![]() In all, 435 prints documenting more than one thousand American birds were published in batches and sent to subscribers from 1827 to 1838. He eventually traveled throughout the country in an effort to document its birds, and his resulting life-size watercolors became the basis for a series of hand-colored engravings. He began to study and draw the birds on his family’s plantation, first pursuing a life as a businessman before turning to art full time. ![]() īorn in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) but raised in France, Audubon arrived in America at eighteen. White Grasses with Purple Thistles and RagwortĢ0 cards (5 each of 4 designs) and envelopesĪrtist and naturalist John James Audubon made history with his monumental work The Birds of America. Her observant eye and her love of the natural world are clearly evident in the four fresh, vibrant paintings of meadows and fields selected for this notecard assortment.Ĭontains five each of the following notecards:įield with Thistles, Buttercups, and Grasses The grasses were then bleached by the sun and blown into shapes by the wind.”īorn in South Wales, Rosalind taught painting in Bristol and London before moving to Gloucestershire. Green and purple in May and in August yellow and white. It went through many color and textural changes between April and September and also during the different years. She writes of studying and painting a local field that “was left fallow for a few years, so it took on a wild and chaotic quality which I found interesting. This, she says, allows the underlying structure of her painting to remain if its paint fades with time-a favor for future generations of like-minded restorers.Ĭontains 5 each of the following notecards:Ģ0 blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopesĪn accomplished painter of gardens and flowers, British artist Rosalind Wise is also intrigued by meadows and other wild spaces where evanescent plant communities follow nature’s lead. To create these works, Volchkova uses modern boards and acrylics but maintains tradition by cooking her own gesso and scratching in her drawings. Her paintings integrate both personal experiences and thorough research into the plants she finds fascinating, telling stories through their imagery. With such a deep knowledge, Volchkova has successfully created her own icons that respect the historical approach while centering on the natural wonder of plants and their spiritual allure. The artist’s paintings reflect her roots in Tver, Russia, her hometown, where she studied icon painting and restoration. blank notecards (5 each of 4 designs) with envelopes in a decorative boxĬonservator and icon painter Olga Volchkova fuses her dual loves, iconography and botany, in The Garden Saints. Olena Skytsiuk, Morning Sunny Wave, 2008–2010 Marfa Tymchenko, Magic Dreams of My Childhood, 1991 Delight yourself and others with the swirling energy and eclectic color of the four paintings in this Flora Fantastica notecard set.Ĭontains five each of the following images: Ukrainian Petrykivka painting is coming into full bloom within the fine art world. Their feathery flowers and surreal foliage have adorned everything from canvas and paper to clay, porcelain, and wood in decorative objects, dinnerware, fabric, posters, books, and murals. These works combine an extensive color range with more complex compositions than earlier examples of the art form. Featured here are four stylized paintings by Marfa Tymchenko and Olena Skytsiuk. ![]() With meticulous attention to detail and thousands of strokes from cat-hair brushes, a dynasty of Ukrainian artists is drawing worldwide attention to Petrykivka painting, an exuberant Ukrainian folk art.
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