FILOLI UPDATE (finally)

The Beautiful Filoli Estate

A dramatic view from the terrace

Well, the 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition opened on July 23, 2009 I drove and drove from LA to Woodside ,CA on Thursday just for the opening. Im very pleased I did. I had a great time and the Exhibition is beautiful. The show was hung with some incredibly fine examples of top notch Botanical Illustrations from some of the most acclaimed illustrators around. I was very honored to be included in this select group.

Traveling to and From. Funny, this drive basically looks the exactly same either direction
you are headed. Not much happening.

Tina (my lovely escort for the evening) and myself in the entry hall.
Photo Credit: Dan Coyro, (Tina's regular guy)

The famous Lily pond

Enthusiastic Botanical Art fans. That is the Fabulous Ann in the white dress. Hey Ann It was a super pleasure to meet you. Thanks for your kind words and support!

More Looking at my work

Congratulations to all the Artists included. You can see a list of the artists exhibiting at an interesting site I discovered called ArtPlante Today .

Detail from the Garden: Hot, Beautiful & Cool

I wanted to thank all the amazing staff from the Filoli as well as the Curators, Volunteers and Jurors who put the exhibition together. A big thanks to Cathy Rampley!

Thank You - Tina And Dan for the Great Lunch, Dinner, Prosecco at Soif Wine Bar & Charming Santa Cruz Hospitality. See you soon!

11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit, FILOLI ESTATE

I am pleased to announce my participation in the 11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit at the beautiful Filoli Estate, CA.

Located 30 miles south of San Francisco, Filoli is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century.


These amazing announcements were created by my super good friend and designer extraordinaire: CONN BRATTAIN of Cuckoo for Coconuts fame!


Filoli
11th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition
June 23 through August 16th, 2009

Artist Reception
Thursday July 16th, 5-7PM
Reservations required
R.S.V.P. to 650-364-8300 xt 298 or
classes@filoli.org

Filoli
86 Canada Road
Woodside, CA 94062
650-364-8300
www.filoli.org

Along with strolling through the beautiful gardens and touring the house , you can also view the Florilegium collections on view during the Botanical Art Exhibit.

Check out their Blooming Calendar to see what might be blooming when you make your visit!

Phalaenopsis bellina

A small little update.
Phalaenopsis bellina
watercolor on paper
11 x 11


More about the beautiful Phalaenopsis bellina .

TWO BOOKS IN A PAINTING

Two books this time! Twice the enjoyment!

Book Painting, 2 Books
Watercolour on paper
22" x 22"

Wednesday White May, 2009

A lovely work I recently completed. Enjoy on a windy Wednesday.

BOOK PAINTING III

Here is another in the "Book Painting" series. Watercolor on paper 30" x 22"
"Flowering Plants of the World, Pages 150 & 151"

Here is the painting & the book

This is a picture of the book

This is a detail of the painting.

BLUE IT

The blue ribbon. Oooooooo!


And finally, the image from the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show all framed up!

AN ORCHID OUTING IN SANTA BARBARA 2009

Today I drove from Los Angeles , California. To: Santa Barbara, California (and back). It was a beautiful day to drive up (and down). I transported a painting which I was invited to display at the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show. This is the 64th Annual SBIOS Exhibition . An innovative aspect of this show is that they exhibit orchid themed fine artwork alongside fantastic orchid displays by growers from around the globe.



The show is held at the Earl Warren Center in Santa Barbara. Orchids collectors and the like come from all over the world to see this show. Check out the architecture of this place. I love it, so cool. Look at the shapes of these steel structures.

After I checked-in with the lovely Art Committee, I took a stroll around where the other vendors were setting up. Here is a beautiful Cattleya fresh out of the box. I love the packing material draping down.
I found these ladies creating Ikebana arrangements. I wanted to get closer but a barrier had been placed around the work/display area so they could do their Zen designs without interruption. They were soooo in there moments.


A beautiful display in progress. The photo is deceiving. The top of the white orchid in the foreground is chest high to me. The pots are big , the plant is big, the parfume..... to die. I will try to update the grower/designer.


Pictured here is Mr. Earl Warren ?, on a bronze horse with a perfect blue sky of the California coast. If you are in the area check out the show from the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show 2009

Book Painting #2

Another painting of another book. More Orchids to come.

VANDA BOOM BLOOM

Here we have another of the smaller paintings featuring the bloom. This one of Vanda Sandra Johnson 'Crownfox'. I love the names. They are always an interesting combination of the growers and "parent" plants of the specimens.

