[SFNHS] This Wed 4/29: The Art and Exploration of Creating a Bird Book

[Adrian Cotter]

Hope you will join us as we wander to different lecture sites. Very grateful to Green Apple Books who will be our host for the next few months (April, May, & June). If you have any questions about the venue, please send me an email.

More information also in this email about Joel's other water project. Check it out below.

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The Art and Exploration of Creating a Bird Book
Guest Speaker: Keith Hansen
7:30pm, Wednesday, Apr 29th, 2015
FREE at Green Apple Books on the Park, 1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 

Keith Hansen is a wildlife artist who specializes in the inspirational and accurate portrayal of birds.

Cedar Waxwing by Keith Hansen

His most resent endeavor has been a 14 year project illustrating the book “Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status and Distribution”, authored by Ted Beedy and Ed Pandolfino. He illustrated about 1,400 portraits of the 320 species that occur annually somewhere, anywhere, and everywhere in the Sierra. He will be talking about the production of his illustrations and the birds themselves.

If you can’t make this talk — his workspace, The Wildlife Gallery” is located in Bolinas California where people can view originals, prints, and the various works that are on display (and the birds visible outside his window!).

More about Keith and his work can be found at keithhansen.com.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

As a follow up to some requests after Joel's lecture on the flood. Joel offers the info below on the other project he has been working on:

I've been working on a couple major projects. You know about one (my climate history research) and I want to make sure you are in on the other, as I think you may find it interesting. 

The water research project is an historical look at the springs, hidden waterways and history of groundwater in SF. Some of you have already been supporting this work. Thank you!

I've created a new art map and am nearly ready with a water guide book companion volume. If you want to find out more about the project or want to help make the book happen by supporting my Kickstarter campaign, please have a glance at this link. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/780854844/seep-city-san-francisco-water-explorations-book-an

You'll see that I have already reached my Kickstarter project goal--the minimum amount needed to create and distribute the book. Anything that brings the total above the goal will allow more of Emily's fantastic illustrations to be included, and an informative Seep City web site to be completed. See http://underwoodillustration.com

If you support the campaign, you will receive various rewards as thanks: map poster, book, etc., depending on what you choose on the Kickstarter page.

Thanks so much for your interest!

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UPCOMING TALKS

May 27th – TBD: (Green Apple Books on 9th Ave)
June 30th – TBD: (Green Apple Books on 9th Ave)
July 22nd – TBD: (location to be announced)
Aug 19th – TBD: (location to be announced)
Sept 23rd – TBD: (location to be announced)