Native terrestrial orchid "Pterostylis nutans" update - the tiny terrestrial orchid has fully opened and is ready to be pollinated. Shame it‘s in a high rise apartment and there are no pollinators to be seen! 🥲
Pterostylis nutans, also called “nodding green hood”, is a distinctive species because of its drooping flower in which the dorsal (or top) sepal and the petals combine to form a hood around the central column (the fused stamens, style and stigma). The single flower occurs on a stem arising from a rosette of leaves and is 25 cm high.
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Punica granatum "Pomegranate" water colour painting in progress. Arches hot pressed paper......................#botanicalart #nature #art #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #hyperrealism #illustration #painting #lovenature #artlover #plantlover #biology #plantscience #botanicalpainter #botanicalillustration #natureart #botany #loveplants #paintaplant #artworkshops #craftworkshops #oneononeart #workshopsforall #artisforeveryone
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Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet gum)
These deciduous trees produce some of the most spectacular autumn foliage known. The genus name literally means liquid amber, and refers to the resin exuded by the winter buds. Known as storax, the resin is used in perfumery and cosmetics.
Sweetgum fruit is a collection of small 2-celled capsules that from a spikey ball. Inside each capsule are one or two small winged seeds. The capsules also contain a granular substance that helps seed dispersal.
These photos show the beginning of the process to illustrate the seed pods. After numerous sketches, the drawing was transferred to hot pressed (smooth) water-colour paper and masking fluid was applied by pen and nib. Next, a tea wash of blue was applied to map out the shadows and apertures of the seed pods. The crazy, vivid painting is a quick “map” to highlight the beaks and caves (apertures). After a polychromatic wash to denote shadows, highlights and local colour, several washes of a “chestnut” blend of pigments were applied. It’s still early days, and there are many washes and refinements ahead….
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Print making workshop using autumn leaves collected in the streets of Melbourne (not New York 🤣). #botanicalart #nature #art #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #hyperrealism #illustration #painting #lovenature #artlover #plantlover #biology #plantscience #botanicalpainter #botanicalillustration #natureart #botany #loveplants #paintaplant #artworkshops #craftworkshops #oneononeart #workshopsforall #artisforeveryone #monoprinting
Finished and framed. Some rather funky shadows going on in this one. 🙂#botanicalart #nature #art #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #hyperrealism #illustration #painting #lovenature#artlover #plantlover #biology #plantscience #botanicalpainter #botanicalillustration #natureart #botany #loveplants #paintaplant #artworkshops #craftworkshops #oneononeart #workshopsforall #artisforeveryone #Parthenocissustricuspidata
Autumn leaf (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) - work in progress. This is stretched onto a board with gummed tape because there were about 20 washes required to build the intensity of colour, and I can’t stand painting on cockled paper. I estimate another 4 days of refining this will be needed. Most of the washes are done, so now it’s down to the detail!
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#watercolour #watercolor #bostonivy
Petunia x hybrida
Best known for their showy hybrids, petunias are members of the nightshade family, and are closely related to tobacco. The genus name comes from petun, a Tupian Indian name for tobacco. They are low spreading plants with simple, rounded, downy leaves and large 5-lobed flowers with brightly coloured veins.
Water colour on Arches Hot-pressed paper.
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Perhaps this Eucalyptus preissiana is my favourite painting made possible by the fabulous tuition of David Reynolds at Friends of Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne. His classes are highly recommended! Term dates are 17th July to 4th September 2023.
To book your place contact the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on 9650 6398 or email:
botanicart@frbgmelb.org.au
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#nature
#art
#science
#wildlife
#naturalhistoryillustration
#watercolour
#illustration
#botanicalart
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This is another painting of mine made possible by the fabulous tuition of David Reynolds at Friends of Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne. His classes are highly recommended. Term dates are 17th July to 4th September 2023.
To book your place contact the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on 9650 6398 or email:
botanicart@frbgmelb.org.au
#naturalhistory
#nature
#art
#science
#wildlife
#naturalhistoryillustration
#watercolour
#illustration
#botanicalart
#davidreynolds
#botanicalarttv
#davidreynoldsfineart
#royalbotanicgardensmelbourne
#australia
This painting was made possible by the fabulous tuition of David Reynolds at Friends of Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne. His classes are highly recommended! Term dates are 17th July to 4th September 2023.
To book your place contact the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne on 9650 6398 or email:
botanicart@frbgmelb.org.au
#naturalhistory
#nature
#art
#science
#wildlife
#naturalhistoryillustration
#watercolour
#illustration
#botanicalart
#davidreynolds
#botanicalarttv
#davidreynoldsfineart
#royalbotanicgardensmelbourne
#australia
Bulleen Art & Garden have a new exhibition “Australia - Our backyard”, featuring botanical art, water colour paintings, ceramics and sculpture. Check it out if you are out that way… 🙂
