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Saturday, October 16, 2010

Golden-flowered Century Plant

Agave chrysantha, Ink and Watercolor by Joan McGann

Focusing on lithography and drawing, Joan McGann received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1974 from Wichita State University. In 2008, she received a Certificate of Excellence from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute Nature Illustration Certificate Program. She works with her husband in their landscape architectural firm that specializes in natural resource management planning, park planning and design, and urban design. Joan works almost exclusively on paper with graphite, colored pencil, and, more recently, watercolor and pen and ink. Current works in botanical illustration have an emphasis on plants native to the Sonoran Desert.

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 15, 2010

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea, Watercolor and Tinted Graphite by Patricia Luppino
A self-taught artist, Patricia was introduced to botanical painting by Rose Pellicano. After a long career in information technology, Patricia developed an enormous appreciation for this low-tech, slow-paced, art-science genre and is delighted to finally use both sides of her brain. In 2008 she earned a Diploma with Distinction from the Society of Botanical Artists in London, UK. Her work has been exhibited on Long Island at Old Westbury Gardens, and in juried exhibitions at the Mills Pond House Gallery, Smithtown, and the Long Island Museum of American Art.

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 12, 2010

Queen of the Night

Hylocereus undatus, Gouache by Karen Kluglein


Karen Kluglein was born into an artistic family. Her mother was a watercolorist and her father a woodworker.  After graduating from the School of Visual Arts she worked as an illustrator primarily of food packaging. This transitioned into botanical painting after having seen an ASBA show a few years back and realizing this was where she belonged. She enjoys finding that special subject and being inspired to paint it. Karen has won awards in ASBA shows and has exhibited at Filoli Gardens and the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. She teaches for The New York Botanical Garden and on Long Island.

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 10, 2010

Red Potato, Peanuts, and Raffia

Solanum tuberosum, Arachis hypogaea, and Raphia farinifera, Watercolor by Esther Klahne


The desire to capture the beauty and individuality of plants has led Esther Klahne to pursue a Certificate in Botanical Art through the Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture Botanical Art Program. Esther studied art at Cape Cod Community College and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1984 with a degree in Apparel Design. Living in Lancaster, Massachusetts, Esther is a member of the New England Society of Botanical Artists, ASBA, and TWIG, a group of Worcester County botanical artists. Esther’s paintings are exhibited and sold throughout New England.

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