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Why Wasn't My Artwork Accepted?
You put considerable work into submitting artwork for exhibition, reviewing your files, choosing your favorite. You may have even created...
Gretchen Halpert
Aug 27, 20223 min read


Summer Newsletter 2022
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Gretchen Halpert
Jun 28, 20221 min read


Tips for Sketching Animals
In the SIDP, we draw as much as possible from life, where we can turn objects around, see all sides, touch, feel, smell, observe,...
Gretchen Halpert
Feb 25, 20222 min read


Internships, Artwork, and Winter Classes
Sign up for the SIDP newsletter so you never miss an event. December newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/b39ff373ee68/internships-artwork-and-...
Gretchen Halpert
Dec 19, 20211 min read


Gretchen Halpert
Aug 11, 20210 min read


Guest Speaker, Party, NENHC
May SIDP Newsletter Join us for a free Zoom event on framing artwork. Browse abstracts and posters from the NENHC. Come to a party and...
Gretchen Halpert
May 20, 20211 min read


What's in Your Heart?
Our physical and metaphorical heart
Gretchen Halpert
Feb 12, 20211 min read


Inktober!
Daily drawing practice, following others' prompts, or your own for the month of October. This blog shares three lists from Inktober, Sci
Gretchen Halpert
Sep 29, 20201 min read


Who Wants My Science Illustrations?
Below is one slide from "What is Scientific Illustration?" a powerpoint I use to introduce students to the field. Those employing science...
Gretchen Halpert
Feb 4, 20201 min read


Graphite and Ink. Repetition. Gratitude. News. November Newsletter
Did you participate in Inktober? If so, you may have noticed that producing a drawing daily, no matter how simple or complex, just the...
Gretchen Halpert
Dec 5, 20192 min read


Fall Classes and Leaves
Teachers are constantly giving and sharing what they know, often telling students what may have taken them years to figure out. What do we g
Gretchen Halpert
Aug 19, 20192 min read


Art Portfolio and Professional Advice now available to everyone
Professional Development for Artists
Gretchen Halpert
Aug 19, 20192 min read


Sketching in Australia
Finished drawings begin with sketches.
Gretchen Halpert
Aug 16, 20191 min read


Leaves: what they are, how they work, ways to draw
This article was published in the December 2018 Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Journal. Enlarge for easy reading (option +) and...
Gretchen Halpert
Dec 28, 20181 min read


November Newsletter
#Harvard #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #glassmodels #online #Thaxter #GretchenHalpert #distancelearning #scratchboard #pencil...
Gretchen Halpert
Dec 9, 20181 min read


July Newsletter
#glassmodels #models #GretchenHalpert #GNSI #pencil #graphite #illustration #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #certificate...
Gretchen Halpert
Jul 24, 20181 min read


Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays! SIDP has gifts for you! Do you have artwork from Session I, II, III, or IV, or work done on your own, you're ready to...
Gretchen Halpert
Dec 2, 20172 min read


November Newsletter
#values #GretchenHalpert #GNSI #tutorials #illustration #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #art #Gretchen #AnneMarieEvans
Gretchen Halpert
Dec 2, 20171 min read


Summer Newsletter; Fall Classes
#cour #apple #graphite #courses #watercolor #coloredpencil #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #LynsiBoyd #certificate #GNSI #students
Gretchen Halpert
Aug 11, 20171 min read


Models, Drawings, GNSI
Drawing and Model by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. Images courtesy of CMoG and Cornell Univ. Do you remember when natural history museums...
Gretchen Halpert
May 11, 20171 min read
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