RIWS Presents:
Botanical Wonder: An Online Show
Open to Artists Nationwide
Open to all 2D media (EXCLUDING photography and digital, see more details below)
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Juror: Susan Stranz BIO
Exhibition Dates: April 18th - May 15th
ONLINE Show Opening Reception: Thursday, April 23rd at 6pm on Zoom LINK HERE
Notification of Acceptance: April 17th
This show is taking place online ONLY
Theme: From delicate petals to towering trees, the plant world offers endless inspiration. For this exhibition we’re looking for artwork that celebrates botanical life in all its forms—flowers, leaves, forests, gardens, and more. Artists may take a realistic or abstract approach. How does the beauty of the botanical world inspire you? We’re excited to see your take on this theme!
ACCEPTED ENTRIES:
| Name | Title | Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Brenda Bechtel | Mary's Autumn Garden ~ Hildene | Oil on linen mounted on board | 24" x 18" | $8600 |
| Patricia Bisshopp | Spring passes... | Watercolor, India ink | 12" x 12" | NFS |
| Christine Bobek | Orchard, Saturday Morning | Watercolor | 14" x 11" | $850 |
| Lorraine Bromley | The Lipstick Tree Bouquet | Watercolor | 7" x 15" | NFS |
| Peggy Call-Conley | First Day of Spring | Watercolor | 21.25" x 28.75" | $1250 |
| Karen Connors | Orchid Show New York Botanical Gardens | Watercolor | 24" x 20" | $400 |
| Janet Durfee-Hidalgo | Leeks Anyone? | Watercolor | 12" x 9" | $250 |
| Bryana Fleming | Symphony | Acrylic | 30" x 24" | NFS |
| Bryana Fleming | Sweet umber | Acrylic on canvas | 12" x 12" | $1500 |
| Ann-Marie Gillett | August Blues | Cyanotype collage with acrylics and hand-painted tape detail | 25" x 13" | $675 |
| Sarah Grider | Ellie's Painting | Watercolor | 12" x 12" | NFS |
| Julie Griffin | Metamorphosis | Gouache on Arches hot press | 11" x 11" | $500 |
| Julie Griffin | Blossoming | Gouache on Arches hot press | 11" x 11" | $500 |
| Robin Griswold-Ott | Moonlight Spirit (framed) | Acrylics, alcohol inks, pen | 13.5" x 18.5" | $395 |
| Travis Hicks | Eye on Princeton | Watercolor | 28" x 20.62" | NFS |
| Sandra Hildreth | Massawepie Pitchers | Watercolor | 30" x 22" | $2500 |
| Sonja Holmberg | Cape Cod Hibiscus | Watercolor | 16" x 12" | $2500 |
| Beth Humphrey | Canna Lily | Colored pencils | 17.5" x 11.5" | $2000 |
| Hannah Hunter | Afternoon Bloom | Monoprint on wood panel | 16" x 16" | NFS |
| Christine Knize | Slick | Oil on canvas | 72" x 72" | $20000 |
| Tamara Krendel | My Garden, early Spring | Watercolor | 24" x 18" | $2500 |
| Liz List | Cypress Trees and Knees, Francis Beidler Forest Sanctuary | Watercolor | 21" x 15" | $500 |
| Rose Manning | Hotel window geraniums | Watercolor and acrylic on paper | 8" x 10" | $750 |
| Richard Moninski | Where Now? | Acrylic on camouflage fabric | 26" x 20" | $750 |
| Kimberlee Nentwig | Bee Mine | Watercolor | 12" x 9" | NFS |
| Sherrie Norton | Backyard Peonies | Watercolor | 20" x 16" | $275 |
| Elizabeth OConnell | Summer Blackberries | Watercolor | 12" x 12" | $300 |
| Virginia Primozic | Consider the Lilies | Paper on canvas | 20" x 20" | $700 |
| Virginia Primozic | Arke's Sister Multiplied | Paper on canvas | 36" x 12" | NFS |
| Irena Roman | Blue Wave | Transparent watercolor | 19.5" x 24.75" | NFS |
| Irena Roman | Ideal | Transparent watercolor | 24" x 17" | NFS |
| Irena Roman | Vivid | Transparent watercolor | 21" x 32" | NFS |
| Karen Romani | Swiss Chard | Watercolor | 18" x 15" | NFS |
| Karen Romani | Lonely Parsnip | Watercolor | 11" x 15" | $700 |
| Karen Rothman | Deep Layered Mysteries | Oil monotype collage | 13" x 16" | NFS |
| Shana Salaff | Leafy Legacy | Acrylic on canvas | 36" x 48" | $1240 |
| Shana Salaff | Leafy Triptych | Acrylic on canvas | 48" x 72" | $2500 |
| Baylee Reed Smith | California Blackberry, Rubus ursinus | Watercolor | 21" x 17" | NFS |
| Christopher Strickland | After the Pulse | Watercolor | 13.5" x 7.75" | $200 |
| Morgan Tanner | Rest and Refuge | Mixed media, oil | 30" x 40" | $4000 |
| Janet Vetter | Shibori Trilogy | Watercolor | 14" x 20" | NFS |
| Betty Wilde-Biasiny | Transitions 4 | Pencil, watercolor on Arches paper | 16" x 12" | $750 |
| Mary Wojciechowski | SUMMER GLOW | Alcohol ink | 10" x 8" | $375 |
| Mary Wojciechowski | Emerging Spring | Alcohol ink | 12" x 5" | $350 |