Daily Archives: October 5, 2009

Friday, October 30, 6:30 – 9:00 pm – Spirit of Stonehurst

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Visit the hallowed halls of Stonehurst, an icon of American architecture, on Friday, October 30, from 6:30 – 9:00 pm.  Enjoy food, brew, and a bit of magic, too!

Designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and Frederick Law Olmsted, Stonehurst, the Robert Treat Paine Estate, is the only museum devoted to these two pioneering figures in American architectural and landscape design history. At Stonehurst, these close friends and collaborators forged a uniquely American architecture by focusing on the intimate, almost seamless integration of the natural and man-made worlds. Richardson and Olmsted, like Winslow Homer, Emily Dickinson and Mark Twain, were among the great artists of the post-Civil War era who asserted cultural independence from Europe by cultivating an aesthetic deeply rooted in the American landscape.

The 109 acre Stonehurst estate is located nearby at 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive in Waltham, Massachusetts.  Tickets are $150 each, and sponsorship opportunities at higher levels are available. For more information, log on to www.stonehurstwaltham.org, or telephone 781-314-3290.  You may also make a check payable to Friends of Stonehurst and mail it to Stonehurst, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive, Waltham, MA 02452.

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Thursdays, November 5 – December 17, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm – Drawing the Garden Landscape

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The Landscape Institute of Boston Architectural College offers a degree in Landscape Architecture, but for those who are interested, certain courses may be audited at a lower price, without receiving academic credits.  One such course is Drawing the Garden Landscape, taught by Clare Walker Leslie.  This module gives students an opportunity to gain confidence and experience in their drawing skills.  Classes focus on methods for using pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, and watercolor pencil.  Particular attention will be paid to techniques for drawing individual plant specimens, group assemblages, plants in a landscape composition, perspective, walls, paths, water, buildings, and people in a garden setting.  The goal is to learn how to draw better so that clients (or your loving family) can more clearly understand proposed garden designs.  Emphasis will be on gardens in different seasons and conditions.  Attention will be paid to the specific needs of each student.  Several drawing sessions will be conducted outdoors.  Each student is required to produce and present a final drawing suitable for presentation to a client or inclusion in a portfolio.  The audit fee is $950 (compared to $1,380 if you wish to accrue credits).  Course number VS026.  For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs.

Sunday, October 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Fall Clean Up of Olmsted’s Historic Grounds

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The weeds and vines are entangling Olmsted’s rhododendrons and encroaching views at Stonehurst, The Robert Treat Paine Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, on Sunday, October 18, from 10 – 1.  Help restore these historic grounds and get some exercise to boot.  Please bring work or gardening gloves and any pruning tools you have handy.  Following the clean-up operation, the house will be open to the public from 12 noon until 3 pm, with a guided tour offered at 1 pm.  Light refreshments will be provided.  For directions to 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive please call 781-314-3290, or log on to www.stonehurstwaltham.org.

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