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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis, Graphite by Heeyoung Kim
Heeyoung Kim has studied botanical art with mentor Derek Norman, Director of the Midwest Center for Botanical Documentation, since 2007. She loves to paint or draw easily overlooked wildflowers, the most fundamental elements in human life. She uses watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, colored pencil, or oil depending upon which best fits the subject, hoping to share their beauty and inspire people to protect them from extinction or decrease. Heeyoung’s work has been featured in numerous national and international botanical exhibitions in the US and Australia, and will be included in the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation in 2010.

A catalog of the artwork and profiles of the artists is available online from the ASBA for $20 plus shipping & handling. http://www.amsocbotartists.org/ASBA-Catalogs.html

Friday, October 8, 2010

Eight Walnuts

Juglans sp., Graphite on Vellum by Martha G. Kemp


Martha G. Kemp enjoys the challenge of using graphite pencil to create lively portraits of botanical subjects. She has exhibited widely in the US and has received many awards, including the Bouchier ASBA Founder’s Award for Excellence in Botanical Art (1999) and five Gold Medals from the UK’s Royal Horticultural Society, most recently in 2007. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Florilegium Society, the Dr. Shirley Sherwood Collection, and the Collection of Alisa and Isaac M. Sutton. She currently serves on the ASBA Board of Directors.

A catalog of the artwork and profiles of the artists is available online from the ASBA for $20 plus shipping & handling. http://www.amsocbotartists.org/ASBA-Catalogs.html

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Slipper Orchid

Paphiopedilum cv., Colored Pencil on Film by Eliza Jewett

Growing up in a semi-rural setting in the San Francisco Bay Area, Eliza was inspired to explore, draw, paint, and write about nature from an early age. As a biology major in college, she painted and drew plants as a largely selftaught hobby. Although her interests in science and art once seemed to be in conflict, they are now combined through work that communicates science visually. Currently working as a staff illustrator at scientific publisher Annual Reviews, Ms. Jewett also produces botanical art, freelance illustrations, and graphic designs.

A catalog of the artwork and profiles of the artists is available online from the ASBA for $20 plus shipping & handling. http://www.amsocbotartists.org/ASBA-Catalogs.html

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Red Angel’s Trumpet

Brugmansia sanguinea, Watercolor by Ann S. Hofenberg


Ann currently lives and works in New Jersey, teaching General Biology at Rider University, and drawing and painting as much as time allows. She received a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from The New York Botanical Garden and has since exhibited her work in many shows in the Northeast, including the Twelfth Annual ASBA/HSNY Exhibition, the 2008 Philadelphia Flower Show, and Focus on Nature X in Albany, NY. A member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and ASBA, she works in watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, gouache, and pen and ink, striving for a pleasing blend of aesthetics and scientific accuracy.

A catalog of the artwork and profiles of the artists is available online from the ASBA for $20 plus shipping & handling. http://www.amsocbotartists.org/ASBA-Catalogs.html

Monday, October 4, 2010

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare, Watercolor by Asuka Hishiki
Asuka Hishiki holds a Master of Fine Arts from Kyoto City University of Arts in Japan, where she studied oil painting. Plants and nature are always her inspiration. She painted wildflowers while she was in Japan, but after moving to New York City, she transitioned to illustrations of colorful and uniquely shaped vegetables and fruits, many of which were new and exciting experiences.

A catalog of the artwork and profiles of the artists is available online from the ASBA for $20 plus shipping & handling. http://www.amsocbotartists.org/ASBA-Catalogs.html

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Kudu Lily

Pachypodium saundersii, Watercolor by Cherie Ann Gossett
As a freelance botanical artist, Cherie specializes in portraits of plants native to Western North America and
arid regions. Because she is also a landscape designer, she particularly enjoys subjects that can be cultivated
successfully in ornamental landscapes as well as found in the wild. Cherie comes to botanical art with diverse
professional background in architecture, planning, landscape design, and floral design. In 2002-03 she attended the Botanical Art Institute of San Diego, and went on to display her work at several ASBA juried exhibitions and other shows. Cherie maintains a studio in Saddlebrooke, Arizona.

A catalog of the artwork and profiles of the artists is available online from the ASBA for $20 plus shipping & handling. http://www.amsocbotartists.org/ASBA-Catalogs.html