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While walking around any urban setting, watch for examples of urban nature. Enjoy the moment, share with a friend, take a photo.

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Denver Botanic Gardens
10th & York Street
Denver, CO
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Late Snow across Monet pond

Posted by Colem@botanicgardens.org on July 2nd, 2008

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I took this picture in April at the Gardens: how annoyed many of us were at the late snow. How I would love just one evening of snow in July!

I like the way this shot turned out, but just outside of the frame is a tall apartment building. Whether we see an urban or natural environment is sometimes how we frame things.

Garden Buddha

Posted by jimCTC on June 3rd, 2008

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Airbrush on silk.

In One Gulp !

Posted by ecoessays on May 24th, 2008

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Nature, of the submarine sort, collided with this New Zealand cafe; a lucky, unposed shot! The next few seconds have been censored ;-)

Everywhere is signs

Posted by velkr0 on May 19th, 2008

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I love this photo. The hardness of the street sign against the beauty of the tulips. Vote for me!

My Photo of Urban Nature

Posted by Sun Coyote on May 15th, 2008

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I went to the Urban Nature Exhibit and remembered this photo I took in 2007 that I think is a fun example of nature against a urban setting.

A Whole New Level of Graffiti Street Art

Posted by twhittaker on May 15th, 2008

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This video is absolutely amazing and takes graffiti street art to a whole new level. I wonder how long this took to create.  It made me think of the wonderful graffiti street art at the Urban Nature exhibit.

Botany, Graffiti, & Garden Aesthetics

Posted by jimCTC on May 12th, 2008

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This was an interesting piece personally, because I spent my college career at Oregon State University studying botany. I also painted graffiti in my spare time during school- so I really enjoyed this one. It caught me off-guard, seeing this piece during a peaceful walk through the gardens brought back 1,000 memories from another time.

Natural Forces

Posted by ejane on May 1st, 2008

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I enjoyed how seamlessly all the artists’ paintings fit into the landscape of the Botanic Gardens.
The foliage appears to be springing from the earth in Delton Demarest’s Gaia’s Children.

Spring time at the Gardens

Posted by kdbohn on April 30th, 2008

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Took the family to the Gardens and took the sights and smells of the Gardens. Who doesn’t like Spring and the smell of the blooming trees

Downtown Blossoming

Posted by splorp on April 27th, 2008

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I took this picture downtown in Denver on Friday. I love the beauty of the tree and sky against the building. Originally, I was sad the building made it in the picture…but I kind of like it now.


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Lady Pink

Born in Ecuador, but raised in New York City, Lady Pink

started writing graffiti at the age of 15 and soon was well known as the only female who could compete with the boys in the graffiti subculture.

Mac

Born in Los Angeles to an engineer and an artist, Mac

has been drawing and studying art independently since childhood. Drawing inspiration from the surrounding Mexican and Chicano culture of the American Southwest, religious art, pin-up art, graffiti...

Siloette

Recognized mainly for her feminine subject matter,

unique flowing style and organic ingredients, Siloette's stylistic approach can be easily compared to a modern formula similar to that of art nouveau. A personal introduction to graffiti in 1997, along with several years involved in the stained glass industry...

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