Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Inc.
2008 Conference and Annual Meeting: Full Master Schedule
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY: July 20-26, 2008

Hosted by the GNSI Finger Lakes Chapter | Printer Friendly Version | Schedule of digital and traditional workshops, presentations, events and field trips. Please Note:


  • The schedule is subject to change.
  • Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday comprise the CORE CONFERENCE.
  • On Tues, Thurs, and Fri afternoon, sessions begin at 1:00 pm; on Monday afternoon, sessions begin at 1:30 pm; on Wed afternoon, sessions begin at 2 pm.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

8:30 am–5 pm Board Meeting
9 am–6 pm Registration: Ithaca College Park Hall Lobby (Roy H. Park School of Communications)
2–3:30 pm
Guided Visit: Walk at Cornell Plantations
7–9 pm Opening Reception: Portfolio & Sketchbook Sharing (IC Square, Campus Center)

Monday, July 21, 2008

8 am–5 pm Registration: Mon-Wed, Williams Hall Lobby, IC
8:30–8:45 am Welcome & Introduction: Camille Doucet & Gretchen Halpert (Emerson Suites B and C in Phillips Hall of the Campus Center)
8:45–10:00 am Keynote Address I: Warren Allmon, "Dinosaur Visions: A History of the Struggle of Art and Science to Visualize the Past" (Emerson Suites B and C in Phillips Hall of the Campus Center)
10–10:30 am Break
10:30–11:45 am Keynote Address II: James Gurney, "Dinotopia: Behind the Scenes" (This address is open to the public << Gurney will follow the talk with a sale of his books; Emerson Suites B and C in Phillips Hall of the Campus Center)
12:00–12:30 pm Group Portrait, Outside Campus Center or Gannett Center steps
12:30–1:30 pm Lunch
1:30–3 pm Directors Symposium: "Directions for Science Outreach: Directors Speak Out" (Emerson Suites B and C in Phillips Hall of the Campus Center)
1–5 pm Field Trip: Hike and Swim Taughannock Falls
3–5 pm Techniques Showcase & Vendor Displays (Emerson Suites A in Phillips Hall of the Campus Center)
5–7 pm Supper Break and transportation to Cornell
7–9 pm Art Exhibit Opening Reception for Conference Attendees, Hartell Gallery, Cornell University; exhibit open to the public <<

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

8 am–5 pm Registration: Mon-Wed, Williams Hall Lobby, IC
8:30 am–2:30 pm Field Trip: Watkins Glen Gorge Hike
9 am–12 noon Paleo Short Talks and Paleo Portfolio Sharing: Mary Parrish, Marlene Donnelly, Marjorie Leggitt, Britt Griswold, Diana Marques, and Mark Klingler (225 Williams Hall)
9–10 am 3D Effects in Adobe Illustrator, Jim Perkins (218 Williams Hall)
9–10 am The World’s Grossest Pelican, John Cody (221 Williams Hall)
9–10 am Business Planning for the Creative Free-Lancer or 'What do artists wear under their Business Suits?', Paul Mirocha (222 Williams Hall)
10–11 am Making Giclée Prints, Stan Bowman (222 Williams Hall)
10–11 am Birds Portrayed in Art and Illustration, Alan Singer (218 Williams Hall)
10–12 noon How Adobe Acrobat Professional Can Make Your Life Easier in PDF (proof to presentations), Deb Haines (211 Williams Hall)
11 am–12 noon Trees and Shrubs in Medieval Manuscripts, Carol Rogalski (221 Williams Hall)
11 am–12 noon Copyright, Online and Intellectual Property Laws Affecting the Visual Arts, Guy Krogh (222 Williams Hall)
12 noon–1 pm Lunch
1–2 pm Art Print Production the Virtual Way, Britt Griswold (218 Williams Hall)
1–2 pm Beauty and the Geek: Contemporary Artists & The Natural Sciences, Diane Matyas (222 Williams Hall)
1–2 pm Egg Tempera, Karen Ackoff (221 Williams Hall)
1–2 pm Commemorating Chilies: Tales from the World of Stamp Design, Steve Buchanan (225 Williams Hall)
1–3 pm Guided Visit: Johnson Museum of Art
2–4 pm Panel: The Ideal Digital Studio, Britt Griswold, Frank Ippolito, Larry Lavendel and Rick Simonson (225 Williams Hall)
2–3 pm User Interface Design: What’s That? Lana Johnson (221 Williams Hall)
2–3 pm Capturing Insects with Mouse and Microscope, My Own "Journey to the Ants", Margaret Nelson (211 Williams Hall)
2–3 pm Icons or Landfills? The Fate of Classic Wildlife Dioramas, Gary Hoyle (218 Williams Hall)
3–4 pm Colored Ink in Art and Illustration, Suzanne Wegener (211 Williams Hall)
3–4 pm Drawing Skills: Sectional Contours by Hand, Clara Richardson (222 Williams Hall)
3–5 pm Guided Visit: Rare Book Collection at Kroch Library, Cornell University
4–5 pm Quantum Color Theory and Mechanics: Molecular Plant Pigment Absorption/ Reflection Wavelengths and Mathematical Hue  Reconstruction as Applied to Botanical Illustration, Patricia Koemel (211 Williams Hall)
4–5 pm The Science and Art of the Facial Reconstruction Process, Gay Malin (221 Williams Hall)
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Note: This presentation is a prerequisite for Gay’s workshop)
4–5 pm Making Science Fun with Interactive Exhibits, Kathleen Krafft (222 Williams Hall)
7-10 pm Auction (IC Square in Campus Center)

