TO THE POINT

A sticky subject for a summer day. 

Parnell Corder

Cacti in Blue Pot, 2013

Watercolor on Paper

22" x 16

I worked on this one for a while and could not figure out why it didn't seem quite finished. 

I realized I had to outline all the spines of the areole. 

So I did. 

Cacti and pot are painted to scale. Image size 15' x 18"

INSPIRATION- Florilegrium - WANT!

WANT! 

A wonderful inspiration and an interesting story behind this rare volume of amazing botanical illustrations.

Statens Museumfor Kunst:
This elegant book features exquisite reproductions of a rare 17th-century album of floral illustrations. Very little is known about The Green Florilegium. Neither signed nor dated, it is generally attributed to the German painter Hans Simon Holtzbecker and originates from the library at Gottorp Castle in Schleswig, on the border of Germany and Denmark. The album now resides at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. Recently the book was painstakingly restored, allowing the delicate illustrations to come to new life in their original colors. This beautiful volume reproduces the original work of 178 botanical illustrations in its entirety. It also includes an introductory essay and captions with basic information on each flower. Published for the first time, this lovely book is a must-have for lovers of botanical illustration and a sublime example of the art of conservation.

Read a bit more about Mr. Holtzbecker

Florilgrium, defined.

photos courtesy of Amazon and SMK