Water color on paper
11x 11"

Check this article out written by the undisputed king of VANDA ORCHIDS Mr Robert Fuchs.

AN OPEN BOOK

As you might now I create many different kinds of art imagery. So I thought I might include something new Ive been working on besides the Orchids and other botanicals.

I started a series of paintings of books. I really enjoy the challenge of duplicating the book and the imagery in the book as exact to actual scale as possible. An interesting aspect of this piece was the Chinese characters on the left side of the painting.

Details are:
Book Painting (page 490)
Watercolor on paper
15" x 22"

Now Posting...On the RIVER

Well it has been a while since I posted. Ive been tied up with lots of different things. All of them good.

One of those good things is that I am sending some of the Orchid works to be on consignment with a really cool shop over on the opposite coast in Essex, CT. Check them out :
RIVER

They create amazing floral designs and sell unique objects and artifacts in their store along with cool art like mine! Stop by if you are in their part of the woods and say hello. Its the perfect spot for a little Holiday (or any day) Retail Therapy.

RIVER
21 Main Street
Essex, CT 06426
860- 304- 8480

*Ask for Joe or John

White Hot August

White on White - Watercolor on paper. 30" x 22"

ALOHA

Some of my work is featured in a story about my friends Conn and John over at:

http://cuckooforcoconuts.blogspot.com/

The story and Pictures are at the link below:
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/06/sneak-peek-conn-and-john-in-hawaii.html

odontoglossum

Odontoglossum, first named in 1816 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, is a genus of about 100 orchids. The scientific name is derived from the Greek words odon (tooth) and glossa (tongue), referring to the two tooth-like calluses on the base of the lip. This genus of cool to cold growing orchids is to be found on open spots in the humid cloud forest at higher elevations from Central- and West South America to Guyana, with most species around the northern Andes. The abbreviation for this genus is Odm in horticultural trade.

DETAIL
The pseudobulbs are compact with leaf-like bracts at the base. They give one to three apical leaves. An arching (and sometimes erect) inflorescence grows from its base. The ruffled sepals and petals of these spectacular flowers are spreading. The lip is rather complex, entire or with three lobes. It stands erect or parallel to the long column. The high altitude species show long inflorescences with up to 150 flowers (as in O. cirrhosum), while the lower altitude species have shorter inflorescences with up to 20 flowers. These flowers may be white, red, purple, brown, yellow, or even be blotched with a showy blend of many colors.

Painting Details:
Odontoglossum, 2008
Watercolor on paper
30" x 22"

Orchidaceae

May - Cymbidium- From the Garden

Artwork Details
Parnell Corder
Color pencil on paper
18" x 24

CYMBIDIUM MARCH 08

I am fortunate to have a nice group of potted Cymbidium in the garden to offer up their beautiful blooms for a nice portrait.

The photo and the painting are different plants. You can tell by the difference in the
labellum or lip.


This is a watercolor of one of my favorites. I have had this particular plant for I'd say... 12 years? I have re-potted and divided it several times over that period.

The blooms last for a very long time if the darn bugs and slugs don't get to them. They last almost as long as cuttings in a vase indoors. Beautiful, Beautiful.

Painting details are:
Parnell Corder
Cymbidium, March 08
Watercolor on paper
21 x 19 Inches

COLMANARA - WILDCAT - ORCHID ART

The source material for this drawing is my- COLMANARA, Wildcat 'Lorene' AM/AOS. Which I got as a rescue/charity case orchid sometime ago. I am very proud to say the patient has come back to us and has experienced a full recovery.

DETAILS ARE:
Parnell Corder
COLMANARA, Wildcat 'Lorene' AM/AOS
2008
Color Pencil on paper
24" x 18"

ONE / ONE-ONE / O8

Another Super Dynamo - Paphiopedilum.
Color pencil on paper
23" x 18

ONE / FOUR / O-EIGHT

Well, It turns out they are two different Varieties. Indeed. Enjoy non the less look for more images of both soon.




Curious, I noticed once I had finished this drawing that the specimen I was working from was very different from the plants in the previous post even though (I think) they are from the same group. The plant I have has been indoors since I received it.

My Indoor Bloom:


Their Outdoor Bloom:


The plants in the previous post live outside and get more light so they have matured faster and the blooms have opened up more completely than mine. The colors have separated more distinctly into spots and stronger defined color lines. This is my theory so far. Any Ideas? Am I working with two different Paps? I am going to ask my friends at the AOS - American Orchid Society.

DRAWING DETAILS
Paphiopedilum, 2008
Color Pencil on paper
23" x 18'