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

8 am–5 pm Registration: Mon-Wed, Williams Hall Lobby, IC
8:30–11:30 am Field Trip: Buttermilk Falls Experience: Hike & Swimming
9–10 am Aesthetics and Attitudes in the Golden Age of Natural Science Illustration, Scott Rawlins (218 Williams Hall)
9-10 am Digital Watercolor Wash Technique Using Adobe Photoshop, Jennifer Fairman (221 Williams Hall)
9–10 am iWeb: Websites Made Easy!, Rick Simonson (225 Williams Hall)
9–10 am Inspiring the Next Generation: Bring Your Talent to School, Melissa Mance-Coniglio (222 Williams Hall)
10–12 noon Freelance Business Panel: Christi Sobel, Elizabeth Morales, Jennifer Fairman, & Dolores Santoliquido (225 Williams Hall)
10–11 am GIS (Geographic Information Systems) for Illustrators—An Overview of Internet Mapping Resources, Stacy Hoppen (211 Williams Hall)
10–11 am Choosing a Digital Camera and Lens(es), David Watkins (221Williams Hall)
10–11 am Botanical Sculpture, Victoria Fuller (222 Williams Hall)
11 am–12 noon Bats and Bears and Babies, Oh My, Paula DiSanto Bensadoun (222 Williams Hall)
11 am–12 noon Creating Successful Macro Images, Mark Malkin (221 Williams Hall)
11 am–12 noon The Encyclopedia of Life, Tamara Clark (218 Williams Hall)
12 noon–2 pm Lunch And Business Meeting
2–4 pm Field Trip: The Ithaca Sciencenter
2–3 pm Earth Pattern: The Depiction of Very Broad Landscapes, Jay Hart (222 Williams Hall)
2–3 pm Dinosaurs and Dead Wood: Bringing the Past to Life, Barbara Page (221 Williams Hall)
2–3 pm Illustrator–Photoshop Synergy, Rick Simonson (211 Williams Hall)
2–3 pm A Glimpse into the Life, Work, and Letters of Louis Agassiz Fuertes from the Perspective of a Granddaughter, Katy Payne (225 Williams Hall)
3–4 pm Be Kind to Your Back (Neck, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist…): Art and Ergonomics, Kathy Schlough, PT and Henrike Burton, OTR (222 Williams Hall)
3–4 pm A Dream Come True: Illustrating the Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, Mark A. Klingler (221 Williams Hall)
3–4 pm Introduction to an Easy Method For Creating Digital Illustrations, J. Marie Metz (211 Williams Hall)
3–4 pm Fruit Morphology, Dick Rauh (218 Williams Hall)
3–5 pm Guided Visit: Bugs and Sea–Beasts: Tour of Spider Lab and the Blaschka Glass Invertebrates, Cornell Campus, Comstock and Mudd Halls
5–6 pm Bird Songs in Music Recital, Carla Schmakel, Barnes Hall, Cornell University, open to the public <<
6:30-9 pm Banquet at Cornell’s Statler Hotel Ballroom

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Full day workshops will run from 9 am to 5 pm with a break for lunch; Two-day Workshops have an*.

