are at present enjoying the human life, should consider ourselves most fortunate and should try to appreciate what God has given through His grace.
GOD is love and love is God. Our soul is of the same essence as that of God, so love is innate in us� The way back to God is also through love.
Love is the panacea for all ills. Please give up all remorse and resentment and live cheerfully. You should remember that nothing binds the human soul more than drooping spirits of morbidity. Always keep cheerful.
One learns swimming in water. Be alive to your obligations and try to meet with the challenge as best as you can and leave the rest to God. If you will keep the target of your spiritual progress in the forefront, the pinching effect of worldly pains will be lost with the God�s Grace. An elegant horseman keeps both of his feet well fixed in the stirrups. If you will run Godward, all else will follow of its own accord.
A disciplined life is an asset; make it a principle to be always happy, cheerful and grateful. Prayer and gratitude are akin. There is much to be grateful for, if we only just count the manifold blessings granted to us. Always radiate loving compassion for others which will invoke divine grace, and your heart will be purified.
If you will take one step, God will come down hundreds of steps to greet you.
Kirpal Singh
I wish you a Valentine, or two, or more and the sweet scent of roses � said to be the fragrance of saints. God bless. OM
The All New OM ART Book Store
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Art & Love:
An Illustrated Anthology of Love Poetry
by Kate Farrell
Art and Love
in Renaissance Italy
by Andrea Bayer
The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time
by Leslie Pockell
Love: A Celebration in Art & Literature
by Jane Lahr & Lena Tabori
For the Love of Beauty:
Art History and the Moral Foundations of Aesthetic Judgment
by Arthur Pontynen
Cultivating the Mind of Love
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Academy of Botanical Art
Distance Learning sm
Now Available for Anyone
Interested in Endangered Species,
Bromeliads or Palms
Endangered Species for Botanical Artists
This wonderful course is available to anyone interested in the study of endangered species.
Academy Students earn elective credits for taking this course and completing the enclosed exam. A wealth of information that all will find extremely interesting.
Academy Electives: 15
by John Beckner, Botanist
$150.00 Non Certificate Student ~ $275 Certificate Students
Bromeliads for Botanical Artists
The structure of bromeliad plants and their flowers
with suggestions for ways to illustrate and
better understand these exciting plants.
Academy Electives: 5
by John Beckner, Botanist
$50.00 Non Certificate Student ~ $175 Certificate Students
Palms for the Botanical Artist
This publication is just the tip of an iceberg.
Palms are plants inclined to large dimensions.
They are very numerous and more varied than you first imagine. This text is for the person interested in illustrating them in various ways;
artistic or scientific and as a motif for crafts. But nearly all of it will be useful to plant lovers, tropical nature fans, gardeners and other people.
Academy Electives: 5
by John Beckner, Botanist
$50.00 Non Certificate Student ~ $175 Certificate Students
Click here to learn more about the
Academy and its instructors
ABA Instruction & Course Paks
The Academy of Botanical Art�s flexible program allows for distance learners to tailor a schedule of botanical art training to their needs that includes phone tutored lessons, classes with the Ringling College of Art and Design, the Marie Selby Botanical Garden, and Academy workshops now offered in several locations. Distance learners take advantage of classes offered in their hometown as part of their study program. There is hardly an excuse left not to join the Academy's growing school.
Book Volumes 1-8 = $38.00 each
Book Volumes 9 & 10 = $50.00 each
Plus Shipping and Handling
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Volumes 1-9 = $19.00 each
Volume 10 = $25.00
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Soul Biz
I'd like to run away from you,
But if you didn't come and find me ...
I would die.
Shirley Bassey
I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.
Mae West
At the touch of love
everyone becomes a poet.
Plato
My mother loved children -- she would have given anything if I had been one.
Groucho Marx
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and of true progress.
Nicholas Murray Butler
When I first open my eyes upon
the morning meadows and look
out upon the beautiful world,
I thank God I am alive.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
Jose Addison
God gave us memories that we might have roses in December.
James M. Barrie
South Florida Museum
Celebrate Valentine�s Day
Get your tickets for Vinology 3-Epicure Tour
Friday, February 13, 2009
The South Florida Museum & Stanley Lambert Wines are pleased to present Vinology 3-Epicure Tour - An Exploration of Food, Wine & Beer from Around the World
Experience the romance of specially prepared tasting menus paired wines, food, beer.
Attend a wine "mini-seminars", cooking demonstrations, and, of course, chocolate!
Tasting menus will feature the cuisine of
ARK Boutique Catering
Ezra
The Beach House
Firkin & Fox
and others.
This fundraising event benefits the South Florida Museum.
VIP Admission 6:15 p.m.
$125.00 per person
Includes a VIP wine tasting a signed bottle of Stanley Lambert wine, name recognition in the event program and a commemorative wine glass to take home.
General Admission � 7:00 p.m.
$75.00 per person
Includes a commemorative wine glass to take home.
Please note: both ticket prices include all food, wine, beer and seminars.
Contact:
Amara Cocilovo: 941-746-4131 x 11
Jeff Rodgers: 941-746-4131 x 22
for more information or to make reservations.
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Art Classes & Workshops
You can now combine
Distance Learning with Class Time
at any of our locations!!!
Private Classes with O.M.Braida
New Dates @ Studio 20
Time:
All Private Studio Classes
are from 9:30am to 2:30pm
Location:
2068 Sunnyside Lane, Sarasota, FL, 34239.
Just off 41 in the Southgate area two blocks north of Webber and the Mall.
