Quality Botanical Art & Affordable Prices
Vorobik Botanical Art
P.O. Box 866, Lopez Island, WA 98261. 510-520-2423. vorobik@gmail.com
All images on this site copyright Linda Ann Vorobik unless otherwise stated; Use granted only with written permission.
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Welcome to the home page for my artistic and botanical endeavors; browse through pages to view my art images, resume or CV, list of events (including workshops, shows, and lectures), and information on purchasing notecard sets, prints, gift cards, and originals. My work can be purchased at selected retail outlets, from this website (see gallery page), and can also be seen and purchased through my website, at the Lopez Island Farmer's Market, or at my workshops or other events.
See UPDATED CALENDAR, with 2026 and some 2027 Shows, Workshops, and other events.
See a selection of Linda's hand-painted silk hangings and scarves.
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For Email Newsletters you can trust SUpdated November 5th, 2026: Linda's Botany and Botanical Art Events through Winter of 2027: Workshops, shows, and other events
Workshop and Show: Tuesday November 10th and Wednesday November 11th, Sponsored by the Orcas Island Garden ClubTuesday, November 10th:
Introductory Botanical Art Workshop sponsored by the Orcas Island Garden Club. This This is a condensed 1-day version of my 2-day introduction to botanical art, designed to give the participants a taste of the processes used to create an accurate rendering of a plant or flower. I alternate between explanations and demonstrations with independent work time. We begin with introductions and taking care of business, folloed by the classic “how to draw a leaf” exercise: learning how to measure and then draw these two-dimensional plant subjects. I offer an optional “brown bag” botanical art talk about working with color during the lunch break. In the afternoon I will demonstrate ways to draw flowers using guidelines, followed by participants working on drawing flowers.
I provide a demonstration on the basics of watercolor, and participants may continue with any of the workshop exercises through the end of the day. We conclude with a friendly “critique”, where each participant shows the work they have done, and shares one thing that works about their art, and one thing that didn’t work.
When: 9:30 to 4:30
Where: The Olga Community Center, 23 3rd Street, Olga, Orcas Island, WA
Cost: $80 after November 1st
To sign up or for more information contact me at vorobik@gmail.com
Wednesday, November 11th:
Powerpoint presentation and show/sale of botanical art and hand-painted silks for the Orcas Island Garden Club, "Why plant names change: Botanical nomenclature, biology, and the beauty of plants." Do not be afraid, this talk is aimed at all educational levels and replete wtih beautiful images of flowers.
When: 10 am
Where: Orcas Center Community Room, Eastsound, Orcas Island, WA
Cost: Open to the public; available on Zoom.
Upcoming
Holiday Shows
November 28th: Show and sale of botanical art and hand-painted silks for the Lopez Children's Center ("Preschool Bazaar"). I am signed up!
December 5th and 6th: Art at the Grange Holiday Show and Sales. See image for list of participating artists. This is a warm and festive event, where you can enjoy friends, family, refreshments, all while enjoying the arts and crafts, and of course doing some holiday shopping.
Six West Coast Ferns Card Pack at $18
Six West Coast Ferns, my new card pack of six 5 inch by 7 inch cards printed on watercolor paper with a deckled edge. $18 per box.
NOTE: Soon my 5 by 7 inch cards will go from $4 each to $5 each, and my invitation sized cards will go from $3 each to $4 each.
Also NOTE: Orders placed now will not be shipped until mid April; I am traveling until then. Know that each and every order is appreciated!
Thank you!
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NOTE: all card prices will be increasing for 2024; purchase cards now for lower prices!
Northwest Wildflower Boxed Card Set
Ten Designs for $24; Included in set are the following cards which sell individually at $4.00 each.
Included are: Columbine ~ Aquilegia formosa
Balsamroot ~ Balsamorhiza deltoidea
Fairyslipper Orchid ~ Calypso bulbosa
Great Camas ~ Camassia leichtlinii
Phantom Orchid ~ Cephalanthera austineae
Coralroot Orchid ~ Corallorhiza maculata
Shooting Star ~ Dodecatheon pulchellum
Chocolate Lily ~ Fritillaria affinis
Western Tiger Lily ~ Lilium columbianum
Deer Fern ~ Blechnum spicant
I will host any botanical art or botany workshops at a location of your choice, if I have enough interest. For more information, email me at vorobik@gmail.com.
I have posted information for commissioned botanical illustrations. This would be of interest to botanists wishing to commission illustrations and to other illustrators interested in my fees or business procedure.
For teachers: I have posted a PDF for teachers to use, illustrating different types of inflorescences, or flowering stalks. And for those learning about botanical art, I have posted a botanical art annotated bibliography (first draft).
Here is a link to Scot Pipkin's 2023 interview with me. Scot my contact for when I offer botanical art workshops at the garden.
Happy exploring the wonderful world of plants & revelling in nature through art!
About the artist:
Linda Ann Vorobik, botanist, editor, and illustrator of numerous botanical publications, cherishes all three west coast states as home. She holds a PhD from the University of Oregon, and conducts field research and teaches in the Siskiyou Mountains and at other sites. She currently lives on Lopez Island, Washington, and is affiliated with UC Berkeley and UW Seattle herbaria.
