Monthly Archives: November 2011

Spontaneity in Botanical Art

Elizabeth Enders botanical drawings are spontaneously executed with serious intentions.  Enders new series of Petunias are über contemporary, appearing effortless and immediate, her unique stylistic interpretation comes from her long history of drawing and painting rooted in abstraction and language. … Continue reading

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Article on the 19th-century Language of Flowers in the Bulletin of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation

Although Flora’s Lexicon, an exhibition on the “19th-century Language of Flowers phenomenon” is long over, it’s worth requesting  a copy of the Hunt’s Bulletin,Vol. 23, No. 1, Spring 2011 which includes a well-researched essay on the subject by Catherine Hammond, Assistant … Continue reading

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Vignettes/Home Informs Art the Best

Summer, July 2011, Arkansas, USA. Visiting with Kate Nessler was a magical experience, the Ozark Mountains are exquisite.  Her most recent series of Edge paintings is derived from her organic planting style and the cut of her land.   Most … Continue reading

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