SUSAN ELMBLAD RUBIN
Contemporary Botanical Art

I like plants...all of them. They clean the air, feed our families, bring us joy, and soften the edges of a hard world.
I am drawn to the recurring patterns and wild anomalies that occur within the botanical realm.

I specialize in drawing in graphite and colored pencil. I am interested in botanical art and illustration as a dynamic

and evolving art genre. As a teacher of botanical art and illustration in the Denver Botanic Gardens Certificate Program,

I try to convey an appreciation for both the scientific and artistic aspects of the discipline. As an exhibiting artist,

I push the boundaries of traditional botanical art with less conventional media, scale, and composition. I always try to

look beyond the obvious and to present a fresh view of the flora that surround and sustain us.               

-Susan Elmblad Rubin


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2010 EXHIBITS & Publications

April 10 - May 16, 2010

From Penstemon to Pine: 

Illustrating  Native Plants in the Rocky Mountain Region

Opening reception April 18, 1-3 pm

Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver, CO

May 20- June 13

Solo Exhibit New Work

Opening reception May 21, 6-9 pm

SPARK Gallery

Denver, CO

July 7 - 18, 2010

Rock Garden Plants

North American Rock Garden Society

Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver, CO

 

 

 


March 7, 2009 - Sept 30, 2010

RARE, Imperiled Plants of Colorado

Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO

Steamboat Art Museum,

      Steamboat Springs, CO

CURRENTLY SHOWING at

Center for Southwest Studies Museum at

Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO

Manitou Business of Arts Center,

      Manitou Springs,CO

New in Bookstores

Durable Plants for the Garden

by Plant Select

Fulchrum Press

www.amazon.com

(Find me on pages 50, 161, 166)

 

Today's Botanical Artists

by Cora Marcus and Libby Kyer

Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

www.amazon.com

(Find me on pages 100-101)

Flourish, A Visionary Garden in the American West 

by Panayoti Kelaidis

3-D Press

www.amazon.com

 

 




Papaver somniferum, Poppy, Flavor Gallery


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