SJI Audubon field trip and watercolor presentation on San Juan
Published 1:19 pm Wednesday, March 28, 2012
In celebration of the spring birding season San Juan Islands Audubon will be co-sponsoring a presentation on the watercolors of John James Audubon and a field trip on San Juan Island, Sunday, April 15.
All islanders of any birding skill are welcome to the free field trip that will meet at the San Juan Community Theater parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Bring binoculars, dress for cool weather, wear sturdy walking shoes or boots and be prepared for possible rain. No dogs please. Plan on carpooling for this approximately 3-hour trip. Contact Barbara Jensen with questions, 378-3068.
Stay after the field trip for a presentation at 2 p.m. in the San Juan Community Theater and co-sponsored by the San Juan Islands Museum of Art called: “A (Naturalized) American Original: John James Audubon and the Birds of America.” Annette Blaugrund, former director of the National Academy Museum and Andrew Mellon, senior curator at the New York Historical Society will lecture on the life and times of John James Audubon.
They will describe Audubon’s process in making the hand-colored aquatint engravings, his work in the United States and abroad, and tell how this dashing Frenchman became the quintessential American pioneer. With numerous illustrations comparing his drawings of birds with the published prints, Blaugrund will bring to life this extraordinary artist, naturalist, and entrepreneur.
Tickets are $15 Adult, $7 Student, $5 Rush, available at the door or online at http://www.sjctheatre.org.