Dates:
9:30am to 2:30pm
February 5, 12, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19, 26
April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
May 14, 21, 28
June 4, 18, 25
10am to 3:30pm
February 4, 6, 25, 27
March 2, 4, 6, 11, 18, 20
April 3, 10, 15, 17
Tuition:
4 classes/20 hours: $450
Individual class: $125
Refreshments provided, but you may want to bring your own lunch.
Credit Cards Accepted!
Register Here
Or contact olivia@omartdesigns.com
Or Call 941-953-9999 for more information
Adult Community Education
Introduction to Calligraphy
for the Botanical Artist
Learn how to write the Latin names and common names of plants, and the proper way to sign your artwork with
renowned calligrapher
Fred Reckker
Instructor
Time:
9:30 to 5pm
Location:
Technical Institute, Proctor & Beneva � Room D1
Class Dates:
Two Day Workshop Spring 2009 Dates TBA
Tuition:
$100 per student (class of 9 or more, limited to 14)
$200 per student (class of 5-8)
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED.
JUST BRING A SMILE!
Checks & Credit Cards Accepted
Call Olivia to register
or Call 941-953-9999 for more information
New York City Spring
Workshops
with O.M. Braida
Location:
New Studio for the Art of Painted Finishes
15 East 77th Street (Between 5th & Madison)
Ground Floor - Garden Level Studio
Time:
9:30am to 4:30pm
Dates:
May 4 - 8, 2009
Tuition: One Five-Day Workshop........................ $875.00
Some single day seats may be available at $180 per day.
Credit Cards Accepted!
Register Here
Or contact olivia@omartdesigns.com
Or Call 941-953-9999 for more information
Academy of Botanical Art sm @
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
To Register, visit www.selby.org
Or Call Marilynn Shelley 941-366-5731 x 239
2009 Academy @ Selby Schedule
Botanical Drawing & Watercolor
Noon to 5pm
Feb. 16, 17, 18 w/ Olivia Braida
March 23, 24, 25 w/ Olivia Braida
April 20 to 25 w/ Olivia Braida
May 18, 19, 20 w/ Olivia Braida
Botanical Art & Illustration
Certificate Program Classes
Ringling College of Art and Design
Spring 2009 Term
Thursdays, February 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5
6:30pm to 9:30pm
and
Thursdays, March 12, 19, 26, April 2, April 9
6:30pm to 9:30pm
To Register, visit www.ringling.edu
Or call, 941-955-8866
Open Studio Workshops
for all levels
w/Olivia Braida
October to December - 6:30 to 9:30pm
Exhibits Galleries
Arboretum State Botanical
Garden of Kentucky
and the
Academy of Botanical Art SM
present
The Art of Botanical Drawing
with an introduction to Botanical Watercolor Painting in the French Court Tradition
Instructors:
Olivia Marie Braida-Chiusano
Leslie Ramsey
Once again the Arboretum is proud to offer this special opportunity to join the Academy of Botanical Art in a four day botanical art workshop.
August 24, 25, 26, 27, 2009
9:30am to 4:30pm
Previous workshop attendees can advance to the next level and first timers can start at the beginning. All levels will develop their botanical art skills as they journey into the world of illustrating classical plant portraits in the French Court Tradition.
Join the second renaissance of botanical art and let your inspiration be tomorrow's masterpiece!
$450 for member / $475 for non member
Materials Fee: $50.00
(Payable to Instructor and includes Course Pak materials for Drawing & Watercolor, plus start up watercolor paints. Students need to bring their drawing supplies and two #2 round watercolor brushes).
For a complete listing of botanical art supplies, visit OmartDesigns.com
Academy @ Kentucky
with Leslie Ramsey
Botanical Art Workshops
Graphite � Watercolor � Pen & Ink
Beginners to Advanced
With
Leslie Ramsey
Certified Botanical Artist
Certified Academy Instructor
THURSDAYS
to June
Day & Evening Classes
Day: 10am to 1 pm $200 (individual class $75)
Evening: 5:30pm - 8:30pm $200 (individual class $75)
Location
4464 Stuart Hall Boulevard #33102
Lexington, KY 40509
Art supplies and books not included.
For recent Arboretum/Kentucky University
Workshop attendees who completed Drawing I and Watercolor I, pursue the next level book
Drawing II and Watercolor II.
For Books and Course Paks and
Art Supplies visit�
www.botanicalartsupplies.com
To Register, call Leslie Ramsey:
606-434-4280
Exhibits Museums
South Florida Museum
201 10th Street West
Bradenton, Florida 34205
(941) 746-4131
http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/
John and Mable Ringling Museum
5401 Bay Shore Road,
Sarasota Florida 34243
(941) 359-5700
http://www.ringling.org/
Museum of Fine Arts
255 Beach Drive NE, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 896-2667
http://www.fine-arts.org/
Salvador Dali Museum
1000 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4901
(727) 823-3767
http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/home.html
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
(412) 268-2434
http://huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu/
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3970
(202) 783-5000
1-800-222-7270
http://www.nmwa.org/
Smithsonian Institute
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW in Washington, D.C. 20560
(202) 633-1000
http://www.si.edu/
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10028
(212) 535-7710
http://www.metmuseum.org/
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, New York
(212) 769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street @ Central Park West
New York, New York
(212) 769-5100
http://www.amnh.org/
Modern Museum of Art
11 West 53 Street,
New York, NY 10019-5497
(212) 708-9400
http://www.moma.org/
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11238
(718) 638-5000
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 733-HIGH
Receptionist: 404-733-4400
http://www.high.org/
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60603-6404
(312) 443-3600
http://www.artic.edu/aic/
Bruce Museum One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830
203-869-0376
http://www.brucemuseum.org/
Harvard University Museum of Natural History
Home of the famous Glass Flower Sculptures
by Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895)
and his son Rudolf (1857-1939)
22 Divinity Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2365
http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/
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