8 am–3 pm Field Trip: Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) Field Trip
8:30–11:30 am Guided Visit: Lick Brook Nature Preserve, Betsy Darlington
9 am–12 noon Field Trip: Upper Treman Gorge Natural History Tour
9 am–5 pm Field Trip: Seneca Lake Wine Trail Tour
9 am–12 noon Silverpoint for Scientific Illustration, Gerry Hodge and Melinda Hodge (221 Williams Hall)
9 am–5 pm Painting Natural Science Subjects with Acrylic & Color Pencil, Dolores R. Santoliquido (109 Center for Natural Sciences Bldg)
9 am–5 pm Introduction to Adobe Illustrator, Larry Lavendel (318 Phillips Hall)
9 am–5 pm Ink and Graphite Pencil on Scratchboard, Trudy Nicholson (218 Williams Hall)
9 am–5 pm Scientific Reconstruction: Interpreting Fossils through a Methodology of Drawing, Sculpting, and Painting, Mark Klingler (222 Williams Hall)
9 am–5 pm Advanced Photoshop, Frank Ippolito (G25 Stimson Hall, Cornell University)
9 am–5 pm The Great Escape: Absorption in a Technique of Dramatic Lighting/Texture on Dark Paper, Day 1*, Rhonda Nass (202 Williams Hall)
1–5 pm Using Dried Plant Specimens in Creating Botanical Art, Robert Dirig; transportation provided (Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University)
1–5 pm Using Luxology’s MODO 3D, Chuck Carter (TC3 Ithaca Campus Downtown)

Friday, July 25, 2008

7 am–11:30 am Guided Visit: Bird Walk with Tour of Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology/Cornell Museum of Vertebrates
1–3 pm Field Trip: Sketching at Cornell Museum of Vertebrates (limit 6) or Hike/Sketch in Sapsucker Woods (both depart from the Laboratory of Ornithology)
9 am –12 noon The Business of Art, Dolores R. Santoliquido (221 Williams Hall)
12:30–5:30 pm Field Trip: Tasting through Time: History of Drinking in the Finger Lakes
1–5 pm Science and Art of the Facial Reconstruction Process, Gay Malin (221 Williams Hall)
2–4 pm Field Trip: Tour of Paleontological Research Institute (PRI)
9 am–5 pm A Modern Approach to Egg Tempera, Karen Ackoff (218 Williams Hall)
9 am–5 pm GYOTAKU—Japanese Fish Printing, Stephen Di Cerbo (307 Center for Natural Sciences Bldg)
9 am–5 pm Creating Realistic Textures in Watercolor, John Cody (109 Center for Natural Sciences Bldg)
9 am–5 pm Advanced Adobe Illustrator, Rick Simonson (G25 Stimson Hall, Cornell University)
9 am–5 pm Miniature Moths: Painting Small Moths 1:1, Scott Rawlins (222 Williams Hall)
9 am–5 pm An Easy Method For Creating Digital Illustrations, J. Marie Metz and Steve Marshall (318 Phillips Hall)
9 am–5 pm How to Make a Common Frog with Zbrush, Mieke Roth (TC3 Ithaca Campus Downtown)
9 am–5 pm The Great Escape: Absorption in a Technique of Dramatic Lighting/Texture on Dark Paper, Day 2*, Rhonda Nass (202 Williams Hall)

Saturday, July 26, 2008

9 am–12 noon Introduction to Carbon Dust, Frances Fawcett (109 Center for Natural Sciences Bldg)
9 am–5 pm Value–Driven Detail with Non–Sheen Graphite, Rhonda Nass (202 Williams Hall)
9 am–5 pm Effective Color Mixing and Color Theory, Camille Doucet (107 Center for Natural Sciences Bldg)