MFR Artwork » Monique http://mfrartwork.com Drawings, Paintings, and Sketches of Nature! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:26:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Barn Swallow Sketch http://mfrartwork.com/2012/01/26/barn-swallow-sketch/ http://mfrartwork.com/2012/01/26/barn-swallow-sketch/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:31:31 +0000 Monique http://mfrartwork.com/?p=2697 This is a sketch of a Barn Swallow with it’s distinctive forked tail. Very often incorrectly portrayed as the Cliff Swallow in graphics. The Cliff Swallow has a squared tail and builds the mud gourd nests.

]]> http://mfrartwork.com/2012/01/26/barn-swallow-sketch/feed/ 0 South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation http://mfrartwork.com/2011/11/28/south-coast-botanic-garden-foundation/ http://mfrartwork.com/2011/11/28/south-coast-botanic-garden-foundation/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:29:47 +0000 Monique http://mfrartwork.com/?p=2637 I will be speaking at an 87 acre botanic garden located in Palos Verdes Peninsula, The South Coast Botanic Garden on May 12th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

Address, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274.

Come enjoy the day visiting these gardens before and after my talk.  They are open from 9:00-5:00.  Call for tickets to visit the gardens, 310-544-1948.  This botanic garden is unique in that it was developed and reclaimed from a sanitary landfill.  Over 50 years ago, private citizens with a vision and purpose restored the land that has become a haven for plants and wildlife. There are over 200,000 plants. Read the story on their website, www.southcoastbotanicgarden.org. 

 

]]> http://mfrartwork.com/2011/11/28/south-coast-botanic-garden-foundation/feed/ 0 The Huntington Library – Huntington Botanical Garden http://mfrartwork.com/2011/10/26/the-huntington-library-huntington-botanical-garden/ http://mfrartwork.com/2011/10/26/the-huntington-library-huntington-botanical-garden/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:22:10 +0000 Monique http://mfrartwork.com/?p=2580 Thursday, July 12th, 2012    I will be presenting my hummingbird talk at The Huntington Library. Free.  My talk will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Their address is 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. Tel. # 626-405-2100. Open M-F 12:00 – 4:30 pm, Open Sat. & Sun. 10:30-4:30 pm. Closed on Tuesdays.

I encourage all to come and visit their beautiful botanical gardens, art collection and exhibits on 207 acres in Southern California, San Gabriel Valley. It’s a great research center. Reservations not needed. Free parking.  To see the gardens you need to purchase tickets. Check out there schedule of exhibits and additional information at www.huntington.org.  There is a nice Cafe and Tea house on the grounds.

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Interested commissioning an art piece from nature or commissioning a portrait of your pet, please contact me at monique@mfrartwork.com to discuss details.  I work in oils, acrylics, pastels, prisma colors and watercolors. 

Art can be enjoyed for generations.  A gift for your family, friend or client.

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Wood carving of our Mustang horse, “Hawk”.

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