“ulip” Courtsey oMaria 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 AWin ter 20 09 www. botan icalart ists.o rg1 resident’sQuarterlyNewsletter FirstChapteroFthe asBaIhope2009brin gsyouaeeling oexcitementandrenealthatseemstobeassociatedithaneyear.TisyearmarksanesteporRMSBAiththeRareexhibit.TisexhibiteaturingColorado’srareplantsisthesociety’srstjuriedsho.Fortyorksilltraveltoourvenuesaroundthestateover the next t oye ar s toed uca tethepub licabouttheneedtoprotectthesetreasures…thisisaonderulaytomeetthegoalsoourmissionstatement“toeducatethepubliconplantdiversity,regionalplantecology,andtherationaleorpreservationoplantsspeciesthroughbotanicalartthatisrelevanttotheregion”.Winteralaysseemstobedontimeorbotanicalork,butthisyearespeciallyshouldhaveRMSBAmembersorkingonneart.InadditiontosettingRareupinstateidevenues,Carolillhasbeenbusysettingupexhibitsthroughouttheyear.akethis“slo”timetoaddtoyourportolioortheshostocome. Teneye ar al sobri ngs inneocers and ex ecuti vecommitteemembersorthesociety.IouldliketothankthosehosetermsendedinDecember,especiallyPattyMcAulieaspresident,ortheirorktotakeRMSB Aintoneareas, suchastheRareexhibit.Iyouhavebeenthinkingaboutgettingmoreinvolved,butarenotsurehatyououldliketodo,pleasegivemeacall(303.798.9452).RMSBAisavolunteer-runorganizationandallmembersareelcometobringtheirthoughts, ideasandhelp.Wehaveseveralcommitteesthatcouldusemembersandearealayslookingorneideasoractivitiesorexhibits.Joinin!Botanicallyyours, erryRuiter President Notes RARE Imperiled Plants of Colorado Rocky Mountain SocietyofBotanical Artists A Traveling Exhibition of Rare Plants ofColorado Oening Recetion Sunday, March 15, 2009 1 – 3 p.m. Denver Botanic Gardens Te ront othe RARE postcardavailable to those who are participating in the exhibit