When she was a little girl, Pam Kessler‘s father taught her how to look at plants. These innocent observations sparked an appreciation for nature in the young naturalist and marked the beginning of a career as an accomplished botanical artist. Pam’s paintings are in private and public collections such as the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation and the Shirley Sherwood Collection. Fortunately for us, a collection of Pam’s plant portraits and natural history paintings is now available in a format we can all enjoy. Pam’s detailed watercolor paintings of orchids, primroses, beets, onions, gourds, insects, feathers, and nests are featured in her new book, Response to Nature: Botanical Watercolors 1972-2010. Most of the plant portraits in this book are of orchids. Pam’s orchid paintings contain excruciating detail from the markings on the flowers, to the patterns on the leaves, to the painted plant labels written in pencil. Even plant stakes and twist ties have not gone unnoticed.
Pam’s book was designed and published by Lydia Inglett, Ltd.
Signed, limited edition copies of Response to Nature: Botanical Watercolors 1972-2010 can be purchased at ArtPlantae Books for $60.
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