Info & Links
Portrait of a Pincushion Protea
2011
Oil and acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 x 3 cm
ZAR 2500
Links:
The Botanical Artists' Association of Southern Africa (BAASA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting public awareness of botanical art. BAASA is open to all botanical artists, whether scientific illustrators or realistic flower painters, as well as collectors and those interested in furthering the tradition of botanical art.
http://www.baasa.co.za/
The Sherwood Gallery at Kew Gardens, London, was founded in 2008 by Dr Shirley Sherwood (OBE). She is a contemporary botanical art collector who is world renowned for her extensive collections and regular exhibitions. Her comprehensive collection of over two hundred artists documents the emergence of a new wave of botanical painting and the renaissance of their art form
http://www.kew.org/collections/art-images/shirley-sherwood-gallery/index.htm
Filoli, located 30 miles south of San Francisco, is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century. Filoli hosts approximately six art exhibitions annually that vary in theme and content. With the exception of the Annual Botanical Art Exhibition and occasional larger exhibitions, they are invitational exhibitions. For invitational exhibitions, the curator invites artists from the Filoli Artist Registry, whose work fits within the theme of that particular exhibition.
http://www.filoli.org/special-events-and-exhibits/art-exhibits.html#registry
The purpose of my art is to engender appreciation for contemporary botanical art and accurate realism. Contrary to stereotype, this art form is very much part of the contemporary art consciousness - John Pastoriza-Piñol
http://www.botanique-art.com/
Rosie Sanders' unique style of painting pushes the boundaries of Botanical Art and whilst fitting loosely into the tradition of the genre, the size of her compositions and intense richness of colour sets her apart from her contemporaries. The Flower paintings have a sensuous quality and drama that is unrivalled in contemporary botanical painting - Rosie Sanders
http://www.rosiesanders.com/index.html
2011
Oil and acrylic on canvas
30 x 40 x 3 cm
ZAR 2500
Links:
The Botanical Artists' Association of Southern Africa (BAASA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting public awareness of botanical art. BAASA is open to all botanical artists, whether scientific illustrators or realistic flower painters, as well as collectors and those interested in furthering the tradition of botanical art.
http://www.baasa.co.za/
The Sherwood Gallery at Kew Gardens, London, was founded in 2008 by Dr Shirley Sherwood (OBE). She is a contemporary botanical art collector who is world renowned for her extensive collections and regular exhibitions. Her comprehensive collection of over two hundred artists documents the emergence of a new wave of botanical painting and the renaissance of their art form
http://www.kew.org/collections/art-images/shirley-sherwood-gallery/index.htm
Filoli, located 30 miles south of San Francisco, is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century. Filoli hosts approximately six art exhibitions annually that vary in theme and content. With the exception of the Annual Botanical Art Exhibition and occasional larger exhibitions, they are invitational exhibitions. For invitational exhibitions, the curator invites artists from the Filoli Artist Registry, whose work fits within the theme of that particular exhibition.
http://www.filoli.org/special-events-and-exhibits/art-exhibits.html#registry
The purpose of my art is to engender appreciation for contemporary botanical art and accurate realism. Contrary to stereotype, this art form is very much part of the contemporary art consciousness - John Pastoriza-Piñol
http://www.botanique-art.com/
Rosie Sanders' unique style of painting pushes the boundaries of Botanical Art and whilst fitting loosely into the tradition of the genre, the size of her compositions and intense richness of colour sets her apart from her contemporaries. The Flower paintings have a sensuous quality and drama that is unrivalled in contemporary botanical painting - Rosie Sanders
http://www.rosiesanders.com/index.html
© Sally Arnold 2011-12
