Brenda Haas Botanical Artist | Public figure
Brenda Haas Botanical Artist
Phone: +61 3 6423 5584
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19.01.2022 An interesting Friday at The Crowded Lounge looking at mosses, ferns, fungi and seed capsules. All types of fruiting bodies.
19.01.2022 Only a few dayss left to book for this rare opportunity to learn to see and draw plants acurately! Phone Liz Virtue now!
19.01.2022 The Derwent Valley in Winter can be a cool place but when able to offer comfort, warmth , beautiful Devonshire teas by the log fire, the most perfect study situation is ensured. It was such a privilege to be asked to host an Introduction class to botanical art here last weekend. The first day we learnt pencil sketching to create a 3-D feel and leaf morphology and the second day was all about studying the structure of flowers. All my students thrived under my guidence and the fabulous hospitality provided by Liz and Rob Virtue. Can't wait to see the progression to great things
17.01.2022 When the rains eventually start for the Winter fungi photographers are happy and I shall be happy to have some new material to catalogue. This is how our park grasses usually look at this time of year.
15.01.2022 Two beautiful fruit species have kept me busy. Both bare in Winter so I had to wait a long time to get flowers and leaves and then the warm weather lately means lots of sketches and returns to collect more but always rewarding. Both the Kiwi Fruit and the Tamarillo grow in Devonport gardens, alas, not mine!
14.01.2022 Another lovely morning today with lovely ladies wanting to explore plants. Thank you to the Crowded Lounge in Latrobe. Let the fun begin!
14.01.2022 Working on another accidental 'intoxicant'. This is Humulus lupulus, the Common Hop. This has been a big industry in this state but even now with fewer hop fields the Derwent Valley is still a hive of activity at this time of year. Only the female plants are grown to preserve the vigour and strength of the cones. I still have a little more work to do on this painting
13.01.2022 I love to share the wonders of Nature with others and what a rewarding morning this has been with my lovely Ladies of Flowers. So keen and enthusiast makes my job a total delight. Botanicals at their best!
11.01.2022 I'm not really sure what it is which draws me to some plants...... Perhaps colour, complexity or these horrible prickly leaves on this Desfontainea. It looks so lovely up by the Education room at the Arboretum and our little birds feel safe in its shelter. Now I find it's considered hallucinogenic! Guess that's only if smoked not drawn. Will show progress reports!
11.01.2022 Here is the progress record so far following my tuition with Leonie Norton. Now I will concentrate on the interesting flower structure. This perennial plant is Justica carnea or the Plume Flower of Brazil. Beautiful and unusual addition to my Devonport garden but now it's preparing for Winter rest.
08.01.2022 A week ago I was on Hobart's beautiful Town Hall doing a botanical study of an Iris. Here it is.
08.01.2022 There's so much more to flowers than colour! Botanical students will meet again at The Crowded Lounge on Friday 2nd February to learn more.
05.01.2022 Did you know there are a lot of close cousins in the Proteaceae family yet they appear to be so different? That is because this family is named for the Greek God, Proteus, who was said to change his form at will! We will look at these plants next month at the Crowded Lounge. If you want to learn more about botanical art then make the 1st Friday of each month a must and join us with good art and great coffee.
05.01.2022 The Derwent Valley in Winter can be a cool place but when able to offer comfort, warmth , beautiful Devonshire teas by the log fire, the most perfect study situation is ensured. It was such a privilege to be asked to host an Introduction class to botanical art here last weekend. The first day we learnt pencil sketching to create a 3-D feel and leaf morphology and the second day was all about studying the structure of flowers. All my students thrived under my guidence and the fabulous hospitality provided by Liz and Rob Virtue. Can't wait to see the progression to great things
05.01.2022 The Ghost Fungi is completed and now in the hands of its new owner. Great to see Herman's delighted face and great for me to explore such a wonderful specimen, Omphalotus nidiformis. This was found on Dooley's Hill in Latrobe.
04.01.2022 This Friday, 24th November is the day we meet again to explore the intricacies of leaves and stems. For My botanical students to meet again at The Crowded Lounge where coffee, cake and lessons are superb. See you at 10am.
04.01.2022 This is commission work of the bioluminescent fungi called Omphalotus nidiformis. The night time colour is vivid green which will be a challenge to mix in the dark! It grows on dead wood in damp Eucalypt forest.
02.01.2022 Did you know there are a lot of close cousins in the Proteaceae family yet they appear to be so different? That is because this family is named for the Greek God, Proteus, who was said to change his form at will! We will look at these plants next month at the Crowded Lounge. If you want to learn more about botanical art then make the 1st Friday of each month a must and join us with good art and great coffee.
02.01.2022 When the rains eventually start for the Winter fungi photographers are happy and I shall be happy to have some new material to catalogue. This is how our park grasses usually look at this time of year.
