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The Beautiful Filoli Estate
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A dramatic view from the terrace
Well, the 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition opened on July 23, 2009 I drove and drove from LA to Woodside ,CA on Thursday just for the opening. Im very pleased I did. I had a great time and the Exhibition is beautiful. The show was hung with some incredibly fine examples of
top notch Botanical Illustrations from some of the most acclaimed illustrators around. I was very honored to be included in this select group.
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Traveling to and From. Funny, this drive basically looks the exactly same either direction
you are headed. Not much happening.
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Tina (my lovely escort for the evening) and myself in the entry hall.
Photo Credit: Dan Coyro, (Tina's regular guy)
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The famous Lily pond
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Enthusiastic Botanical Art fans. That is the Fabulous Ann in the white dress. Hey Ann It was a super pleasure to meet you. Thanks for your kind words and support!
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More Looking at my work
Congratulations to all the Artists included. You can see a list of the artists exhibiting at an interesting site I discovered called
ArtPlante Today .
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Detail from the Garden: Hot, Beautiful & Cool
I wanted to thank all the amazing staff from the
Filoli as well as the Curators, Volunteers and Jurors who put the exhibition together. A big thanks to Cathy Rampley!
Thank You - Tina And Dan for the Great Lunch, Dinner,
Prosecco at Soif Wine Bar & Charming
Santa Cruz Hospitality. See you soon!